Canada is a constitutional monarchy and our head of state is Queen Elizabeth, but she is generally considered a figurehead leader only. ... read more
The Queen is the ceremonial head. She really doesn’t have any realistic powers. All governments, at some level, have a certain amount of pomp and circumstance and the monarchy aspect is one of those. read more
The monarchy of Canada is at the core of both Canada's federal structure and Westminster-style of parliamentary and constitutional democracy. The monarchy is the foundation of the executive (Queen-in-Council), legislative (Queen-in-Parliament), and judicial (Queen-on-the-Bench) branches within both federal and provincial jurisdictions. The sovereign is the personification of the Canadian state and is Queen of Canada as a matter of constitutional law. read more