Canada
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
- CONSTITUTION
- April 17, 1982; Charter of Rights and traditional norms
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law, except for Quebec, which is based on the French system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Commons
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Prime Minister through the Governor General
RELIGIONS
42.6% Catholics, 23.3% Protestants, other minorities
From the country
- DECEMBER 5, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden
JULY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCANADA DEPORTS TOP CHINESE FUGITIVE
China arrested its most wanted fugitive in the capital Beijing after Canada deported him to end a decades-long saga that had plagued Sino-Canadian relations, but concerns remained among activists about whether he would receive a fair trial.
FEBRUARY 16, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCANADA DEPORTS CHINESE BUSINESSMAN DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT DEATH PENALTY
a multimillionaire Chinese refugee claimant accused of fraud in his homeland was deported
- JANUARY 1, 2011CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
- JANUARY 9, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO
the Saudi Arabian Supreme Court annulled the death sentences of two high school pupils accused of murdering a fellow student, Munther Al-Haraki, in January 2007.
- JANUARY 1, 2010CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
JUNE 3, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTYCANADA: MURDER SUSPECT EXTRADITED WITH GUARANTEE NO DEATH PENALTY
an Californian man who fled to Canada in late 2007 was been sent back to the US to
- APRIL 2, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI COURT UPHOLDS CANADIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
a lower court in Saudi Arabia upheld the death penalty against a Canadian in the killing of a Syrian-born teenager, the Arab News reported.
- MARCH 4, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada/Usa. Canadian Justice Robert Barnes ordered the Canadian government to seek clemency for Ronald Allen Smith, on death row in Montana
Canada/Usa. Canadian Justice Robert Barnes ordered the Canadian government to seek clemency for Ronald Allen Smith, on death row in Montana
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE OF CANADIAN
the Saudi Arabian Supreme Court rejected the death sentence of a Canadian man and asked the lower court to revise its ruling, CBC News learned.
- JANUARY 1, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
- NOVEMBER 30, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
TORONTO JOINS GLOBAL PROTESTS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
in Canada, Toronto joined with more than 800 cities around the world to speak out against the death penalty.