Canada
House of Commons
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Budget
Data on parliament’s budget role and activities
- Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
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Parliament may only decrease existing expenditures/revenues (i.e. Parliament cannot increase existing items or create new ones)
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Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Yes
Notes: Office of the Parliamentary Budget Office
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Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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38
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Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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28 Mar 2023(2023)
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Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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20 Apr 2023(2023)
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Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
The number is the duration between the date when parliament received the draft budget and the date when parliament adopted the budget in each year.
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23(2023)
- National currency
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Canadian Dollars (CAD)
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PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
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1.170(2023)
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State budget, per year
Figures include the total budget initially passed and authorized by parliament or total expenditures for the given year.
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492,600,000,000 CAD(2023)
Notes: Based on the fiscal year starting 1st April until to 31st March the following year
- State budget, per year in PPP
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397,258,064,516(2023)