Queen's Privy Council for Canada facts for kids
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Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada
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The Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council, where the Privy Council and Prime Minister work
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| Abbreviation | Privy Council, QPC |
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| Formation | 1867 |
| Legal status | Non-executive advisory body |
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Membership
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List of current members |
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President of the Privy Council
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Dominic LeBlanc |
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Clerk of the Privy Council
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Ian Shugart |
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Staff
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Privy Council Office |
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC; French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada; called the King's Privy Council for Canada when there is a king), sometimes called just the Privy Council, is a group of people that help the monarch (king or queen) of Canada. They give advice to the monarch on things happening related to the government. The monarch or the person that represents them (the Governor General) have to follow the advice of a group of people in the Privy Council, called the cabinet. They are usually part of the government, and are usually members of Parliament (MPs). People that are part of the Privy Council are called "Privy Councillors".
When people join the Privy Council, they become members of it for the rest of their lives. They are chosen by the Governor General based on who the Prime Minister says should be in the council. Because of this, many of the Privy Councillors are people that used to be part of the cabinet, but are not anymore. Other Privy Councillors might be people that have important roles, like being the Leader of the Opposition.
Images for kids
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Andrew Scheer, then leader of the opposition, being sworn into the Privy Council at Rideau Hall in 2017. Opposition leaders are occasionally appointed to the Privy Council.
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The first meeting of the Privy Council before the reigning sovereign; in the State Dining Room of Rideau Hall, Queen Elizabeth II is seated at centre, with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to her left, and Prime Minister John Diefenbaker at her right; 14 October 1957
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See also
In Spanish: Consejo Privado del Rey para Canadá para niños
