Prime Minister of Canada

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head of government role political office

The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of government who leads the federal executive branch, sets national policy priorities, and represents the country domestically and internationally.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government role → political office →
appointedBy	Governor General of Canada → Monarch of Canada →
appointmentBasis	ability to command confidence of the House of Commons →
associatedBody	House of Commons of Canada →
associatedBuilding	Centre Block →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution Act, 1867 →
country	Canada →
currentHolder	Justin Trudeau →
currentHolderStartDate	2015-11-04 →
eligibleFrom	member of the House of Commons of Canada →
firstHolder	John A. Macdonald →
formationDate	1867-07-01 →
governmentBranch	federal executive branch of Canada →
jurisdiction	federal government of Canada →
language	English → French →
leads	Cabinet of Canada → Privy Council Office →
memberOf	Cabinet of Canada → Queen’s Privy Council for Canada →
nativeName	Premier ministre du Canada →
nominatedBy	political party caucus →
officeHoldersCount	over 20 individuals have held the office →
officeLocation	Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council → Parliament Hill →
reportsTo	Parliament of Canada →
residence	24 Sussex Drive → Rideau Cottage →
responsibleFor	chairing cabinet meetings → coordinating federal government policy → leading the federal executive branch → leading the governing political party → overseeing federal public administration → recommending appointments to the Governor General → recommending dissolution of Parliament → recommending prorogation of Parliament → representing Canada internationally → selecting federal cabinet ministers → setting national policy priorities →
roleIn	Government of Canada →
seat	Ottawa →
style	The Right Honourable →
symbol	Flag of Canada →
termCondition	must maintain confidence of the House of Commons → serves at pleasure of the monarch →
termLength	no fixed term →
typicalBackground	leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada → Lieutenant Governor of Ontario → Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan → Secretary of State for External Affairs → Speaker of the Senate of Canada →	appointmentOnAdviceOf
Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → Commissioner of Nunavut → Commissioner of the Northwest Territories →	nominatedBy
Justin Trudeau → Lester B. Pearson → Lester Bowles Pearson →	positionHeld
Governor General of Canada → Speaker of the Senate of Canada →	appointedOnAdviceOf
Crown in right of Canada →	actsThrough
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec →	appointmentMadeOnAdviceOf
Federal Court of Appeal →	appointmentsOnAdviceOf
House of Commons of Canada ("Prime Minister of Canada (indirectly, through confidence)") →	appoints
2021 Canadian federal election →	calledByOffice
Cabinet of Canada →	composedOf
Premier of British Columbia →	equivalentOffice
Premier of Ontario →	isDifferentFrom
Cabinet of Canada →	leaderTitle
Prime Minister of Canada ("Premier ministre du Canada") →	nativeName
Office of the Prime Minister of Canada →	officeHolders
Secretary of State for External Affairs →	reportsTo
Rideau Cottage →	residenceOfOfficeHolder
Rideau Cottage →	usedBy