Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal Westminster parliamentary system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 75/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 78.8/100 #21
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.840
- HDI
- 0.939
- Regional blocs
- NAFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal Westminster parliamentary system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Canada | Charles III |
| Governor General of Canada | Mary Simon |
| Prime Minister of Canada | Mark Carney |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 75 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.840
- Liberal
- 0.736
- Participatory
- 0.589
- Deliberative
- 0.677
- Egalitarian
- 0.626
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 78.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #21 / 180
- Rank change
- -7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #14
- 83.0
- Economic #24
- 63.3
- Legal #22
- 81.7
- Social #33
- 78.1
- Safety #55
- 87.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.8 | 21 | 83.0 | 63.3 | 81.7 | 78.1 | 87.7 |
| 2024 | 81.7 | 14 | 86.2 | 66.4 | 83.8 | 82.4 | 89.8 |
| 2023 | 83.5 | 15 | 88.1 | 72.2 | 86.5 | 88.3 | 82.6 |
| 2022 | 81.7 | 19 | 82.3 | 71.2 | 80.3 | 92.0 | 83.0 |
| 2021 | 84.8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 84.7 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 84.3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 84.7 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2017 | 83.5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 84.7 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 89.0 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 89.0 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 87.3 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -5.7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 7.0 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 3.7 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 4.9 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |