Queen of Canada

E227708

Canadian Crown ceremonial office constitutional monarchy head of state

The Queen of Canada is the country's constitutional monarch and head of state, serving as a symbolic and ceremonial figure within Canada's parliamentary democracy and Commonwealth realm.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Queen of Canada canonical	4
French title: Reine du Canada	1
Queen Elizabeth II in Right of Canada	1
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian Crown ⓘ ceremonial office ⓘ constitutional monarchy ⓘ head of state ⓘ
appointedRepresentative	Governor General of Canada ⓘ
ceremonialDuties	dissolving Parliament on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ granting royal assent to legislation ⓘ opening sessions of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ
constitutionalRole	fount of honour in Canada ⓘ head of the executive in Canada ⓘ part of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ source of executive authority in Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: King Charles III
establishedBy	Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ surface form: Statute of Westminster 1931 (evolution of separate Crown)
flagAssociated	Royal Standard of Canada ⓘ
furtherDefinedBy	Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ Letters Patent, 1947 ⓘ surface form: Letters Patent 1947 (Canada)
genderOfTitleHolder	female when the Canadian monarch is a queen regnant ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal level of Canada ⓘ
languageForm	English title: Queen of Canada ⓘ Queen of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French title: Reine du Canada
legalPersonality	Crown in right of Canada ⓘ surface form: the Crown in Right of Canada
legalSystemRole	Crown in right of Canada ⓘ surface form: Crown is party to criminal prosecutions in Canada
linkedInstitution	Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ surface form: Privy Council for Canada
militaryRole	commander-in-chief in and over Canada (exercised by Governor General) ⓘ
nonPartisan	yes ⓘ
oathReference	Canadian oath of citizenship ⓘ oaths of office for federal officials in Canada ⓘ
officeHolderSince	8 September 2022 ⓘ
partOf	Commonwealth realm system ⓘ
politicalPower	largely symbolic and exercised on advice of elected officials ⓘ
predecessorOfficeHolder	Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
predecessorOfficeHolderReign	6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 ⓘ
religion	no official religious role in Canada ⓘ
representedBy	Governor General of Canada ⓘ
residence	Rideau Hall ⓘ surface form: Rideau Hall (official viceregal residence in Canada)
respectsPrinciple	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
roleIn	constitutional framework of Canada ⓘ parliamentary democracy of Canada ⓘ
separateFrom	British monarch ⓘ surface form: King of the United Kingdom (legally distinct office)
style	Her Majesty ⓘ
subnationalCounterpart	Crown in the Canadian provinces ⓘ surface form: King in Right of each Canadian province
successionRules	follows line of succession to the British throne ⓘ
symbolizes	Canadian state ⓘ authority of the Canadian Crown ⓘ continuity of government in Canada ⓘ
titleHolder	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: monarch of Canada

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal 22e Régiment → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ

death of Elizabeth II → monarch at time of death → Queen of Canada ⓘ

Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers → establishedBy → Queen of Canada ⓘ

Peacekeeping Service Medal → createdBy → Queen of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II in Right of Canada

Queen of Canada → languageForm → Queen of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French title: Reine du Canada

48th Highlanders of Canada → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order → monarchTitleAtCreation → Queen of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland