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Public services in Canada are delivered by various levels of government, determined through responsibility enacted in the Constitution. Financing for those services is provided through tax receipts, sales revenues, user fees, and other government revenue sources.
The following list outlines the structure of the federal government of Canada, the collective set of federal institutions which can be grouped into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In turn, these are further divided into departments, agencies, and other organizations which support the day-to-day function of the Canadian state.
This category includes departments, agencies, and crown corporations created by the government or Parliament of Canada by statute or regulation. It does not include the Governor General of Canada, the Parliament of Canada, or the federal courts of Canada (see Court system of Canada).
Prior to introduction of responsible government in 1848, the Province of Canada, then a British colonial possession lacked an organized civil service. [5] Positions in the colonial administration were then largely filled through patronage, with appointments almost exclusively controlled by the sitting governor, often under the advisement of members of the ruling Family Compact, who would ...
Canada Border Services Agency [28] Canada Post Security & Investigation Services; Canada Revenue Agency Criminal Investigations Program [29] Canadian Food Inspection Agency Inspectors and Investigators; Correctional Service of Canada; Competition Bureau [30] Environment and Climate Change Canada Environmental and Wildlife Enforcement Officers [31]
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
The Government of Canada (French: Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.The term Government of Canada refers specifically to the executive, which includes ministers of the Crown (together in the Cabinet) and the federal civil service (whom the Cabinet direct); it is alternatively known as His Majesty's Government (French: Gouvernement de Sa ...
Caretaker government of Canada; Chief Dental Officer (Canada) Chief Nursing Officer (Canada) Citizens' Reference Panel; Public Service Commission of Canada; Public Service of Canada; Civil Service Act, 1918; Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs; Cabinet committee (Canada) Common Look and Feel; COVID-19 Supply Council