What does the Crown symbolize in Canada?
- Government, including Parliament, the legislatures, the courts, police services and the Canadian Forces
- Only the British royal family
- The Prime Minister’s office
- The province of Quebec
Answer: Government, including Parliament, the legislatures, the courts, police services and the Canadian Forces
The Crown is a symbol of government in Canada: Parliament, the legislatures, the courts, police services and the Canadian Forces. It has been a symbol of the state in Canada for 400 years. Canada has been a constitutional monarchy in its own right since Confederation in 1867.
Learn more: The Canadian Crown
- The Crown has been a symbol of the state in Canada for 400 years.
- The Crown symbolizes government, including Parliament, the legislatures, the courts, police services and the Canadian Forces.
- Canada has been a constitutional monarchy in its own right since Confederation in 1867, during Queen Victoria’s reign.
- Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital in 1857.
- Queen Elizabeth II reigned from 1952 to 2022. Today the Sovereign is King Charles III.
- Queen Elizabeth II marked her Golden Jubilee in 2002 and her Diamond Jubilee (60 years as Sovereign) in 2012.