Library
Resources, publications and reference links to better understand Canada's constitutional monarchy, its history, institutions and heritage.
This library brings together resources selected by the Society: publications by The Crown Society of Canada, official Crown websites, vice-regal representatives, history, parliamentary institutions, monarchist organizations and royal institutions.
The Crown Society of Canada Feature Articles
Reference documents produced by the Society to explore constitutional and institutional topics in greater depth.
The United States, a Presidential Republic
An anatomy of a system that joins head of state and head of government, and what its weaknesses reveal about the value of the Canadian Crown.
READ THE PDFThe Crown in Canadian Law
How a permanent institution gives the state an identity, property, obligations — and continuity beyond governments.
READ THE PDFRoyal Assent
The final constitutional act that transforms an adopted bill into an Act of Canada.
READ THE PDFThe 1947 Letters Patent
The quiet operating manual of the Canadian Crown and the modern exercise of the Governor General's functions.
READ THE PDFThe King's Privy Council for Canada
The enduring institution behind Cabinet and one of the foundations of responsible government in Canada.
READ THE PDFSeptember 1, 1905: Two Provinces Under the Crown
An overview of the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, examining provincial autonomy, constitutional compromise and continuity of the Crown.
READ THE PDFHarald V: The Dignity of a Reign, the Continuity of a Crown
An overview of Harald V's reign, his service to Norway and the constitutional continuity carried forward through succession to the Crown.
READ THE PDFOfficial Crown Websites
Vice-Regal Representatives and Commissioners
Quickly access the official websites of the ten Lieutenant Governors and the three territorial Commissioners.