Territorial assembly (Canada)

In the Canadian Republic, a territorial assembly (French: assemblée térritoriale) is the generic term for the unicameral legislative assembly of one of Canada's five territories. A territorial assembly is thus the legislative branch of a territorial government, and consists of multiple seats each representing a riding (electoral district) of roughly equal population. An elected member of a territorial assembly is officially known as a Member of Assembly (MA).

The political party or coalition holding a majority of seats in the territorial assembly has constitutional prerogative to form the territorial government's executive branch, formally known as the Territorial Council, with the party/coalition leader typically nominated as premier (head of government) of the territory and confirmed as such by the territory's commissioner. The premier is thus chairperson of the Territorial Council, which acts as the premier's cabinet; Territorial Council members are drawn from the ranks of sitting MAs, who are nominated by the premier and confirmed by the territory's commissioner.