Parliament of Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Parliament_of_Canada
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:adjournment by motion or prorogation
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Library_of_Parliament
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
federal lawmaking
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:CPAC
gptkbp:budget over $500 million (approximate, varies by year)
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:constitutionalAmendmentPower limited
gptkbp:constitutionalMonarch gptkb:Charles_III
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dissolved by Governor General
gptkbp:established 1867
gptkbp:features gptkb:Parliamentary_Protective_Service
gptkbp:firstSession November 6, 1867
gptkbp:governingDocument gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parliament of Canada
gptkbp:lastElection 2021
gptkbp:legislature annual
Royal Assent required
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Parliament_Hill
gptkbp:membersImmunity parliamentary privilege
gptkbp:monarchRepresentative Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Peace,_Order,_and_Good_Government
gptkbp:mpElection elected by Canadian citizens
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Hill
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 443
gptkbp:numberOfMPs 338
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 105
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:openToPublic open to visitors
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons
gptkb:Speaker_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:senatorAppointment appointed by Governor General
gptkbp:sessionRoom Centre Block (temporarily West Block)
gptkbp:stateRepresented all provinces and territories
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Parliament_Buildings
gptkbp:termLength maximum 5 years (House of Commons)
gptkbp:type federal
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:First-past-the-post_(House_of_Commons)
gptkbp:website https://www.parl.ca/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canada
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3