1. Provincial and Municipal Governments

2. Provincial Government Structure

3. Differences between Federal and Provincial governments
The Provincial government is headed by a Premier instead of a Prime Minister. The Premier of British Columbia is Premier Gordon Campbell
Provinces have a Lieutenant Governor who represents the monarchy(Queen) instead of a Governor General. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is Steven L. Point

4. Provincial Government Structure
The Provincial Government has the same structure as the federal government except that the legislative branch only has one house-- the Legislative Assembly
The Provincial government does not have a Senate to review legislation like the Federal government

5. The Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly is also referred to as the Provincial Parliament Buildings which are located in the Provincial capital city of Victoria
Politicians elected into the Provincial Legislative Assembly are called Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA’s)

6. Provincial Government
The Provincial government is responsible for the a variety of services and resources
Some of these include: civil rights, property, administration of justice, natural resources and the environment, education and healthcare.

7. The Government of British Columbia
To learn more about the British Columbia’s Provincial government we can visit their website at:

8. Municipal Government Structure

9. Burnaby Municipal Government Structure

10. Municipal Governments
The Municipal governments are established in accordance with the Local Government Act
Municipal governments are headed by a Mayor and selection of Councilors
The Mayor and Councilors are directly elected by the public in Municipal elections
Municipal elections are held once every three to four years on the same day

11. Aboriginal Self-Government
It is only in recent years that the First Nations people of British Columbia have been granted the right to govern themselves
The landmark Nisga’a Treaty paved the way for First Nations people to regain the right to govern themselves as they traditionally had done before the arrival of the Europeans
Aboriginal self-government is usually headed by a tribal Chief and supported by band councils or elders when it comes to decision making and negotiating