
Prime Minister of Canada
The prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected... Wikipedia
- Style: The Right Honourable, (formal), Prime Minister, (informal)
- Abbreviation: PM
- Member of: Parliament, Privy Council, Cabinet
- Reports to: House of Commons
- Residence: 24 Sussex Drive
- Seat: Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building
- Appointer: Monarch (represented by the governor general), with the confidence of the House of Commons
- Term length: At His Majesty's pleasure
- Constituting instrument: None (constitutional convention)
- Inaugural holder: John A. Macdonald
- Formation: July 1, 1867
- Deputy: Deputy Prime Minister
- Salary: $406,200 (2024)
- Data source: DuckDuckGo