Curriculum Connection

Name: ________________________ 23 B3.2, B3.4

The Government of Canada is structured into 3 levels of government that each

provide services for its citizens. The 3 levels of government are: municipal,
provincial, and federal. Each level has different responsibilities to provide for
Canadians.

Municipal
The Municipal government controls the cities in Canada.
The leader of each municipality is the Mayor. The Mayor works
with city Councilors to listen to the people living in their city
and make changes to keep them happy. The Mayor and Councilors
are elected into power by the citizens of their city. Some responsibilities the
municipal government takes care of are garbage pickup, libraries, recreational
centers, parks, roads, snow removal, police and many more.

Provincial
The Provincial government controls the provinces in Canada.
The leader is the Premier who works with elected Members of

Some responsibilities that the province is in control of are schools,

hospitals, roads, police, energy and resources, tourism, and many
more.

Federal
The Federal government is in control of the entire country. The leader is our
Prime Minister, who works in the capital city of Canada Ottawa. They are
responsible for listening to all of the citizens of Canada and passing laws to make
the majority happy.
The Prime Minister is elected into office and works
with their cabinet leaders as well as the senate to make
decisions for Canada. Some responsibilities that the Federal
government is in control of are international relations,
citizenship and immigration, police, national defense,
labour, environment, national economy, and more.

Shared
Some responsibilities are shared amongst all 3 levels of government. For
example, we have 3 levels of police: Federal: RCMP, Provincial: OPP, Municipal:
Local Police. Other examples are parks, roads, and tourism.

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Name: ________________________ 24 B3.2, B3.4

L e v e l s o f G o v e rn m e n t Is it a federal, provincial, municipal or shared responsibility?

1. Responsible for education (schools)

2. Responsible for garbage pickup
3. Responsible for international relations
4. Responsible for police
5. Responsible for recreational centers (arenas)

Q u e s ti o ns Answer the questions below using evidence from the text

1. Why do you think we have 3 levels of government? What might happen if we just
had one that dealt with everything?
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2. What are shared responsibilities? Provide some examples.
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V i s ua l i za t io n What were you picturing while you were reading?

Describe your picture?

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Name: ________________________ 25 B3.2

Did you know?

Canada has 3 levels of government that run our country:
Municipal Provincial Federal

Jurisdiction Location Leader

Municipal City, Towns Varies Mayor, Reeve
Provincial Province Varies Premier
Federal Entire Country Ottawa Prime Minister

Research
Who is the leader of each level of government? Choose the city, and province you
live in to research who the leader is. Find out their email address in case you ever
need to contact them.

Leader Email Address

Municipal

Provincial

Federal

Questions Answer the questions below

1. Who do these leaders represent? Why do they need to listen to us.

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2. Why is it easy to contact these leaders? Are we allowed to send them a message?
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Did you know?

Each level of government is responsible for providing services for its citizens. Some
services are shared between all 3 levels of government.

For example, there are 3 levels of police force:

Federal: RCMP Provincial: OPP Municipal: City Police

R e s p o n s i b i l i t ie s Write the responsibilities under the correct level of government

Police Hospitals Education Garbage Military

International Water and International
Trade Parks
Trade Sewage Travel
Agriculture Natural
Libraries Cemeteries Roads
and Food Resources
Citizenship Hospitals Education Environment Military

Municipal Provincial Federal Shared

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When you have an issue with a government service, you can call the government
and ask for help. So, which level of government would you call?

D i r e c ti o n s Write M for Municipal, P for Provincial, and F for Federal

Scenario M, P, F

1)

2) You have an issue with the Ontario school curriculum

3) You have a suggestion for the military

4) You waited 5 hours in an emergency room at a hospital

5) The park down the street is falling apart

6) The major highway speed limit is too slow

7) You think we should become military partners with Russia

8) Your basement is flooding due to a sewage draining issue

9) The library needs to update its computers

10) The road you live on is not being snow plowed enough

Your Turn What are some other reasons that you would call each level of government?

Scenario

Municipal

Provincial

Federal

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