King-in-Council (federal Cabinet)
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The King-in-Council, commonly known as the federal Cabinet of Canada, is the central executive decision-making body composed of the monarch acting on the advice of the prime minister and ministers who oversee government departments and implement national policy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cabinet
ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ executive body ⓘ |
| accountableTo |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| actsThrough | Governor General in Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advises |
King of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cabinet of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King’s Privy Council in its Cabinet form NERFINISHED ⓘ federal Cabinet of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appoints |
certain judges
ⓘ
heads of Crown corporations ⓘ senior public office holders ⓘ |
| basedOn | confidence of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| composedOf |
federal ministers
ⓘ
heads of federal departments ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ responsible government ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| exercises |
executive authority of Canada
ⓘ
prerogative powers of the Crown in Canada ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution Act, 1867
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional conventions ⓘ |
| headedBy | prime minister of Canada ⓘ |
| implements | national policy ⓘ |
| includes | Cabinet committees ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalActsFormalizedAs | orders-in-council ⓘ |
| legalTermRefersTo | monarch acting on the advice of Cabinet ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
Ottawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regularly, usually weekly when Parliament is in session ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Cabinet room ⓘ |
| membersMustBe | members of the King’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ |
| membersTypicallyAre |
members of Parliament
ⓘ
members of the governing party or coalition ⓘ |
| oversees | federal government departments ⓘ |
| partOf | executive branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of federal laws
ⓘ
introduction of most government legislation ⓘ overall direction of federal government policy ⓘ preparation of federal budget proposals ⓘ |
| role | central executive decision-making body ⓘ |
| selectionOfMembersBy | prime minister of Canada ⓘ |
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