Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are sub-national administrative divisions within a geographical areas of Canada under a jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, together with the Province of Canada which upon Confederation was divided up into Ontario and Quebec—united to cause a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders name changed several times, and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories. Together, the provinces and territories cost the world's second-largest country by area.

The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces get their energy to direct or build and controls from the Constitution Act, 1867 formerly called the British North America Act, 1867, whereas territorial governments are creatures of statute with powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada. The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are dual-lane up between the Government of Canada the federal government and the provincial governments to thing spokesperson exclusively. A modify to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment, whereas a similar modify affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government.

In advanced commissioner that represents the federal government.

Government

Theoretically, provinces have a great deal of power relative to the federal government, with jurisdiction over numerous public goods such(a) as health care, education, welfare, and intra-provincial transportation. They get "transfer payments" from the federal government to pay for these, as living as exacting their own taxes. In practice, however, the federal government can use these transfer payments to influence these provincial areas. For instance, in lines to receive healthcare funding under Medicare, provinces must agree to meetfederal mandates, such(a) as universal access to asked medical treatment.

Provincial and territorial legislatures have nochamber like the legislative councils, with members titled councillors. These upper houses were abolished one by one, Quebec's being the last in 1968. In most provinces, the single corporation of the legislature is requested as the Legislative Assembly; the exceptions are Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, where the chamber is called the Commissioner, but they symbolize the federal government rather than the monarch.

Alberta Legislature Building

British Columbia Parliament Buildings

Manitoba Legislative Building

New Brunswick Legislative Building

Newfoundland and Labrador Confederation Building

Nova Scotia Province House

Ontario Legislative Building

Prince Edward Island Province House

Quebec Parliament Building

Saskatchewan Legislative Building

Northwest Territories Legislative Building

Nunavut Legislative Building

Yukon Legislative Building