Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada

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The Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada is a key constitutional instrument that defines the powers, duties, and authority of the Crown’s representative in Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian constitutional document
constitutional instrument
letters patent
administratorAlsoMayBe senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
administratorUsually Chief Justice of Canada
appliesTo all holders of the office of Governor General of Canada after 1947
archivedBy Library and Archives Canada
clarifiesRelationshipWith Prime Minister of Canada
Privy Council for Canada
Sovereign of Canada
linked to: King of Canada
complements Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1982
constitutionalSignificance central to defining the modern role of the Governor General of Canada
country Canada
currentSovereignToWhomAddressed reigning monarch of Canada
dateSigned 1947-09-08
definesOffice Governor General of Canada
definesRoleAs representative of the Crown in Canada
effectiveDate 1947-10-01
governsOffice Governor General of Canada
grantsPower appointing judges of superior courts
appointing other federal ministers
appointing senators
appointing the Prime Minister of Canada
command-in-chief of the Canadian armed forces
exercise of most of the powers and authorities of the Crown in Canada
giving Royal Assent to legislation
issuing proclamations
summoning, proroguing and dissolving Parliament
issuedBy Crown in right of the United Kingdom (1947)
language English
French
legalBasisFor exercise of most vice-regal powers in Canada
legalStatus in force
monarchAtIssuance George VI
providesFor administration of the Government of Canada in the name of the Sovereign
appointment of an Administrator of the Government of Canada
succession in case of vacancy in the office of Governor General
publishedIn Canada Gazette
relatedDocument Royal Instructions to the Governor General of Canada (historical)
replaces Letters Patent, 1931, Constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada
earlier imperial letters patent relating to the Governor General of Canada
signedBy King George VI
linked to: George VI
subjectTo Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1982
royal prerogative
typeOfPowerDelegation broad delegation of royal prerogative to the Governor General

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Government of the Dominion of Canada constitutionalDocument Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada
Canadian Heraldic Authority foundingInstrument Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada (1988)
linked to: Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada
Letters Patent, 1947, Constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada replaces Letters Patent, 1931, Constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada
linked to: Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor General of Canada