Federal government

• Head of State
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
   - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
  Victoria of the United Kingdom
  Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
  
  
• Governor General
  Governor General of Canada
  The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
  
   - The Viscount Monck
  Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
  Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, GCMG, PC was the last Governor General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation. Prior to Confederation he was concurrently Lieutenant Governor of both Canada West and Canada East...
  
  

Cabinet

• Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of Canada
  The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
  
   - Sir John A. Macdonald
  John A. Macdonald
  Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
  
  

• Minister of Agriculture
  Minister of Agriculture (Canada)
  The Minister of Agriculture is a Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Farm Products Council and...
  
   - Jean-Charles Chapais
  Jean-Charles Chapais
  Jean-Charles Chapais, PC was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government....
  
  
• Minister of Finance
  Minister of Finance (Canada)
  The Minister of Finance is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget...
  
   - Alexander Galt
• Minister of Justice
  Minister of Justice (Canada)
  The Minister of Justice is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice and is also Attorney General of Canada .This cabinet position is usually reserved for someone with formal legal training...
  
   - John A. Macdonald
  John A. Macdonald
  Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...
  
  
• President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  In the Canadian cabinet, the President of The Queen's Privy Council for Canada is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office. The President of the Privy Council also has the largely ceremonial duty of presiding over meetings of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, a body which only convenes...
  
   - Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
  Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
  Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair, PC , known prior to 1862 as Adam Johnston Fergusson, was a Canadian lawyer and politician....
  
  
• Minister of Public Works
  Minister of Public Works (Canada)
  The position of Minister of Public Works existed as part of the Cabinet of Canada from Confederation to 1995.As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government...
  
   - William McDougall
  William McDougall (politician)
  Sir William McDougall PC CB was a Canadian lawyer, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.Born near York, Upper Canada...
  
  
• Postmaster General
  Postmaster General of Canada
  The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department . In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward...
  
   - Alexander Campbell
  Alexander Campbell (Canadian politician)
  Sir Alexander Campbell, PC, KCMG, QC was an English-born, Canadian statesman and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation....
  
  
• Secretary of State for Canada
  Secretary of State for Canada
  The position of Secretary of State for Canada was a Canadian Cabinet position with a corresponding department. It was established in 1867 as the official channel of communication between the Dominion of Canada and the Imperial government in London...
  
   - Hector Louis Langevin
• Minister of Marine and Fisheries
  Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada)
  The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for supervising the fishing industry and administrating all navigable waterways in the country...
  
   - Peter Mitchell
  Peter Mitchell (politician)
  Peter Mitchell, PC was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.Mitchell ran again in 1856 as an opponent of prohibition, which had been proposed by the government. He carried a pistol for protection during the campaign and rum for his supporters. He was successful in this...
  
  

Opposition leaders

• Liberal Party of Canada
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
   - George Brown
  George Brown (Canadian politician)
  George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation...
  
  
• Anti-Confederate - Joseph Howe
  Joseph Howe
  Joseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians...
  
  

Other

• Speaker of the House of Commons
  Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
  The Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow Members of Parliament...
  
   - James Cockburn

Premiers

• Premier of New Brunswick
  Premier of New Brunswick
  The Premier of New Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
  
   - Andrew R. Wetmore
• Premier of Nova Scotia
  Premier of Nova Scotia
  The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia who presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly...
  
   - Charles Tupper
  Charles Tupper
  Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He later went on to serve as the sixth Prime Minister of Canada, sworn in to office on May 1, 1896, seven days after...
  
  
• Premier of Ontario
  Premier of Ontario
  The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
  
   - John Sandfield Macdonald
  John Sandfield Macdonald
  John Sandfield Macdonald, QC was the first Premier of the province of Ontario, one of the four founding provinces created at the confederation of Canada in 1867...
  
  
• Premier of Quebec
  Premier of Quebec
  The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
  
   - Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
  Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
  Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau , born in Charlesbourg, near Quebec City, was the first Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec following the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. He led a Conservative Party government. He was also the Minister of Education and Provincial Secretary...
  
  

Lieutenant governors

• Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick - Francis Pym Harding
  Francis Pym Harding
  Francis Pym Harding, was an English army general and the second Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1867 to 1868....
  
  
• Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia - Sir Charles Hastings Doyle
  Charles Hastings Doyle
  Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG was a British military officer and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick....
  
   of Lintpoo
• Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario - Henry William Stisted
  Henry William Stisted
  Lieut.-General Sir Henry William Stisted, KCB , served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario after Confederation, from 1867 to 1868....
  
   formerly of The Shire of Melanie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec - Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau
  Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau
  Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, KCMG, QC was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman.He was born in Quebec City in 1808. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and went on to article in law, receiving his license to practice in 1832. In 1835, he married Marie-Reine-Josephte, the daughter...