Privy Councillor (Canada)
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A Privy Councillor (Canada) is a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada, a formal body of advisors to the Crown whose appointees typically include current and former cabinet ministers and other distinguished public figures.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | 1 |
| Privy Councillor | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific title
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| activeSubset | Cabinet of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advises |
Crown in right of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Queen's Privy Council for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | King's Privy Council for Canada (corporate body) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | Governor General on advice of Prime Minister ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian federal government positions
ⓘ
Canadian honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction | participation in formal state occasions ⓘ |
| constitutionalMonarch | Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | formal advisor to the Crown ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | recognized organ of the Crown ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| deFactoRole | largely ceremonial for most members ⓘ |
| eligibility | Canadian citizens typically in high public office ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| historicalNameContinuity | retains "Privy Council" nomenclature from British tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | derived from British Privy Council tradition ⓘ |
| honorificUsage | style retained after leaving cabinet ⓘ |
| honourType | lifetime honorific distinction ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Conseiller privé (Canada)
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Conseillère privée (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution Act, 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipBody | King's Privy Council for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipStatus | non‑revocable in ordinary circumstances ⓘ |
| monarchTitleContext | King of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathAdministeredBy | Clerk of the Privy Council or designate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathRequired | Privy Councillor's oath ⓘ |
| partOf | King's Privy Council for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | P.C. ⓘ |
| privileges | access to state briefings when in office ⓘ |
| relatedBody | Privy Council Office (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Member of the Cabinet of Canada ⓘ |
| scopeOfAdvice | matters of state and governance ⓘ |
| styleEntitlement | The Honourable ⓘ |
| termOfOffice | for life ⓘ |
| typicalAppointees |
current federal cabinet ministers
ⓘ
former federal cabinet ministers ⓘ other distinguished public figures ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Privy Councillor
subject surface form:
Sir John Thompson
this entity surface form:
Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada