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The Three Branches When the Constitution was set out government to run the territories.
The Three Branches
of Government Canada’s territories. At that time, were very difficult to reach, had
of Government
Also, at the time, the territories
in 1867, only a few people lived in
Canada’s population was much
limited mail services, and no phone
services. Federal government
lower than it is today. For this
reason, Canada’s founders decided
leaders could not easily meet or
Provincial government branches it would be better for the federal discuss issues with local leaders
in the territories, so running them
are independent from the federal from a central, federal government
hink about all the chores in government. They usually have how iT woRKS made more sense.
Tyour house. Are different the right to act on their own
people responsible for doing each behalf. They also have the right provincial and territorial governMent
of them? Perhaps you take out to change their own laws and
the garbage and someone else manage their land as they see fit.
washes the dishes, for example. The Constitution of Canada does
You split up the different jobs to not give territories the same
get them done faster. Provincial control over what they do. executive branch legislative branch Judicial branch
and territorial governments
work the same way.
Like the federal government, This diagram shows
provincial and territorial the three branches of
governments are split into three government that operate
branches: executive, legislative, in Canada’s provinces
and judicial. The executive branch and territories.
makes decisions and puts laws
into effect. The legislative branch
writes laws. The judicial branch
interprets and applies the laws.
Each branch has its own roles
and responsibilities, but they
must also work together. This
ensures no one branch has rights and
more power than the others. responsibilities
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Baker Lake is a hamlet says that all Canadians must be
in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. treated as equals under the law.
Nunavut is one of Canada’s
three territories.
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