Government & Democracy
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister is the head of government of Canada. The party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons usually forms government, and its leader becomes Prime Minister.
Key facts
- ◆ The Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers who run government departments.
- ◆ The Prime Minister sets government policy and priorities.
- ◆ Sir John A. Macdonald was Canada's first Prime Minister, from 1867.
- ◆ The Prime Minister is accountable to the elected House of Commons.