Parlement du Canada: Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, the House of Commons is dominant, with the Senate rarely opposing its will. The Senate reviews legislation from a less partisan standpoint and may initiate certain bills. The monarch or her representative, normally the governor general, provides royal assent to make bills into law.
The governor general, on behalf of the monarch, summons and appoints the 105 senators on the advice of the prime minister, while the 338 members of the House of Commons-called members of Parliament (MPs)-each represent an electoral district, commonly referred to as a riding, and are elected by Canadian voters residing in the riding. In his or her own right, the governor general also summons and calls together the House of Commons, on behalf of the monarch, while either the monarch or governor general, the latter as ex officio viceroy, can prorogue or dissolve Parliament, in order to either end a parliamentary session or call a general election. Either will deliver and read the Throne Speech. The most recent Parliament, summoned by Governor General Julie Payette in September 2019, is the 43rd Parliament since Confederation.