By the arrangements of the
Canadian federation,
Canada's monarchy operates in
British Columbia as the core of the province's
Westminster-style parliamentary democracy.
As such,
the Crown within British Columbia's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of British Columbia,
Her Majesty in Right of British Columbia,
or the Queen in Right of British Columbia.
The
Constitution Act, 1867, however, leaves many royal duties in British Columbia specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia,
whose direct participation in governance is limited by the
conventional stipulations of
constitutional monarchy.