Citizenship Guide
BASIC CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION
HEAD OF STATE: The representative of the Queen for all Canada is:
The Governor General: Rt. Hon. David Johnston
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT in power:
The Prime Minister is the Hon. Stephen Harper
The Party in Power at present is the Conservative Party of Canada
The Opposition party is the New Democratic Party
The Leader of the Party (Interim) is the Hon. Nycole Turmel
The other federal parties in Parliament and their leaders are:
| 1. Liberal Party of Canada | Hon. Bob Rae |
| 2. Bloc Québécois | Hon. Daniel Paillé |
| 3. Green Party | Hon. Elizabeth May |
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Vancouver is Hon. Andrew Saxton (Conservative)
| Parliamentary Address | Constituency Address |
| House of Commons | 102 West 3rd Street |
| Ottawa Ontario | North Vancouver, BC |
| K1A 0A6 | V7M 1E8 |
The Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country is Hon. John Weston (Conservative)
| Parliamentary Address | Constituency Address |
| House of Commons | 285-17th Street, Suite 21 |
| Ottawa Ontario | West Vancouver, BC |
| K1A 0A6 | V7V 3S6 |
To locate your federal riding and Member of Parliament, use Find your Member of Parliament using your Postal Code
Contact the Government of Canada at these sites:
Government of Canada http://canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
Citizenship and Immigration Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Head of State: the representative of the Queen for my province is:
The Lieutenant-Governor: Hon. Steven Point
Head of the government: The Premier is: The Hon. Christy Clark
The Provincial party in power is: the Liberal Party
The other party with representatives in the BC Legislature is the NDP (New Democratic Party)
The Leader of the Official Opposition is: Adrian Dix
The provincial representatives, known as MLAs, are:
| 1. North Vancouver-Lonsdale | Hon. Naomi Yamamoto (Liberal) |
| 2. North Vancouver-Seymour | Hon. Jane Anne Thornthwaite (Liberal) |
| 3. West Vancouver-Capilano | Hon. Ralph Sultan (Liberal) |
| 4. West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | Hon. Joan McIntyre (Liberal) |
To locate your MLA, enter your postal code in the MLA Finder
THE NORTH SHORE
The North Shore consists of these 3 municipalities:
| 1. The City of North Vancouver | population 45,165* |
| 2. The District of North Vancouver | population 82,562* |
| 3. The District of West Vancouver | population 42,131* |
| * Census 2006 |
Municipal Governments on the North Shore:
| 1. District of North Vancouver | Mayor Richard Walton |
| 2. North Vancouver City | Mayor Darrell Mussatto |
| 3. District of West Vancouver | Mayor Michael Smith |
Contact your city or district hall:
District of North Vancouver http://www.dnv.org
North Vancouver City http://www.cnv.org
District of West Vancouver http://www.westvancouver.net
OTHER SITES
Online version of Discover Canada
North Vancouver District Library’s online Citizenship Test
Richmond Public Library’s online Canadian Citizenship Practice Test
Surrey Public Library's Citizenship Questions and Answers in French, Arabic, Panjabi, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Urdu, Hindi, and Vietnamese