The Prime Minister of Canada plays an essential role within the Canadian Parliament. In Canada's parliamentary political system, the Prime Minister exercises executive responsibility. It is responsible for a set of administrative, management and monitoring decisions in force across the country. The executive role is the branch of government that is generally responsible for creating laws and enforcing regulations to ensure compliance with those laws. The Prime Minister is the head of government in Canada. Almost always, the Prime Minister is also the leader in the House of Commons, the assembly of “ordinary” people elected by the population to run the government. Several steps are necessary to select a Prime Minister. First, there must be a vote of party members at a national convention to decide who will be their leader. If their party is already in power or holds a majority of seats in Parliament, the chosen leader will immediately assume the role of Prime Minister. Otherwise, the leader must lead the party through a successful electoral process to become prime minister. The Prime Minister is not directly elected by the entire population in elections. He is elected indirectly when his party wins the election with the most seats in the House of Commons. The prime minister can rule the country for a maximum of five years before new elections. However, historically and traditionally, most of them will call elections within four years, based on their perceived standing among voters. If after four years they feel that they are still held in high esteem by the general public, and that it is likely that they will maintain or strengthen their power in government, it is likely that they will call... ... middle of paper. ....ion will lead to the defeat of the government. These proposed changes, proportional representation, lowering the voting age to sixteen and the establishment of a congressional system, are unnecessary at present since the system in Canada is accepted by the majority of the population. Works Cited Ballard, EJ and Suedfeld, P. (1988). Performance evaluations of Canadian prime ministers: Individual and situational factors. Political Psychology, 9(2), 291-302. Janet McFarland. (2009). A single national regulator? The Globe and Mail, p. B.3.Nesbitt-Larking, P. (2004). Political psychology in Canada. Political Psychology,25(1), 97-114Nicholas Kohler and Colin Campbell with Steve Maich (2006) 18-year-olds too immature to vote, studies suggest. Larry Johnston (2008) Politics: An Introduction to the Modern Democratic State, Third Edition, chapters 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9.