Government of Quebec
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| Country | Canada |
| Polity | Province |
| Leader | Premier Christine Fréchette |
| Appointed by | Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte |
| Main organ | Executive Council |
| Responsible to | National Assembly |
| Headquarters | Quebec City |
| Website | www |
The Government of Quebec (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Quebec. The term is typically used to refer to the executive of the day (i.e. ministers of the Crown) and the non-political staff within each provincial department or agency whom the ministers direct. By virtue of French being the province's official language,[1] the government corporately brands itself as the Gouvernement du Québec.[citation needed]
The current construct was established when the province joined Confederation in 1867. Quebec is a constituent state of Canada, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster tradition; a Premier—presently Christine Fréchette of the Coalition Avenir Québec—is the head of government and is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the National Assembly, typically determined through the election of enough members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of a single political party in an election to provide a majority of seats, forming a governing party or coalition.[2] The sovereign is King Charles III, Canada's head of state, who is represented provincially in Quebec by the lieutenant governor, presently Manon Jeannotte.
Role of the Crown
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King Charles III, as King of Canada is also the King in Right of Quebec. As a Commonwealth realm, the Canadian monarch is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations.[8] Within Canada, the monarch exercises power individually on behalf of the federal government, and the 10 provinces.
Lieutenant governor
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In Canada, lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor general, on the advice of the prime minister of Canada.[12] Thus, it is typically the lieutenant governor whom the premier and ministers advise, in exercising much of the royal prerogative.
While the advice of the premier and Executive Council is typically binding on the lieutenant governor, there are occasions when the lieutenant governor has refused advice. This usually occurs if the premier does not clearly command the confidence of the elected National Assembly.
King-in-Council
The executive power vested in the Crown is exercised "in-Council", meaning on the advice of the Executive Council; conventionally, this is the Cabinet, which is chaired by the premier and comprises ministers of the Crown. The term Government of Quebec, or more formally, His Majesty's Government refers to the activities of the King-in-Council. The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of Quebec are performed by the provincial departments and agencies, staffed by the non-partisan public service and directed by the elected government.
Premier and Executive Council
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The premier of Quebec (Template:Langx) is the primary minister of the Crown. The premier acts as the head of government for the province, chairs and selects the membership of the Cabinet, and advises the Crown on the exercise of executive power and much of the royal prerogative. As premiers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected Nation Assembly, they typically sit as a MNA and lead the largest party or a coalition in the Assembly. Premiers hold office until resignation or removal by the lieutenant governor after either a motion of no confidence or defeat in a general election.[13] Among Canadian premiers, the Quebec premier is unique, in that new sessions begin with the Opening Speech by the premier,[14] rather than a speech from the throne by the lieutenant governor, as is the case federally as well.
In Canada, the Cabinet (Template:Langx) of each provincial and territorial government is known as an Executive Council (Template:Langx).
Christine Fréchette has served as Premier since April 15, 2026, after she won the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election.
See also
- Politics of Quebec
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
- Premier of Quebec
- Quebec Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Quebec
- Executive Council of Quebec
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."- Charter of the French language". www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Westminster Tradition". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Claude Bouchard (16 February 2016). "Jugement No. 200-17-018455-139" (PDF) (in français). Cour supérieure du Québec. p. 16. Retrieved 17 February 2016 – via Le Devoir.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Romaniuk, Scott Nicholas; Wasylciw, Joshua K. (February 2015). "Canada's Evolving Crown: From a British Crown to a "Crown of Maples"". American, British and Canadian Studies Journal. 23 (1): 108–125. doi:10.1515/abcsj-2014-0030.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Department of Canadian Heritage (2015). "Crown of Maples: Constitutional Monarchy in Canada" (PDF). Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Queen and Canada". The Royal Household. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Queen of Canada". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hicks, Bruce (2012). "The Westminster Approach to Prorogation, Dissolution and Fixed Date Elections" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review. 35 (2): 20.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.MacLeod, Kevin S. (2008), A Crown of Maples (PDF) (1 ed.), Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, p. 36, ISBN 978-0-662-46012-1, retrieved June 21, 2009
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Government of Canada (4 December 2015). "Why does the Governor General give the Speech?". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.National Assembly of Quebec. "Parliament and Government". Éditeur officiel du Québec. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010.
Works cited
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brooks, Stephen (2007). Canadian Democracy: An Introduction (5 ed.). Don Mills: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-543103-2.
External links
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