1) Federal Government:
- Responsible for matters affecting the whole country, such as foreign policy, defence, currency, criminal law, and international trade.
- Headed by the Prime Minister and the cabinet and located in Ottawa, the nation's capital.
- Parliament is the legislative body, consisting of the House of Commons and the Senate.
2) Provincial/Territorial Governments:
- Responsible for matters within each province or territory, including education, health care, natural resource management, and transportation.
- Each province has a Premier as the head of government and a Lieutenant Governor as the representative of the Crown.
- The legislative assembly is the provincial or territorial law-making body.
- There are 10 provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
- There are three territories: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
3) Local/Municipal Governments:
- Responsible for local services and infrastructure, including zoning regulations, parks, local roads, public transportation, and water supply.
- Can take the form of cities, towns, villages, townships, counties, regional municipalities, etc.
- Have their own elected officials and municipal councils.
- They are responsible for enforcing local bylaws and delivering services to their communities.