Crown in right of Canada
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The Crown in right of Canada is the legal embodiment of the Canadian state and its executive authority, personified by the monarch and exercised by the federal government and its representatives.
All labels observed (19)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Crown in right of Canada Context triple: [Crown (British state), hasPart, Crown in right of Canada]
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Crown in right of the United Kingdom
The Crown in right of the United Kingdom is the legal embodiment of the British state and executive authority at the UK-wide level, distinct from its devolved counterparts in other parts of the realm.
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British Crown
The British Crown was the supreme monarchical authority of Great Britain that exercised ultimate political and legal power over its colonies and territories.
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Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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Constitution Act, 1982
The Constitution Act, 1982 is a cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional framework that patriated the Constitution from the United Kingdom, entrenched the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and established formal amendment procedures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crown in right of Canada Target entity description: The Crown in right of Canada is the legal embodiment of the Canadian state and its executive authority, personified by the monarch and exercised by the federal government and its representatives.
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A.
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
The Crown in right of the United Kingdom is the legal embodiment of the British state and executive authority at the UK-wide level, distinct from its devolved counterparts in other parts of the realm.
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B.
British Crown
The British Crown was the supreme monarchical authority of Great Britain that exercised ultimate political and legal power over its colonies and territories.
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C.
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a 1774 British law that expanded Quebec’s territory, guaranteed free practice of Catholicism, and altered colonial governance in ways that angered American colonists and helped fuel revolutionary sentiment.
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D.
Statute of Westminster 1931
The Statute of Westminster 1931 is a landmark British law that granted full legislative independence to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, laying the constitutional foundation for the modern Commonwealth realms and redefining the role of the British monarch within them.
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Constitution Act, 1982
The Constitution Act, 1982 is a cornerstone of Canada’s constitutional framework that patriated the Constitution from the United Kingdom, entrenched the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and established formal amendment procedures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
legal person ⓘ sovereign state authority ⓘ |
| actsThrough |
Cabinet of Canada
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Crown in right of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
the Canadian Crown
the Crown ⓘ Crown in right of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
the Crown in Canada
|
| basisIn |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ |
| constitutionalMonarch |
Charles III, King of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles III
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Crown in right of each Canadian province ⓘ |
| employerOf | federal public service of Canada ⓘ |
| exercises |
executive authority of Canada
ⓘ
prerogative powers ⓘ royal prerogative in defence ⓘ royal prerogative in foreign affairs ⓘ royal prerogative in the appointment of ministers ⓘ royal prerogative in the dissolution of Parliament ⓘ |
| governs |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Canada
|
| hasBranch |
Cabinet of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown-in-Council
Crown-in-Parliament ⓘ Crown ⓘ
surface form:
Crown-on-the-Bench
|
| hasJurisdiction | federal level of Canada ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| holds | sovereign authority in Canada ⓘ |
| legalConceptIn | Canadian constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | the Crown is continuous and never dies ⓘ |
| legalEmbodimentOf | Canadian state ⓘ |
| owns | federal public lands of Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| partyTo |
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
ⓘ
federal treaties of Canada ⓘ |
| personifiedBy | monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Crown in right of British Columbia
ⓘ
Crown in right of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crown in right of Ontario
Crown in right of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crown in right of Quebec
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| representedBy |
Privy Council Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council for Canada
federal ministers ⓘ Governor General of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
governor general of Canada
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| roleIn |
executive branch of Canada
ⓘ
judicial branch of Canada ⓘ legislative branch of Canada ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Ottawa ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
royal coat of arms of Canada
royal crown ⓘ |
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Subject: Crown in right of Canada Description of subject: The Crown in right of Canada is the legal embodiment of the Canadian state and its executive authority, personified by the monarch and exercised by the federal government and its representatives.
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