How many provinces and territories make up Canada?
The second largest nation in the world is Canada. Canada is made up of ten provinces and three territories. Some basic differences exist between a province and a territory.
Every province chooses its independent provincial legislature. The members of the legislatures are elected through several electoral ridings taking place in each province. According to law, provincial legislature is supposed to meet minimum once a year. The provincial election is supposed to be held after every five years. The heads of the provincial government are known as “Premiers”. A Premier is usually the head of a political party that has the greatest number of members in the Legislative Assembly. A Premier makes the appointment of Ministers who are given responsibilities of the different government departments. The Ministers are entrusted with the duty of carrying out the actions that has been decided upon by the Legislature. The permanent leaders of each government department are senior civil servants known as “Deputy Ministers.
The Canadian territories on the other hand enjoy no inherent powers. It is actually the federal government who delegates the powers to the territories. Each Canadian territory elects a single full voting representative for the Canadian House of Commons. Every territory also consists of one Senator.
The ten provinces of Canada include Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Quebec. The names of the three Canadian territories are Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories.
