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0011 – Legislators

Legislators participate in the activities of a federal, provincial, territorial or local government legislative body or executive council, band council or school board as elected or appointed members.

Profile

Index of titles

Example titles

  • Cabinet minister
  • City councillor
  • First Nations band chief
  • Governor general
  • Lieutenant-governor
  • Mayor
  • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
  • Member of Parliament (MP)
  • Member of the National Assembly (MNA)
  • Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)
  • Premier
  • Prime minister
  • School board trustee
  • Senator
  • Aboriginal band chief
  • Aboriginal band council member
  • Alderman/woman
  • Attorney general
  • Cabinet minister
  • City alderman
  • City councillor
  • City councilman/woman
  • Councillor
  • First Nations band chief
  • First Nations band council member
  • First Nations government leader
  • Government leader
  • Governor general
  • Leader of the opposition
  • Legislative body speaker
  • Legislator
  • Lieutenant-governor
  • Mayor
  • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
  • Member of Parliament (MP)
  • Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)
  • Member of the National Assembly (MNA)
  • Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)
  • Metropolitan council chair
  • Municipal council chairman/woman
  • Opposition leader
  • Orator – government
  • Premier
  • Prime minister
  • Reeve
  • Regional municipality chair
  • School board trustee
  • Senator
  • Solicitor general
  • Treasury Board president

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Enact, amend or repeal laws and regulations
  • Participate in developing or amending government policies, programs or procedures
  • Represent their government at local, national and international meetings and conferences
  • Respond to matters of concern to constituents or the general public
  • May serve as minister responsible for a government department or agency and direct senior government managers and officials in the implementation of government policy and the management of that department or agency.

Employment requirements

  • Election to a legislative body, or appointment to positions such as senator, lieutenant-governor or governor general, is required.

Exclusions

  • Commissioners – government services (in 0012 Senior government managers and officials)
  • Elected or appointed officials of health care institutions, educational institutions, unions and voluntary organizations (in 0014 Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations)