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Executive Council - Definition and Overview

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An Executive Council in British constitutional practice is the top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor, superior to Legislative Councils and Legislative Assemblies. It functions as a quasi-Privy Council and therefore by extension is usually the equivalent of the Cabinet. It could mean the:

Provinces and territories of Canada

Consistent with wider British practice, Canadian provinces have Executive Councils which are usually referred to informally as Cabinets and are headed by a provincial Premier. These are the:

Canadian territories also have councils. These are the:

There is, however a Canadian Cabinet at the level of the federal government and not an executive council. Members of the federal Cabinet are also members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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