Canada Government
Government background
Canada is a federation made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories. French Canadians make up about 80 percent of the population of Quebec. Canada is an independent, self-governing nation. But the Constitution Act of 1982 recognizes the British monarch as Canada's official head of state. This position symbolizes the country's historic ties to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom governed Canada until 1848. In 1931, the Statute of Westminster made Canada independent. The Constitution Act of 1982 eliminated the need for British approval of Canadian constitutional amendments.
Government Response to Covid-19
The Government of Canada is investing in Canadian researchers to learn more about this novel coronavirus and to develop tools and resources to combat it. On March 7th, the government announced $27 million to fund coronavirus research. The investment supported research teams from across Canada and focused on the development, testing, and implementation of measures to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. The Government of Canada provided the funding for the research through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and Genome Canada (GC).
Citations
www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar090380. Accessed 4 Nov. 2020.
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