<P> The monarch ( presently Queen Elizabeth II ) is personally represented by the Governor General of Canada ( currently Julie Payette ) . The Queen 's Privy Council for Canada is the body that advises the sovereign or viceroy on the exercise of executive power . However , in practice , that task is performed only by the Cabinet , a committee within the Privy Council composed of ministers of the Crown , who are drawn from and responsible to the elected House of Commons in parliament . The Cabinet is headed by the prime minister ( presently Justin Trudeau ) , who is appointed by the governor general after securing the confidence of the House of Commons . </P>
<P> The monarch ( presently Queen Elizabeth II ) is personally represented by the Governor General of Canada ( currently Julie Payette ) . The Queen 's Privy Council for Canada is the body that advises the sovereign or viceroy on the exercise of executive power . However , in practice , that task is performed only by the Cabinet , a committee within the Privy Council composed of ministers of the Crown , who are drawn from and responsible to the elected House of Commons in parliament . The Cabinet is headed by the prime minister ( presently Justin Trudeau ) , who is appointed by the governor general after securing the confidence of the House of Commons . </P>
who governs canada on a daily basis at the federal level
who governs canada on a daily basis at the federal level
the Governor General of Canada ( currently Julie Payette )
the Governor General of Canada ( currently Julie Payette )