ESL EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENT WORKBOOK LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO CONTENTS The Levels of Government in Canada . 2 "Who is Responsible?" Activity . 3 Ridings in Ontario . 4 Political Parties . 6 Members of Provincial Parliament . 5 The Legislative Chamber Seating Plan . 7 The Roles in Parliament . 8 Canada and the Monarchy . 10 "Who am I?" Quiz . 11 How are Laws Made? . 13 Active Citizenship . 16 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA There are three levels of government in Canada; each administers specific responsibilities. THE FEDERAL THE PROVINCIAL THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL The Parliament of Canada is located in Ottawa, There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada . Each city or town has its own local government . Canada’s capital city . Ontario’s Parliament, also called the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is located in Toronto . The municipal government is responsible for local The federal government is responsible for things issues, like local roads, public parks, fire services that affect Canada as a country, like citizenship, The provincial government is responsible for and local police . money/currency, and national defense/the army . things that affect Ontario as a province, like drivers’ licences, health care, education, and marriage . The leader of a municipal government is usually The leader of our federal government is the called a mayor . What is the name of your municipal Prime Minister . What is his or her name? The leader of our provincial government is the leader? Premier . What is his or her name? 02 ESL WORKBOOK ACTIVITY LEVELS OF WHO IS GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE? FEDERAL List each responsibility under the appropriate level of government . RESPONSIBILITIES Army Fisheries OPP PROVINCIAL Birth Certificates Foreign Affairs Provincial Parks Canada Post Garbage Pick-up Public Transit Citizenship Healthcare RCMP + Immigration Libraries Recycling City Parks Local Police Road Signs Criminal Law Lottery Snow Removal MUNICIPAL Driver's Licence Marriage Tourism Education Certificates Transportation Firefighters Money 03 ESL WORKBOOK Goulais Bay 15A GREATER SUDBURY Rankin SAULT Location Timiskaming— PRINCE STE. Garden MARKSTAY- MARIE 15D River 14 Sudbury WARREN Lake Superior Whitefish Cochrane Island WEST MACDONALD, BLIND -- Lac Supérieur NIPISSING MEREDITH AND RIVER MATTAWAN ABERDEEN NORTH ADDITIONAL BAY LAIRD ELLIOT Algoma— Nipissing 10 MATTAWA LAKE JOHNSON ST.- TARBUTT CHARLES Sault Ste. Marie AND TARBUTT PLUMMER Manitoulin NAIRN PAPINEAU- AND Whitefish Lake Nipissing ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL EAST BONFIELD CALVIN CAMERON HYMAN Lake 6 BALDWIN -- Lac Nipissing FERRIS HEAD, SABLES- HURON Nickel CLARA Mississagi SPANISH AND MARIA HILTON SHORES BRUCE River 8 RIVERS ST. BEACH Belt CALLANDER JOSEPH MINES THE NORTH ESPANOLA DEEP SHORE SPANISH THESSALON Thessalon 12 RIVER FRENCH NIPISSING HILTON CHISHOLM Serpent RIVER JOCELYN River 7 KILLARNEY LAURENTIAN µ Sagamok HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK POWASSAN Nipissing km PARC PROVINCIAL Dokis 9 NIPISSING KILLARNEY KILLARNEY Whitefish 105 0 10 20 30 Point River 4 French PETAWAWA Southern Ontario Grondine 3 River 13 Sud de l’Ontario Zhiibaahaasing 19 Zhiibaahaasing HAWKESBURY Sucker Creek 23 ALGONQUIN Renfrew— 19A 1:800,000 GORE BAY MACHAR SOUTH PROVINCIAL PARK PEMBROKE WHITEWATER Nipissing— CHAMPLAIN EAST RIVER ALFRED AND PARC PROVINCIAL REGION HAWKESBURY LAURENTIAN PLANTAGENET NORTHEASTERN ALGONQUIN VALLEY MANITOULIN Sheguiandah 24 Henvey Pembroke BILLINGS JOLY GORDON / AND THE Inlet 2 SUNDRIDGE BARRIE ISLANDS Glengarry— ISLAND Magnetawan 1 PARRY NORTH ALGONA PRESCOTT M'Chigeeng 22 ASSIGINACK WILBERFORCE CLARENCE- Prescott— BURPEE AND SOUND STRONG Ottawa ROCKLAND AND MILLS Wikwemikong KILLALOE, ADMASTON/ Russell Unceded 26 HAGARTY AND Pikwakanagan BROMLEY HORTON RUSSELL MANITOULIN RICHARDS NORTH Naiscoutaing WHITESTONE ARMOUR THE GLENGARRY KEARNEY NATION CENTRAL 17A BURK'S MADAWASKA BONNECHERE ARNPRIOR MANITOULIN THE FALLS VALLEY VALLEY RENFREW ARCHIPELAGO RENFREW RYERSON MCNAB/ Kanata— CASSELMAN TEHKUMMAH STORMONT, MAGNETAWAN BRAESIDE SOUTH PERRY Carleton RUSSELL SOUTH ALGONQUIN DUNDAS AND GLENGARRY Shawanaga OTTAWA MCKELLAR NORTH GLENGARRY 17B MCMURRICH/ STORMONT MONTEITH MISSISSIPPI MCDOUGALL Parry MILLS CARLING GREATER Carleton Stormont— ALGONQUIN BRUDENELL, MADAWASKA CORNWALL Sound— HIGHLANDS LYNDOCH AND RAGLAN Northern Ontario CARLETON Dundas—South Georgian HASTINGS NORTH SOUTH Hudson PARRY Muskoka HIGHLANDS PLACE STORMONT Nord de l’Ontario SOUND SEGUIN DUNDAS Glengarry Bay Bay HUNTSVILLE 1:5,000,000 Akwesasne -- Parry Island DYSART, DUDLEY, LANARK BECKWITH Fort -- CARLOW/ 59 First Nation HARCOURT, HIGHLANDS GUILFORD, HARBURN, MAYO Severn 89 Baie LAKE OF Baie BRUTON, HAVELOCK, SOUTH BAYS d'Hudson Georgianne EYRE AND CLYDE LANARK MONTAGUE DUNDAS NORTH DRUMMOND/NORTH SMITHS GRENVILLE Cape Croker MUSKOKA BANCROFT ADDINGTON Indian HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS NORTH ELMSLEY Hunting FRONTENAC FALLS River 1 Grounds 60B Lanark— POLAR BEAR GEORGIAN BAY TAY EDWARDSBURGH/ PERTH PROVINCIAL PARK Moose FARADAY Frontenac— VALLEY MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD CARDINAL PARC PROVINCIAL Point 79 BRACEBRIDGE POLAR BEAR NORTHERN BRUCE Wahta HIGHLANDS MINDEN Kingston PENINSULA EAST LIMERICK Mohawk HILLS Sachigo Winisk 90 Territory Lake 2 James MUSKOKA AUGUSTA Sachigo Bearskin LAKES WOLLASTON Wapekeka NORTH Lake 3 Lake Bay KAWARTHA PRESCOTT Reserve 2 GRAVENHURST FRONTENAC Kasabonika -- Saugeen and Cape WESTPORT Leeds—Grenville— Muskrat Neyaashiinigmiing CENTRAL RIDEAU ELIZABETHTOWN- KENORA Lake Croker Fishing TUDOR AND KITLEY Attawapiskat 91 Christian FRONTENAC LAKES Sandy Dam Lake Wawakapewin Baie Islands 1 CASHEL Hastings— Island 30 SEVERN Lake 88 James Leeds—Grenville—ATHENS BROCKVILLE Keewaywin Weagamow Kingfisher Christian Lennox and Deer SOUTH Simcoe Lake 87 Lake 1 Webequie BRUCE Island 30A TRENT PETERBOROUGH FRONT OF Windsor Lake North PENINSULA PENETANGUISHENE LAKES Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Wunnumin 2 Addington YONGE Spirit North Mushkegowuk— MARMORA 1:175,000 MIDLAND Haliburton— TWEED Poplar Lake TAY RAMARA AND LAKE Lake Simcoe-Nord Peterborough— MADOC ThousandLEEDS ANDIslands et Rideau Lakes Hill Kiiwetinoong James Bay Fort Mnjikaning Kawartha HAVELOCK- SOUTH Pikangikum Neskantaga Albany 67 Huron First BELMONT- GRENVILLE Chief's TINY ORILLIA Kawartha METHUEN FRONTENAC 14 Cat Mushkegowuk— Nation 32 Lakes—Brock HASTINGS LEEDS AND Lake St. Clair -- Point 28 GEORGIAN Islands in the STONE THE THOUSAND Lake BLUFFS MILLS RIDINGS IN Trent Waters 36A ISLANDS -- SIMCOE 63C MartenBaie James Lac Fort MEAFORD Curve Lac Sainte-Claire PICKLE Falls 65 Huron Barrie— ORO- LAKE Hope 64 MEDONTE Lake First DOURO- CENTRE RED LAKE COLLINGWOOD Lake Simcoe Nation 35 DUMMER HASTINGS MOOSONEE OWEN WASAGA Springwater— KAWARTHA STIRLING- GANANOQUE Osnaburgh SOUND BEACH -- Lac Simcoe Moose RAWDON EAR 63A SELWYN FALLS Factory 68 Oro-Medonte LAKES KINGSTON THE BLUE FRONTENAC Saugeen 29 Bruce—Grey— ASPHODEL- GREATER ISLANDS One Man MOUNTAINS Chippewas of TYENDINAGA Wabauskang 21 Ojibway SPRINGWATER NORWOOD NAPANEE LOYALIST Lake 29 Georgina Island TRENT Wabaseemoong Lac Nation of Owen Sound OTONABEE- Kingston and CLEARVIEW First Nation SOUTH HILLS Seul 28 Saugeen Thunder Bay— English ARRAN- Barrie— BELLEVILLE DESERONTO The Dalles 38C Whitesand BARRIE PETERBOROUGH MONAGHAN SIOUX River 66 COCHRANE SAUGEEN ELDERSLIE CHATSWORTH Innisfil the Islands KENORA LOOKOUT SHORES Simcoe— BROCK WINDSOR DRYDEN York— Northumberland— Shoal MACHIN Superior North Mississauga's Lake 40 Grey of Scugog QUINTE Tyendinaga Mohawk Kingston et New GREY Simcoe Wabigoon BORDEN CAVAN Peterborough Territory Windsor West Lake of the Thunder Bay— GREENSTONE Constance HIGHLANDS Island Lake 27 Post 69 GEORGINA MONAGHAN Sugar Island 37A WEST les Îles Woods 34 Ginoogaming Lake 92 MATTICE- GREY IGNACE HEARST VAL CÔTÉ ESSA South First Nation DURHAM BRIGHTON Windsor-Ouest Windsor— Supérieur-Nord OPASATIKA MOONBEAM INNISFIL SMOOTH WEST EAST Northumberland— KAPUSKASING KINCARDINE GREY GWILLIMBURY UXBRIDGE LAKESHORE RAINYDAWSON Seine Lac des THUNDER HORNEPAYNE ROCK FALLS COCHRANE MULMUR Bay of PRINCE Tecumseh MELANCTHON TOSORONTIO Pickering— RIVER Red MANITOUWADGE BRADFORD River Mille New Post 69A ADJALA- CHAPPLE TERRACE Newmarket Peterborough- FORT ATIKOKAN BAY Rock 53 Timmins BROCKTON WEST CRAMAHE Quinte EDWARD FRANCES 23A Lacs 22A1 RED ROCK BAY Pic Mobert NEW GWILLIMBURY Uxbridge SCUGOG DORION —Aurora HAMILTON OLIVER MARATHON TECUMSETH Sud Reserve HANOVER ALNWICK/ PAIPOONGE SHUNIAH SCHREIBER ALGOMA PORT COUNTY Pic HALDIMAND RAINY RIVER CONMEE North Flying BRUCE NEW- Durham River 50 WHITE RIVER SHELBURNE Markham— HOPE Kenora— O'CONNOR Post 73 TIMMINS BLACK RIVER- SOUTHGATE MARKET PRESCOTT GILLIES THUNDER BAY MATHESON Timiskaming— AURORA Stouffville DUBREUILVILLE KIRKLAND OSHAWA CLARINGTON LASALLE NEEBING LAKE COBOURG Rainy Fort Gros SUDBURY MONO WHITCHURCH- TECUMSEH Matachewan 72 HURON- SOUTH Dufferin— STOUFFVILLE William 52 Cap 49 WAWA Chapleau Cree Mattagami Cochrane King— KINLOSS BRUCE RICHMOND Fox MATACHEWAN PICKERING WHITBY 71 GRAND Caledon River Lake JAMES AMARANTH HILL Essex Algoma— VALLEY Vaughan ESSEX Nickel Huron— KING MARKHAM AJAX Sudbury WELLINGTON ORANGEVILLE Manitoulin MINTO NORTH Belt CALEDON Thunder Bay— Bruce HOWICK VAUGHAN YORK Lake Superior EAST Oshawa ASHFIELD- WELLINGTON GARAFRAXA -- Lac Supérieur Nipissing COLBORNE- Atikokan WAWANOSH Whitby Goulais GREATER MORRIS- PEEL Ajax ESSEX BLIND SUDBURY NORTH TURNBERRY ELLIOT CENTRE AMHERSTBURG Bay 15A RIVER HURON ERIN LAKE WELLINGTON Lake MAPLETON BRAMPTON TORONTO Sault Ste. Marie GODERICH Wellington— Ontario