These are the answers to the questions found in
Discover Canada (Citizenship Study Guide) from page 34-35.
The
Federal Government part is applicable to all Canada. The
Provincial Government part is applicable to Ontario and the
Municipal Government part is applicable to Toronto.
Also, I have put together a
comprehensive list of questions and answers that will help you in studying for the Canadian Citizenship Test. Just follow the link in the line above.
Federal Government
Head of State:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The name of the representative of the Queen of Canada, the Governor General, is
Julie Payette
The Head of Government, the Prime Minister, is
Justin Pierre James Trudeau
The name of the political party in power is
Liberal Party
The name of the Leader of the Opposition is
Andrew Scheer
The name of the party representing Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition is
Conservative Party of Canada
The names of the opposition parties and leaders are:
- New Democratic Party of Canada: Jagmeet Singh
- Bloc Québécois: Mario Beaulieu
- Green Party of Canada: Elizabeth May
My member of Parliament(MP) in Ottawa is [
See below next to the *]
My federal electoral district is called [
See below next to the *]
* Click this link and enter your postal code. This will allow you to find out who your MP is and to which federal electoral district you belong to.
Provincial Government
The representative of the Queen in my province, the Lieutenant Governor, is
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
The Head of Government (the Premier) is
Doug Ford
The name of the provincial party in power is
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The names of the provincial opposition parties and leaders are
- Ontario Liberal Party: John Fraser (interim)
- New Democratic Party: Andrea Horwath
My provincial representative is [
See below next to the **]
** Click this link and look for your provincial representative (also known as MPP - Member of Provincial Parliament-). You can do this by looking up the MPP for your federal electoral district (riding). You should already know you federal electoral district (riding); for details refer to the note above marked with one asterisk *.
Municipal Government
The name of the Municipality where I live is
Toronto
The name of the head of the Municipal government (mayor or reeve) is
John Tory.
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