Government Chart Of Responsibilities

Federal
National Defence
Foreign
Diplomacy
International
trade
Aboriginal affairs
Postal service
Banking system
Marriage and
divorce
Criminal Law
Armed forces
Copyright
Immigration
Passport
Postal services
RCMP
International
development and
aid
Employment
Insurance
Money and
Banking
Old age pensions
Child tax benefits
Social insurance

Provincial
Education
Health services,
hospitals, some
natural resources,
environmental
issues
Charities
Licence
Highways
Provincial court
system
Provincial
police/prisons
Courts and civil
laws
Property laws
Birth certificates
Legal names
Child protection
services
Labour laws
Family courts,
child custody

Municipal
Public Transit
Garbage
collection and
disposal services
Water and
sewage
Snow removal
Fire protection
services
Zoning land
Local police
services
Collection of
property taxes
and fees for many
licences
School Boards
School taxes
Local public
transportation
Libraries
Building permits
Local recycling
programs
Snow removal
Recreation and
community
centres