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The Queen has nothing to do with the head of the government. The prime minister used to be picked by the queen but they stopped doing that. The queen is barely recognized in Canada. Please don't let that false answer bother you! :P

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The head of Government for Canada is officially the Queen, but her power is mainly that of a figurehead. Her representative in Canada is the Governor General, which in turn appoints the Prime Minister, who is deemed as the person best able to command a majority of House of Commons votes (basically, the leader of whatever party won the election).

The PM (and ministers appointed on his or her advice) are the sole constitutional advisors to the Governor General on the exercise of executive governmental powers.

The present PM is the Right Honourable Stephen Harper(member of the Commons for Calgary Southwest), appointed by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean.

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