Crown in right of British Columbia
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The Crown in right of British Columbia is the legal embodiment of the provincial state and the monarchy in the Canadian province of British Columbia, holding ownership of public lands and exercising governmental authority through its institutions.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| His Majesty the King in Right of British Columbia | 0 | 1 |
| His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of British Columbia | 0 | 1 |
| Nisga’a land-claims case Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional monarchy institution
→
legal person → provincial Crown → |
| canBeSuedAs |
Crown in right of British Columbia
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of British Columbia
|
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
→
Constitution Act, 1982 → |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
parliamentary democracy
→
responsible government → |
| country | Canada → |
| dateOfEntryIntoConfederation | 1871-07-20 → |
| employs | British Columbia public service → |
| establishedWithin |
Dominion of Canada
→
surface form:
Confederation of Canada
|
| exercisesPowerThrough |
Executive Council of British Columbia
→
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia → provincial courts of British Columbia → |
| fiscalAgent |
Minister of Finance
→
surface form:
Minister of Finance of British Columbia
|
| governedBy | provincial statutes of British Columbia → |
| governsFrom | Victoria, British Columbia → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
provincial Crown corporations
→
provincial education system → provincial environmental regulation → provincial health care administration → provincial highways and transportation infrastructure → provincial municipalities → provincial natural resource management → provincial public administration → provincial taxation within its jurisdiction → |
| headOfState | monarch of Canada → |
| jurisdiction | British Columbia → |
| language |
English
→
French → |
| legalSystem | common law → |
| owns |
provincial Crown land in British Columbia
→
provincial natural resources in British Columbia → provincial parks and protected areas under provincial jurisdiction → subsurface mineral rights on provincial Crown land → |
| partOf | Crown in right of Canada → |
| representedBy |
Executive Council of British Columbia
→
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia →
surface form:
lieutenant governor of British Columbia
premier of British Columbia → provincial cabinet → Government of British Columbia →
surface form:
public service of British Columbia
|
| styleOfSovereign |
Crown in right of British Columbia
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
His Majesty the King in Right of British Columbia
King in Council →
surface form:
The King in Right of British Columbia
|
| subjectTo |
Constitution Act, 1982
→
surface form:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
division of powers under the Constitution of Canada → |
| symbol |
Coat of arms of British Columbia
→
Crown in right of Canada →
surface form:
Crown of Canada
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Crown in right of British Columbia
→
canBeSuedAs
→
Crown in right of British Columbia
self-linksurface differs
→
this entity surface form:
His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of British Columbia
this entity surface form:
Nisga’a land-claims case Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
Crown in right of British Columbia
→
styleOfSovereign
→
Crown in right of British Columbia
self-linksurface differs
→
this entity surface form:
His Majesty the King in Right of British Columbia