What does the federal government do?
The federal government of Canada addresses national issues and policies through programs and regulations (or laws), including:
- Economic policy (income taxation, banking, currency, debt, etc.)
- Federal judiciary (including the Supreme Court of Canada)
- Foreign affairs (foreign policy, international agreements, embassies, etc.)
- Immigration
- Indigenous affairs
- National defense (army, air forces, navy, special forces)
- National parks
- Policing (RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service or CSIS)
- Postal services
- Social security (Canada pension, employment insurance, child tax benefits, etc.)
- Telecommunications (telephone, television, satellite, internet, etc.)
- Trade (interprovincial and international, trade agreements, tariffs, etc.)
- Veteran affairs