▁and ▁jud icial ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁province ' s ▁government . ▁The ▁— is ▁represented ▁and ▁has ▁ ▁duties ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁whose ▁direct ▁participation ▁in ▁govern ance ▁is ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁conventional ▁st ip ulations ▁of ▁constitution al ▁mon archy , ▁with ▁most ▁related ▁powers ▁entr usted ▁for ▁exercise ▁by ▁the ▁elected ▁parliament ari ans , ▁the ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁generally ▁drawn ▁from ▁amongst ▁them , ▁and ▁the ▁jud ges ▁and ▁just ices ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁ ▁The ▁Crown ▁today ▁primarily ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁gu ar ant or ▁of ▁continuous ▁and ▁stable ▁govern ance ▁and ▁a ▁non part isan ▁saf egu ard ▁against ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁This ▁arrangement ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁Act , ▁and ▁continued ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁line ▁of ▁monarch ical ▁government ▁extending ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁However , ▁though ▁Ontario ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁government , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor , ▁as ▁the ▁' s ▁representative , ▁Ontario ▁is ▁not ▁itself ▁a ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁A ▁vic er eg al ▁suite ▁in ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Legisl ative ▁Building ▁in ▁Toronto ▁is ▁used ▁both ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁and ▁official ▁event ▁location ▁by ▁the ▁lieutenant ▁governor , ▁the ▁so ver eign , ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Royal ▁Family . ▁The ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁res ides ▁in ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁own ▁private ▁residence , ▁though ▁may ▁be ▁provided ▁accommod ations ▁by ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁if