CanadaGovernment 13 · How Canadians govern themselves

Which two areas are shared by the federal and provincial governments?

  1. aAgriculture and immigrationCorrect answer
  2. bCriminal law and citizenship
  3. cEducation and highways
  4. dDefence and currency

Why?

The Constitution allows both levels of government to make laws on agriculture and immigration. Defence, currency, criminal law and citizenship are federal, while education and highways are provincial.

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