Our Governments:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/cabinet
Federal government: Makes decisions for the country.
- Canada has
the king or queen of Britain as the head of state
- The Prime
Minister is the head of the government and a Parliament makes its laws
- It is made
up of three parts:
The legislative branch:
-This is
made up of Senate and House of Commons
- This
branch creates laws
The executive branch:
- Governor General,
cabinet, prime minister, and government department
- This is
the main decision-making branch of the government
The Judicial branch:
- courts and
judge
- this
branch applies the law
See the website below for up to date name list of who is in charge in the federal government.
https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/structure.html
Provincial Government: Provinces and territories have their
own governments in charge of such things as schools, hospitals, and
courts.
- Provincial
leaders are premiers
- they also
have cabinets and ministers
- they have
a lieutenant governor who represents the Monarch for Saskatchewan
See the website below for up to date name list of who is in charge in the provincial government.
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/cabinet
Municipal Government: Municipal governments run cities, towns, or rural areas. They are responsible for local matters such
as police, fire departments, parks, and roads.
They also handle things like snow clearing, garbage collection, public
transportation, and water and sewer services.
- made up of
a mayor or reeve and councilors
- pass by
laws that apply to their communities
See the website below for an up to date name list of who is in charge in the municipal government.
http://www.regina.ca/residents/council-committees/meet-city-council/
First Nations Government: there are different forms of First
Nations government in Canada. Many first
nations run their government by the rules set out in the Indian Act with a
chief and a band council elected every two years. Others may choose their government based on
their own traditions such as hereditary chiefs.
- The most
common form of First Nations government is the band council made up of a chief
and councilors.
- they are
elected by members of their local First Nation
- they can
pass bylaws to manage reserve affairs such as traffic control, bridges, roads
and agriculture
- they
cannot collect taxes from their citizens instead they receive money from the
Department of Indian Affairs
See the website below for up to date name list of who is in charge in the first nations governments.
See the website below for up to date name list of who is in charge in the first nations governments.
http://www.fsin.com/about/executive/
http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/federation_of_saskatchewan_indian_nations_fsin.html
The Current Government Selection Process
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1323195944486/1323196005595
Traditional Government Selection Process
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_plains6.html
Metis Government:
Metis Nation- Saskatchewan elects representatives to serve and protect
the interests of the Metis people at the different levels.
- They have
a legislative assembly
- Provincial
Metis Council
- Regional
Areas and Directors
- Locals
http://www.metisnation.ca/index.php/who-are-the-metis
http://www.metisnation.ca/index.php/who-are-the-metis/presidents-biography
http://metisnationsk.com/pages/governance.html
http://metisnationsk.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/July%2018%2C%202017%20MN-S%20-%20PMC%20-%20REGULAR%20-%20Minutes%20-%20APPROVED%20-%20170826.pdf
http://www.metisnation.ca/index.php/who-are-the-metis
http://www.metisnation.ca/index.php/who-are-the-metis/presidents-biography
http://metisnationsk.com/pages/governance.html
http://metisnationsk.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/July%2018%2C%202017%20MN-S%20-%20PMC%20-%20REGULAR%20-%20Minutes%20-%20APPROVED%20-%20170826.pdf