DIVISIONS OF POWER (FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, MUNICIPAL

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FEDERAL

National defense

• Foreign diplomacy

• International trade

• Aboriginal affairs

• Postal service

• Banking system

• Marriage and

divorce

• Criminal law

• Etc…

PROVINCIAL

Education

• Health services, hospitals

• Some natural resources, environmental issues

• Charities

• Licenses

• Highways

• Provincial court system

• Provincial police/prisons

MUNICIPAL

Public Transit

• Garbage collection and disposal services

• Water and sewage

• Snow removal

• Fire protection services

• Zoning land

• Local police services

• Collection of property taxes and fees for many licenses

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