Constitutional and parliamentary conventions of Canada

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constitutional convention system parliamentary convention unwritten constitutional rule

Constitutional and parliamentary conventions of Canada are unwritten rules and practices that guide the functioning of the country’s political institutions, shaping how powers are exercised and how key offices, such as the Speaker of the House of Commons, operate in practice.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional convention system ⓘ parliamentary convention ⓘ unwritten constitutional rule ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
enforcedBy	parliamentary accountability mechanisms ⓘ political sanctions ⓘ public opinion ⓘ
influencedBy	British constitutional conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster system conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalForm	unwritten ⓘ
legalStatus	non‑justiciable ⓘ
regulate	Speaker’s casting vote practices in the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ Speaker’s impartiality in the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ appointment of judges in Canada ⓘ appointment of provincial premiers in Canada ⓘ appointment of senators in Canada ⓘ appointment of the prime minister of Canada ⓘ cabinet secrecy in Canada ⓘ caretaker government practices in Canada ⓘ collective responsibility of the Canadian Cabinet ⓘ confidence of the House of Commons in the government ⓘ consultation with provinces on certain constitutional changes ⓘ dissolution of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ exercise of executive power in Canada ⓘ exercise of legislative power in Canada ⓘ financial initiative of the Crown in Canada ⓘ formation of Canadian federal governments ⓘ individual responsibility of Canadian ministers ⓘ introduction of money bills in the House of Commons ⓘ ministerial responsibility in Canada ⓘ non‑partisanship of the Canadian public service ⓘ operation of responsible government in Canada ⓘ party discipline practices in the Parliament of Canada ⓘ question period practices in the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ recognition of the official opposition in the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ relations between the Crown and Parliament in Canada ⓘ role of the Cabinet of Canada ⓘ role of the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ role of the Speaker of the Senate of Canada ⓘ role of the governor general of Canada ⓘ role of the lieutenant governors of Canadian provinces ⓘ role of the prime minister of Canada ⓘ royal assent practices in Canada ⓘ summoning and prorogation of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ tabling of major treaties in Parliament ⓘ use of the reserve powers of the Crown in Canada ⓘ use of the royal prerogative in Canada ⓘ
source	constitutional history of Canada ⓘ political practice ⓘ understandings among political actors ⓘ

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