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Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.

Parliamentary system

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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral

Bicameral

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IPU membership Current membership status

Yes

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Parliamentary budget

Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget: Constitution; Standing Orders of Parliament; Other

Standing Orders of Parliament

Other

Notes

The Parliament of Canada Act.

Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other

Parliament

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Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget; The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive; The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget; Other

Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget

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Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides how to allocate the budget; The Executive can request Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive can require Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive decides how to allocate the budget; Other

Parliament decides how to allocate the budget

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National currency

Canadian Dollars (CAD)

PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor

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Parliament’s budget, per year

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Notes For some parliaments, data can not be presented on an annual basis, for example because parliamentary sessions run from April to March of the following year. In such cases, the period to which the data corresponds is specified here.

Information is not available by calendar year. Rather, it is available by fiscal year, which runs from April 1st to March 31st.

Link to the parliamentary budget

https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ems-sgd/me-bpd/20142015/me-bpdtb-eng.asp

Budget for the chamber

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Not applicable. There is not a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament.

State budget, per year

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Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.

Yes

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Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.

Yes

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There is an official gender equality policy in the parliamentary administration Certain parliaments may have an official gender equality policy which may, for instance, address to the recruitment and promotion of women in the parliamentary administration.

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Number of permanent staff employed by parliament (full time equivalent (FTE) positions)

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