Template:Monarchy in Canada Canada is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning monarch since February 6, 1952. As such she is Canada's Head of State, and officially called Queen of Canada. Due to Canada's federal nature, eleven legally distinct Crowns effectively exist in the country, with the Monarch being represented distinctly in each province, as well as at the federal level.
In New Brunswick, the Sovereign is represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, currently Herménégilde Chiasson, since 2003.
Constitutional monarchy in New Brunswick
Under the Canadian constitutional monarchy system the headship of state is not a part of either the federal or provincial jurisdictions; the Queen reigns impartially over the country as a whole, meaning the sovereignty of the provinces is passed on not by the Governor General or the Canadian Parliament, but through the Crown itself. Thus, New Brunswick has a separate government headed by the Queen; in legal nomenclature she is referred to as the Queen in Right of New Brunswick, to differentiate from the Queen in Right of Canada, though they are the same person. New Brunswick, however, as a province, is not itself a monarchy; it is under the sovereignty of the Canadian Crown.
- See also: Monarchy in Canada: Provinces
Vice-regal
- Main article: Lieutenant-Governor (Canada)
Because the Canadian Monarch does not reside in New Brunswick, a Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick serves as the Queen's representative in the province, carrying out all the Monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties of state on her behalf.
Royal connections
Royal designation and patronage
Armed forces
Communities
Education
Schools named for Canadian Sovereigns include:
Schools named for members of the Canadian Royal Family include:
Places of interest
- The County of Albert is named for Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.
- The County of Charlotte is named for Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III.
- The County of Victoria is named for Queen Victoria.[1]
- King's County and Queen's County are named for King George III and Queen Charlotte who reigned when New Brunswick became a province in 1784. Large paintings of these monarchs continue to adorn the walls of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick's main chamber today.
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