Queen of Canada

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The Queen of Canada is the country's constitutional monarch and head of state, serving as a symbolic and ceremonial figure within Canada's parliamentary democracy and Commonwealth realm.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Crown ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
appointedRepresentative Governor General of Canada ⓘ
ceremonialDuties dissolving Parliament on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ
granting royal assent to legislation ⓘ
opening sessions of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ
constitutionalRole fount of honour in Canada ⓘ
head of the executive in Canada ⓘ
part of the Parliament of Canada ⓘ
source of executive authority in Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder King Charles III ⓘ
establishedBy Statute of Westminster 1931 (evolution of separate Crown) ⓘ
flagAssociated Royal Standard of Canada ⓘ
furtherDefinedBy Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
Letters Patent 1947 (Canada) ⓘ
genderOfTitleHolder female when the Canadian monarch is a queen regnant ⓘ
jurisdiction federal level of Canada ⓘ
languageForm English title: Queen of Canada ⓘ
French title: Reine du Canada ⓘ
linked to: Queen of Canada
legalPersonality the Crown in Right of Canada ⓘ
legalSystemRole Crown is party to criminal prosecutions in Canada ⓘ
linkedInstitution Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
militaryRole commander-in-chief in and over Canada (exercised by Governor General) ⓘ
nonPartisan yes ⓘ
oathReference Canadian oath of citizenship ⓘ
oaths of office for federal officials in Canada ⓘ
officeHolderSince 8 September 2022 ⓘ
partOf Commonwealth realm system ⓘ
politicalPower largely symbolic and exercised on advice of elected officials ⓘ
predecessorOfficeHolder Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
predecessorOfficeHolderReign 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 ⓘ
religion no official religious role in Canada ⓘ
representedBy Governor General of Canada ⓘ
residence Rideau Hall (official viceregal residence in Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Rideau Hall
respectsPrinciple constitutional monarchy ⓘ
roleIn constitutional framework of Canada ⓘ
parliamentary democracy of Canada ⓘ
separateFrom King of the United Kingdom (legally distinct office) ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
style Her Majesty ⓘ
subnationalCounterpart King in Right of each Canadian province ⓘ
successionRules follows line of succession to the British throne ⓘ
symbolizes Canadian state ⓘ
authority of the Canadian Crown ⓘ
continuity of government in Canada ⓘ
titleHolder monarch of Canada ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal 22e Régiment → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ
Peacekeeping Service Medal → createdBy → Queen Elizabeth II in Right of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Queen of Canada
Queen of Canada → languageForm → French title: Reine du Canada ⓘ
linked to: Queen of Canada
48th Highlanders of Canada → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order → monarchTitleAtCreation → Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Queen of Canada
Ontario Regiment (Tank) → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ
Canadian Airborne Regiment → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ
General Service Medal (Canada) → createdBy → Queen Elizabeth II in Right of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Queen of Canada
Fort Garry Horse → allegiance → Queen of Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: FGH