Premier (Canada)

In the Canadian Republic (informally known as Canada), the head of government of a single province or territory is called the premier (French: premier ministre [provincial]). The ceremonial head of state of the 13 provinces is called the deputy president, while the equivalent office in the 5 territories is the commissioner, which rather than being a ceremonial head of state is instead the Canadian state's representative to the respective territorial government.

Premiers are chosen via a general election of the provincial or territorial assembly: the party/coalition holding a majority of seats in the respective assembly chooses one of its sitting Members of Assembly (MAs), typically its leader, as premier, who is then officially confirmed as such by the deputy president or commissioner. Following confirmation, a new premier chooses his cabinet from amongst other (typically partisan) MAs.