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Canadian Senate
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Senate of Canada
The
Senate of Canada
is a component of the
Parliament of Canada
, along with the
House of Commons
and the
Monarch
(represented by the
Governor General
). The Senate is modeled after the
House of Lords
and consists of 105 Members appointed by the Governor General on the
advice
of the
Prime Minister
. Seats are assigned on a regional basis, with each of the four major regions receiving 24 seats and the remainder of the available seats being assigned to smaller regions. The four major regions are
Ontario
,
Quebec
, the
Maritime provinces
, and the
Western provinces
. The seats for
Newfoundland and Labrador
, the
Northwest Territories
,
Yukon
, and
Nunavut
are assigned apart from these regional divisions. Senators may serve until they reach the age of 75.
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