page_title: Government of Ontario
section_title: Legislative powers
hierarchical_section_title: Government of Ontario / Legislative powers
caption_attribution_description: The Ontario Legislative Building on a nice sunny day. I've always wanted to get a picture of this building on a nice sunny day and I finally got an opportunity a couple days ago. In the past, every time I plan to take a picture of the building it always ends up being cloudy and gloomy. Oh and Happy Canada Day!!! Toronto, Ontario
context_page_description: The Government of Ontario, formally Her Majesty's Government of Ontario, is the provincial government of the province of Ontario, Canada. Its powers and structure are set out in the British North America Act, 1867.
  The government includes the cabinet of the day, selected from members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the non-political civil service staff within each provincial department or agency. The civil service that manages and delivers government policies, programs, and services is called the Ontario Public Service.
  The province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government. The province's head of government, known as the Premier of Ontario, is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The Premier, invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Legislative Assembly, selects members of the Cabinet, who are also appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The Premier and Cabinet, who are responsible for the overall direction and functioning of the government, are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Legislative Assembly.
context_section_description: The legislative powers in the province lie with the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The premier and other ministers in the Cabinet are also members of, and responsible to, the Legislative Assembly.
caption: The Ontario Legislative Building is the seat of the Legislative Assembly.
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