FEDERAL

RESPONSIBILITIES

PROVINCIAL
MUNICIPAL
RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES

Criminal law:
A system of law
concerned with the
punishment of those
who commit crimes

Provincial police/
prisons:
The Police force of a
province/ A place
where criminals are
kept in, in a province

Marriage and
divorce:
Dissolving the bonds of
matrimony between a
married couple under
the rule of law
Banking system:
The structural network
of institutions that offer
financial services within
a country
Postal service:
an office or station of a
government postal
system at which mail is
received and sorted,
from which it is
dispatched and
distributed
Aboriginal affairs:
The department of
Northern Development
International:
Global or worldwide
Foreign:
Strange or unfamiliar
National:
A citizen or a particular
country

Provincial court
system:
is made up of
many courts differing
in levels of legal
superiority and
separated by
jurisdiction.
Highways:
A main road that is
connected to major
towns or cities
Licenses:
A permit from an
authority to own or use
something
Charities:
Voluntary giving help
to those in need
Some natural
resources,
environmental
issues:
A resource that is
renewable, and issue
regarding the
environment
Education:
The process of
receiving knowledge

Collection of property
taxes and fees for many
licenses:
The collection of the annual
amount paid by a land owner
to the local government of
his/her area.
Local police services:
The police in your area who
help people
Zoning land:
The use of land which is
controlled by an authority.
Fire protection services:
measures and practices for
preventing or reducing injury
and loss of life or property by
fire
Snow removal:
is the job of removing
snow after a snowfall to make
travel easier and safer.
Water and sewage:
The waste matter that passes
through sewers
Garbage collection and
disposal services:
When the garbage man
collects or garbage and drops
it off at a local garbage dump
Public transit:
is a shared
passenger transport service
which is available for use by
the general public