In Canada, a deputy premier is the deputy
head of government
In the Executive (government), executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presid ...
of a
province or territory. , every province and territory has a deputy premier in office.
As the prime minister–premier distinction does not exist in French, the federal and provincial deputy first ministers are styled as (masculine) or (feminine).
List of current Canadian deputy premiers
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Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
The deputy prime minister of Canada ()When the position is held by a male, the French title is ''vice-premier ministre du Canada"'' is a minister of the Crown and a member of the Cabinet of Canada, Canadian Cabinet. The office is conferred at ...
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Deputy Premier of British Columbia
The deputy premier of British Columbia is the representative of the premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier.
Niki Sharma has been th ...
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Deputy Premier of Manitoba
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Deputy Premier of Ontario
The deputy premier of Ontario () is a minister of the Crown and senior member of the provincial Executive Council (Cabinet). The office was first created in 1977, and is conferred on the advice of the premier of Ontario. Though the role is seen ...
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Deputy Premier of Prince Edward Island
The deputy premier of Prince Edward Island is an office that was created on January 13, 2010, with the appointment of its first occupier George T. Webster, George Webster, by Premier of Prince Edward Island, Premier Robert Ghiz.Deputy Premier of Quebec
The deputy premier of Quebec ( French: ''Vice-premier ministre du Québec'' (masculine) or ''Vice-première ministre du Québec'' (feminine)), is the deputy head of government in Quebec.
There was no deputy premier until July 1960.
In the 1960s ...
References
Deputy premiers of Canadian provinces and territories
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