King-in-Council (federal Cabinet)

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The King-in-Council, commonly known as the federal Cabinet of Canada, is the central executive decision-making body composed of the monarch acting on the advice of the prime minister and ministers who oversee government departments and implement national policy.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cabinet ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ
executive body ⓘ
accountableTo House of Commons of Canada ⓘ
Parliament of Canada ⓘ
actsThrough Governor General in Council ⓘ
advises King of Canada ⓘ
monarch of Canada ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cabinet of Canada ⓘ
King’s Privy Council in its Cabinet form ⓘ
federal Cabinet of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Cabinet of Canada
appoints certain judges ⓘ
heads of Crown corporations ⓘ
senior public office holders ⓘ
basedOn confidence of the House of Commons ⓘ
composedOf federal ministers ⓘ
heads of federal departments ⓘ
prime minister ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple constitutional monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary democracy ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
exercises executive authority of Canada ⓘ
prerogative powers of the Crown in Canada ⓘ
governedBy Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
constitutional conventions ⓘ
headedBy prime minister of Canada ⓘ
implements national policy ⓘ
includes Cabinet committees ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalActsFormalizedAs orders-in-council ⓘ
legalTermRefersTo monarch acting on the advice of Cabinet ⓘ
meetsAt Ottawa ⓘ
Parliament Hill ⓘ
meetsFrequency regularly, usually weekly when Parliament is in session ⓘ
meetsIn Cabinet room ⓘ
membersMustBe members of the King’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ
membersTypicallyAre members of Parliament ⓘ
members of the governing party or coalition ⓘ
oversees federal government departments ⓘ
partOf executive branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of federal laws ⓘ
introduction of most government legislation ⓘ
overall direction of federal government policy ⓘ
preparation of federal budget proposals ⓘ
role central executive decision-making body ⓘ
selectionOfMembersBy prime minister of Canada ⓘ

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

Canadian politics → executiveBranch → King-in-Council (federal Cabinet) ⓘ
King-in-Council (federal Cabinet) → alsoKnownAs → King’s Privy Council in its Cabinet form ⓘ
linked to: King-in-Council (federal Cabinet)