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What type of government does Canada have?

Canada is a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch's role is purely ceremonial, while an elected Parliament and a prime minister drawn from it hold actual governing authority, divided federally between the national government and its provinces.

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Sources

  1. 1.Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: Canada.
  2. 2.Constitution Act, 1867, and Constitution Act, 1982, Canada.
  3. 3.Encyclopaedia Britannica. Canada Government and Society.