If by formal you mean ceremonial, it is the Governor General. The Prime Minister is the actual Head of State, the GG would not take any action without his direction.
The Queen is the head of state. The Prime Minister is the head of government. The Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
No. Canada has a Prime Minister as the Head of Government, and the Monarch of Britain as Head of State.
The full title and style of Canada's Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II, is: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Prime Minister Stephen Harper ====================== The Head of State is Her Majesty, usually represented by the Governor General. The Prime Minister is the head of government.
Canada's current head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, the present Monarch of Canada. She is represented at federal level in Canada by the Governor General. Canada's head of government is the Prime Minister.
The Head of State of Canada is Queen Elizabeth II.
yes the british monarch is the head of state canada
The Queen is the head of state. The Prime Minister is the head of government. The Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor General.
The title of Head of State is conventionally considered to belong to the Queen of Canada, a monarch. However, the role is carried out by the Queen's representative in Canada, the Governor General of Canada, who is a viceroy.
The title of Head of State is conventionally considered to belong to the Queen of Canada, a monarch. However, the role is carried out by the Queen's representative in Canada, the Governor General of Canada, who is a viceroy.
Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch as head of state.
Steven Harper
Canada does not have a president. Canada has a Prime Minister (head of government) and a Governor General (head of state).
The title of Head of State is conventionally considered to belong to the Queen of Canada, a monarch. However, the role is carried out by the Queen's representative in Canada, the Governor General of Canada, who is a viceroy.
The Governor General is the representative of the Crown and serves as Head of State when the Monarch is not in Canada. The position is largely formal and ceremonial. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government. The position is a political one.
Canada has provinces. The capital of the country is Ottawa,Ontario
No. Canada has a Prime Minister as the Head of Government, and the Monarch of Britain as Head of State.