BASIC CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION
LAST UPDATED: June 2023
HEAD OF STATE: The representative of the King for all Canada is:
The Governor General: Rt. Hon. Mary Simon
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT in power:
The Prime Minister is the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau
The Party in Power at present is the Liberal Party of Canada
The Opposition party is the Conservative Party
The Leader of the Party is the Hon. Pierre Poilievre
The other federal parties in Parliament and their leaders are:
| 1. New Democratic Party | Hon. Jagmeet Singh |
| 2. Bloc Québécois | Hon. Yves-Francois Blanchet |
| 3. Green Party | Elizabeth May |
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Vancouver is Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal)
| Parliamentary Address | Constituency Address |
| House of Commons | 310 Esplanade E |
| Ottawa Ontario | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| K1A 0A6 | V7L 1A4 |
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country is Hon. Patrick Weiler (Liberal)
| Parliamentary Address | Constituency Address |
| House of Commons | 6367 Bruce Street |
| Ottawa Ontario | West Vancouver, British Columbia |
| K1A 0A6 | V7W 2G5 |
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Burnaby North-Seymour is Hon. Terry Beech (Liberal)
| Parliamentary Address | Constituency Address |
| House of Commons | 3906 Hastings Street |
| Ottawa Ontario | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| K1A 0A6 | V5C 6C1 |
To locate your federal riding and Member of Parliament, use Find your Member of Parliament using your Postal Code
Contact the Government of Canada at these sites:
Government of Canada http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html
Citizenship and Immigration Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Head of State: the representative of the King for my province is:
The Lieutenant-Governor: Hon. Janet Austin
Head of the government: The Premier is: The Hon. David Eby
The Provincial party in power is: the NDP (New Democratic Party)
The other parties with representatives in the BC Legislature are:
The Liberal Party
The Leader of the Liberal Party and the Official Opposition is: Kevin Falcon
The Green Party
The Leader of the Green Party is Sonia Furstenau
The provincial representatives, known as MLAs, are:
| 1. North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Hon. Bowinn Ma (NDP) |
| 2. North Vancouver-Seymour | Hon. Susie Chant (NDP) |
| 3. West Vancouver-Capilano | Hon. Karin Kirkpatrick (Liberal) |
| 4. West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | Hon. Jordan Sturdy (Liberal) |
To locate your MLA, enter your postal code in the MLA Finder
THE NORTH SHORE
The North Shore consists of these 3 municipalities:
| 1. The City of North Vancouver | population 58,120* |
| 2. The District of North Vancouver | population 88,168* |
| 3. The District of West Vancouver | population 44,122* |
| * Census 2021 |
Municipal Governments on the North Shore:
| 1. District of North Vancouver | Mayor Mike Little |
| 2. North Vancouver City | Mayor Linda Buchanan |
| 3. District of West Vancouver | Mayor Mark Sager |
Contact your city or district hall:
District of North Vancouver: http://www.dnv.org
North Vancouver City http://www.cnv.org
District of West Vancouver http://westvancouver.ca//
OTHER SITES
Online version of Discover Canada
Richmond Public Library’s online Canadian Citizenship Practice Test
