Monarchy in Manitoba

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Federal: Governor General (Michaëlle Jean) Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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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 Manitoba, the Sovereign is represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, currently John Harvard, since 2004.

Contents 1 Constitutional monarchy in Manitoba 1.1 Vice-regal 2 Royal connections 2.1 Royal designation and patronage 2.2 Armed forces 2.3 Communities 2.4 Education 3 References

[edit] Constitutional monarchy in Manitoba

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, Manitoba has a separate government headed by the Queen; in legal nomenclature she is referred to as the Queen in Right of Manitoba, to differentiate from the Queen in Right of Canada, though they are the same person. Manitoba, however, as a province, is not itself a monarchy; it is under the sovereignty of the Canadian Crown.

See also: Monarchy in Canada: Provinces

[edit] Vice-regal

Main article: Lieutenant-Governor (Canada)

Because the Canadian Monarch does not reside in Manitoba, a Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba serves as the Queen's representative in the province, carrying out all the Monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties of state on her behalf.

[edit] Royal connections

[edit] Royal designation and patronage

Further information: List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage

[edit] Armed forces

[edit] Communities

• Victoria - a rural community named for Queen Victoria ^[1]
• Victoria Beach - also honours Queen Victoria ^[1]

[edit] Education

Schools named for Canadian Sovereigns include:

Schools named for members of the Canadian Royal Family include:

[edit] References