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Provincial Assembly
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
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Other levels of
government in Canada
Local
or
municipal
government plays an
important role in the lives of our citizens.
Municipal governments usually have a council
that passes laws called “by-laws” that affect only
the local community. The council usually includes
a mayor (or a reeve) and councillors or aldermen.
Municipalities are normally responsible for
urban or regional planning, streets and roads,
sanitation (such as garbage removal), snow
removal, firefighting, ambulance and other
emergency services, recreation facilities, public
transit and some local health and social services.
Most major urban centres have municipal police
forces.
Provincial, territorial and municipal elections
are held by secret ballot, but the rules are not
the same as those for federal elections. It is
important to find out the rules for voting in
provincial, territorial and local elections so that
you can exercise your right to vote.
The
First Nations
have band chiefs and councillors
who have major responsibilities on First Nations
reserves, including housing, schools and other
services. There are a number of provincial,
regional and national Aboriginal organizations
that are a voice for First Nations, Métis and Inuit
people in their relationships with the federal,
provincial and territorial governments.
Government
Elected Officials
Some Responsibilities
Federal
• Members of Parliament
(MPs)
• National
Defence
• Foreign Policy
• Citizenship
• Policing
• Criminal Justice
• International Trade
• Aboriginal Affairs
• Immigration
(shared)
• Agriculture (shared)
• Environment
(shared)
Provincial and
Territorial
• Members of the Legislative
Assembly (MLAs) or
• Members of the National
Assembly (MNAs) or
• Members of the Provincial
Parliament (MPPs) or
• Members of the House of
Assembly (MHAs)
• Education
• Health Care
• Natural
Resources
• Highways
• Policing
(Ontario,
Quebec)
• Property and
Civil Rights
• Immigration
(shared)
• Agriculture (shared)
• Environment
(shared)
Municipal (local)
• Mayor or Reeve
• Councillors or Aldermen
• Social and Community Health
• Recycling Programs
• Transportation and Utilities
• Snow Removal
• Policing
• Firefighting
• Emergency Services
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