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Conventional Long Form: None
Capital: Ottowa
Government Type: Federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy
Date of Independence: 1st of July 1867
National Holidays: Canada Day, 1st of July
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Justin Pierre James Trudeau
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Executive Branch: The monarchy is hereditary, the governor general is appointed by the monarch for a 5-year term, following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Commons is generally designated prime minister by the governor general
Legislative Branch: Bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats, serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats, maximum of 4-year terms)
Judicial Branch: Highest court is the Supreme Court of Canada, the chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75
Suffrage: 18 years old; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: David Brookes Macnaughton
Embassy Location in the U.S.: Washington, DC
Consulate Locations in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, and Seattle
U.S. Ambassador: Bruce A. Heyman
U.S. Embassy Location: Ottawa, Ontario
U.S. Consulate Locations: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, and Vancouver
Flag Symbolism: Red = Canadian lives sacrificed during wars, White = Canada’s peace, tranquility, and neutrality
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National Anthem: "O Canada"
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National Symbols: Maple leaf and beaver
International Disputes: Managed maritime boundary disputes with the US and sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island
Refugees inside Country: 56,316
-Origin: 13,666 (Colombia); 11,415 (China); 8,807 (Haiti); 8,807 (Sri Lanka); 7,207 (Pakistan); 6,414 (Mexico)
Internally Displaced Persons: N/A
Stateless Persons: N/A
Human Trafficking: None
Drug Use/Trafficking: Illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US, increasing ecstasy production, and narcotics money laundering
Capital: Ottowa
Government Type: Federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy
Date of Independence: 1st of July 1867
National Holidays: Canada Day, 1st of July
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Justin Pierre James Trudeau
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Executive Branch: The monarchy is hereditary, the governor general is appointed by the monarch for a 5-year term, following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Commons is generally designated prime minister by the governor general
Legislative Branch: Bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats, serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats, maximum of 4-year terms)
Judicial Branch: Highest court is the Supreme Court of Canada, the chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75
Suffrage: 18 years old; universal
Ambassador to the U.S.: David Brookes Macnaughton
Embassy Location in the U.S.: Washington, DC
Consulate Locations in the U.S.: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, and Seattle
U.S. Ambassador: Bruce A. Heyman
U.S. Embassy Location: Ottawa, Ontario
U.S. Consulate Locations: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, and Vancouver
Flag Symbolism: Red = Canadian lives sacrificed during wars, White = Canada’s peace, tranquility, and neutrality
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National Anthem: "O Canada"
-Video Below-
National Symbols: Maple leaf and beaver
International Disputes: Managed maritime boundary disputes with the US and sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island
Refugees inside Country: 56,316
-Origin: 13,666 (Colombia); 11,415 (China); 8,807 (Haiti); 8,807 (Sri Lanka); 7,207 (Pakistan); 6,414 (Mexico)
Internally Displaced Persons: N/A
Stateless Persons: N/A
Human Trafficking: None
Drug Use/Trafficking: Illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US, increasing ecstasy production, and narcotics money laundering