Levels of Government Exercise

Instructions: For each scenario/situation, write the correct level of government responsibility in
the blank space on the right.

Federal Provincial Municipal

1 Libraries expand and put in Municipal 1 Postage stamps go up 10 Federal

new computers: 6 cents:

2 The GST gets reduced Federal 1 Residents complain that Municipal

from &% to 5% on all 7 they need a new
relevant purchases: playground for their kids:

3 A CFNY DJ gets charged Municipal 1 New old style street lights Municipal
with swearing on the air at 8 are put in a new Brampton
3:00 in the morning: subdivision

4 A young woman becomes a Municipal 1 An OPP officer stops Provincial

member of the Brampton 9 someone speeding on
Fire Department: HWY 401 east of Toronto:

5 New TV ads promote the Municipal 2 Passports of new Federal

Toronto nightlife, Muskoka 0 immigrants are inspected
and Ottawa: at Pearson Airport:

6 A happy young couple gets Municipal 2 You get a parking ticket Municipal
married: 1 and you have ten days to
pay:

7 A man commits health Provincial 2 Doctors tell the public they Provincial
fraud with 38 social 2 are tired of being under
insurance cards: funded:

8 The Labour law says you Federal 2 Canada takes a firm stand Federal
are entitled to lunch: 3 on poverty in Africa:

9 Canada signs a new trade Federal 2 A secret investigation is Federal

deal with Mexico: 4 being done by the RCMP:

1 The army buys 20 new Federal 2

0 helicopters, each costing 5
10 million:

11 Garbage removal people Municipal 2 Police pick up the Municipal

go on strike for better 6 perpetrator of an assault at
contract: high school:
1 A parent complains about Municipal 2 A city recreation centre has Municipal
2 the distance her child has 7 great weight room and
to travel to get to the aerobics classes:
closest school:

1 Road crews clog highways Provincial 2 The plows did not salt the Municipal
3 in October resurfacing 8 streets after last nights ice
major routes: storm:

1 An important bank merger Federal 2 The Brampton bus Municipal

4 is approved: 9 schedule is inefficient:

1 The public water system is Municipal 3 A man is concerned about Federal

5 being very carefully 0 the fading Canadian
scrutinized: Pension Plan: