Deputy President of British Columbia

The Deputy President of British Columbia is the deputy president (official head of state) of the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). The Deputy President is appointed by the President of Canada on advice of the Premier of BC; like the President of Canada, the position of Deputy President of BC is a mostly ceremonial office, although in the event of the incapacitation of the Premier, the Deputy President becomes Acting Premier until a new Premier is chosen by a provincial general election. According to the Constitution of Canada, the Deputy President represents the state as a sovereign entity at the provincial level, and is the President of Canada's deputy only insofar as the Deputy President represents the sovereignty of the province on behalf of the President of Canada, who as an individual currently represents the sovereignty of a single Canada. Therefore, the symbol and rhetorical title of "the Crown" represents the President at the federal level and the Deputy President at the provincial level.