Executive Council
An Executive Council in British constitutional thought is the top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor, superior to Legislative Councils and Legislative Assemblies. It functions as a quasi-Privy Council and therefore by extension is usually the equivalent of the Cabinet. It could mean
Consistent with wider British practice, Canadian provinces have Executive Councils which are usually referred to informally as Cabinets and are headed by a provincial Premier. These are:
Canadian territories also have councils:
There is, however a Canadian Cabinet at the level of the federal government and not an executive council. Members of the federal Cabinet are also members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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