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The Crown in Canada
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King of Canada
Inherited
Charles III
King of Canada · since September 2022
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Governor General
Appointed by the King of Canada
Louise Arbour
Governor General · since June 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- King of Canada laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Charles III as King of Canada canada.ca · checked
- Governor General laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Louise Arbour as Governor General gg.ca · checked
King's Privy Council for Canada
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 9-10 (executive government vested in the Sovereign, carried on by the Governor General). For: The Crown in Canada
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Constitution Act, 1867, s. 9 (executive authority vested in the King); Succession to the Throne Act, 2013 (S.C. 2013, c. 6): Parliament's assent to the alterations in the law of succession to the throne agreed by the governments of the Realms. For: King of Canada
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Constitution Act, 1867, s. 10; Letters Patent constituting the Office of Governor General (1947). Appointed by the King on the advice of the Prime Minister. For: Governor General
- canada.ca · checked Canadian Heritage, His Majesty King Charles III (accession 2022-09-08, proclamation 2022-09-10). For: Charles III as King of Canada
- gg.ca · checked Office of the Secretary to the Governor General: "Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, was sworn in on June 8, 2026." For: Louise Arbour as Governor General
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