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Citizenship Information

POLITICAL INFORMATION

SURREY
     

  • Surrey population - 394,976  (source: 2006 Census)
  • Land area (square km)  317.19  (source: 2006 Census)
  • Surrey was incorporated as a City, September 11, 1993.
  • Last election - November 15, 2008 - Election Results
  • Next election - November 2011 
  • Full Council including Mayor elected every 3 years.
City Council
 
  • Dianne Watts (Mayor)
  • Bob Bose
  • Tom Gill
  • Linda Hepner
  • Marvin Hunt
  • Mary Martin
  • Barinder Rasode
  • Barbara Steele
  • Judy Villeneuve
Address of Mayor and Members of Council
Surrey City Hall, 14245-56th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3X 3A2
Telephone (604) 591-4011

 

School District #36 (Surrey)
14225-56th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3X 3A3
Telephone (604) 596-7733
       
BRITISH COLUMBIA
   
 

Facts about BC

B.C. population4,196,383 (source:  Statistics Canada postcensal estimate)
Premier of B.C.Gordon Campbell (LIB) 
Leader of OppositionCarol James (NDP)  
Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Steven Point 
Speaker of the House Bill Barisoff (Nominee)   
Attorney General Michael de Jong 
Last election39th General Election May 12, 2009
Address of BC Legislative AssemblyParliament Buildings
Victoria, BC
V8V 1X4

BC Party Leaders
Liberal Gordon Campbell 
BC Conservative Party TBA 
New Democratic Party Carole James 
 Green Party Jane Sterk

BC Legislature Standings
(79 members)
 
Liberal48
New Democratic Party35
Independent2

Members of BC Legislative Assembly (MLAs) for Surrey
To locate your constituency, call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 or search MLA Finder.
Surrey/WhalleyBruce Ralston (NDP) 
10574 King George Highway V3T 2X3 
Phone: 604-586-2740 Fax: 604-586-2800 
 
Surrey/CloverdaleKevin Falcon (LIB)
108, 17700 No. 10 Highway, Surrey, BC  V3S 1C7      Phone: 604-576-3792    Fax: 604-576-3797
 
Surrey/NewtonHarry Bains (NDP) 
102-7380 King Goerge Kighway, Surrey, BC  V3W 5A5
Phone: 604-597-8248 Fax 604-597-8882
Surrey/Green Timbers

Sue Hammell (NDP)                                            100-10366 136A Street, Surrey  BC  V3T 5R3               Phone 604 586-2791 Fax: 604-586-2795

Surrey/Panorama

Stephanie Cadieux (LIB)                                                   120 - 5455 152nd Street, Surrey, BC  V3S 5A5            Phone: 604-574-5662 Fax 604-574-5691

Surrey/Fleetwood

Jagrup Brar (NDP)                                                                 101 - 8459 160th Street, Surrey, BC  V4N 0V6                      Phone: 604-501-8227

Surrey/TyneheadDave Hayer (LIB)
201-15135 101 Avenue, Surrey, BC  V3R 7Z1
Phone: 604-586-3747  Fax: 604-584-4741
Surrey/White Rock

Gordon Hogg (LIB)
130 - 1959 152nd Street, Surrey, BC  V4A 9E3 
Phone: 604-542-3930  Fax: 604-542-3933
 

 

THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
      

Provincial Leaders
AlbertaEd Stelmach (PC) 
British ColumbiaGordon Campbell (LIB) 
ManitobaGregory Selinger (NDP)
New BrunswickShawn Graham (LIB)
Newfoundland & LabradorDanny Williams (PC)
Northwest TerritoriesFloyd Roland (Independent) 
Nova ScotiaDarrell Dexter (NDP)
NunavutEva Aariak  (Independent) 
OntarioDalton McGuinty (LIB) 
Prince Edward IslandRobert Ghiz (LIB) 
QuebecJean Charest (Lib) 
SaskatchewanBrad Wall (Saskatchewan Party) 
YukonDennis Fentie (Yukon Party)  

    
FEDERAL 
     

Federal Information
Canada's Population33,311,389 (source:Statistics Canada July 1,2008 estimate) 
Prime Minister

Stephen J. Harper, Conservative

Leader of OppositionMichael Ignatieff
Governor General of CanadaMichaelle Jean (2005)
Speaker of the HousePeter Milliken 
Last election

October 14th, 2008 40th General Election       
Elections Canada

Address of Parliament BuildingsHouse of Commons
Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0A6
 

Federal Party Leaders
Bloc QuebecoisGilles Duceppe
LiberalMichael Ignatieff
New Democratic Party (NDP)

Jack Layton

Conservative Party of Canada

Stephen J. Harper

Registered Political PartiesFederal Registered Political Parties
Green Party of CanadaElizabeth May 

 

Senate Standings 
105
 seats in Senate (with provision for an extra 4 or 8)

Liberal49
Conservative52
Independent2
-----0
Progressive Conservative2
Vacant0

   
Members of the House of Commons Current Information
(308 members)
Liberal77
Bloc Quebecois48
Conservative144
New Democratic Party36
Independent2
Vacant1

House of Commons Seats By Province
(308 Total)
Alberta 28
British Columbia 36
Manitoba 14
New Brunswick 10
Newfoundland & Labrador 7
Northwest Territories 1
Nova Scotia 11
Nunavut 1
Ontario 106
Prince Edward Island 4
Quebec 75
Saskatchewan  14
Yukon  1

Federal Members of Parliament (MPs) from Surrey
(4 Total)
Fleetwood/Port KellsNina Grewal (Conservative Party of Canada)
201-15957 84th Avenue, Surrey, BC V4N 0W7
Phone: (604) 501-5900  Fax: (604) 501-5901
grewan@parl.gc.ca
South Surrey/
White Roc k /Cloverdale

Russ Hiebert (Conservative Party of Canada)
Phone: 604-542-9495   Fax:  604-542-9496
Office: 106A - 2429 - 152nd Street, Surrey, B.C.
V4P 1N4   
 Hiebert.R@parl.gc.ca    

Surrey North

Dona Cadman (Conservative Party of Canada)                  307-9808 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC  V3T 2V6 Phone 604-586-2441 Fax: 604-586-2445  Cadman.D1A@parl.gc.ca

Newton/North Delta

Sukh Dhaliwal (Liberal Party)   113 - 8532 Scott  Rd., Surrey  BC  V3W 3N5  Phone 604-598-2200 Fax: 604-598-2212  E-mail: dhalis@parl.gc.ca

To locate your constituency, search the parliamentary website or contact Elections Canada or find your MP using your postal code.

Political Information Sheet

Staff will print this sheet for FREE at any branch of the Surrey Public Library 


WEBSITES

STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Staff will print these guides for FREE at any branch of the Surrey Public Library.

Study questions based on the information available in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration's new booklet Discover Canada. In both official languages:

Discover Canada Découvrir le Canada 

Questions based on the information available in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration's older booklet A Look At Canada. In both official languages:

A Look at Canada Regard sur le Canada 

Translations of the above A Look At Canada questions are also available in ArabicPunjabiChineseFarsiKoreanSpanishHindiUrdu & Vietnamese.

(For a discussion of the difference between these two booklets and the changes in their content, see Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Frequently Asked Questions: Applying for Citizenship.)

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test  Multiple choice practice questions from Richmond Public Library. Note that answers to some regional questions apply to Richmond not Surrey residents.

 


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