The Burnaby Public Library citizenship guide is designed to help newcomers learn about Burnaby, about BC and about Canada, and assist those preparing for the Canadian citizenship test.
General information about Canada
Motto of Canada
a mari usque ad mare ("from sea to sea")
Population (2016 census)
Canada: 35,151,728
British Columbia: 4,648,055
Vancouver (Census metropolitan area): 2,463,431
Burnaby: 232,755
Federal government information
Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau (Liberal)
Leader of Opposition
Andrew Scheer (Conservative)
Governor General of Canada
Julie Payette (2017)
Federal party leaders
Liberal Party of Canada: Justin Trudeau
New Democratic Party: Jagmeet Singh
Bloc Québécois: Yves-François Blanchet
Conservative Party of Canada: Andrew Scheer
Green Party of Canada: Elizabeth May
People's Party of Canada: Maxime Bernier
Last federal election
October 21, 2019
Senate
105 seats in senate with provision for an extra four or eight
House of Commons
338 members
Standings in the House of Commons
Conservative Party of Canada: 121
New Democratic Party: 24
Liberal Party of Canada: 157
Bloc Quebecois: 32
Green Party of Canada: 3
Independent:1
House of Commons seats by province/territory
British Columbia: 42
Alberta: 34
Saskatchewan: 14
Manitoba: 14
Ontario: 121
Quebec: 78
New Brunswick: 10
Nova Scotia: 11
Prince Edward Island: 4
Newfoundland and Labrador: 7
Yukon: 1
Northwest Territories: 1
Nunavut: 1
Address of Parliament Buildings
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Federal members of Parliament (MPs) for Burnaby
Burnaby North Seymour
Terry Beech (Liberal)
Constituency office:
3906 Hastings Street
Burnaby, BC V5C 6C1
Phone: 604-718-8870
terry.beech@parl.gc.ca
www.tbeech.liberal.ca
Burnaby South
Jagmeet Singh (NDP)
Constituency office:
4940 Kingsway
Burnaby BC V5H 2E2
Phone: 1 604 291-8863
Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca
https://jagmeetsingh.ndp.ca/
New Westminster-Burnaby
Peter Julian (NDP)
Constituency office:
110-888 Carnarvon Street
New Westminster, BC V3M 0C6
Phone: 604-775-5707
peter.julian@parl.gc.ca
www.peterjulian.ca
Find your MP using your postal code.
Provincial premiers
British Columbia: John Horgan (NDP)
Alberta: Jason Kenney (PC)
Saskatchewan: Scott Moe (Saskatchewan Party)
Manitoba: Brian Pallister (PC)
Ontario: Doug Ford (PC)
Quebec: Francois Legault (Coalition Avenir Québec)
New Brunswick: Blaine Higgs (PC)
Nova Scotia: Stephen McNeil (Liberal)
Prince Edward Island: Dennis King (PC)
Newfoundland and Labrador: Dwight Ball (Liberal)
Yukon: Sandy Silver (Liberal Party)
Northwest Territories: Carolin Cochrane
Nunavut: Joe Savikataaq
Provincial government information
Premier of BC
John Horgan (NDP)
Leader of the Opposition
Andrew Wilkinson (LIB)
Lieutenant governor of BC
Janet Austin
Provincial party leaders
British Columbia Liberal Party: Andrew Wilkinson
Britis Columbia New Democratic Party: John Horgan
British Columbia Green Party:Adam Olsen (interim)
Last BC election
May 9, 2017
BC Legislature
87 members
Standings of parties in the BC legislature
British Columbia Liberal Party: 42
BC NDP: 41
BC Green Party: 2
Independent:2
Total of 87 Ridings
Provincial members of legislative assembly (MLAs) for Burnaby
Burnaby North
Janet Routledge (NDP)
Constituency office:
1833 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5C 5R3
(604) 775-0778
Fax: (604) 775-0833
janet.routledge.MLA@leg.bc.ca
Burnaby Edmonds
Raj Chouhan (NDP)
Constituency office:
5234 Rumble Street
Burnaby, BC V5J 2B6
Phone: 604-660-7301
Fax: 604-660-7304
raj.chouhan.MLA@leg.bc.ca
Burnaby-Deer Lake
Anne Kang (NDP)
Constituency office:
105 - 6411 Nelson Avenue
Burnaby, BC V7C 5R4
Phone: (604) 775-0565
Fax: (604) 775-2550
anne.kang.MLA@leg.bc.ca
Burnaby-Lougheed
Katrina Chen (NDP)
Constituency office:
3 - 8699 10th Avenue
Burnaby, BC V3N 2S9
(604) 660-5058
Fax: (604) 660-5074
katrina.chen.MLA@leg.bc.ca
Find your MLA using your postal code.
Burnaby municipal information
Burnaby mayor
Mike Hurley, Independent
Last election
October 20 2018
Full council including mayor elected every 4 years
Next election
2022
Councillors
Pietro Calendino (BCA)
Sav Dhaliwal (BCA)
Dan Johnston (BCA)
Colleen Jordan (BCA)
Joe Keithley, Burnaby Green Party
Paul McDonell (BCA)
Nick Volkow (BCA)
James Wang (BCA)
BCA = Burnaby Citizens Association
Voter qualifications
Canada
18 years old or older and a Canadian citizen
British Columbia
18 years old or older and a Canadian citizen
Burnaby
18 years old or older and a Canadian citizen. Must have resided in Canada for 12 months, BC for six months, and 30 days in Burnaby. All Burnaby property owners may vote if they are Canadian citizens and 18 years or older.