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Canada Political profile on the 12 axes

A federal parliamentary monarchy of ten provinces and three territories, with public health insurance, an official policy of multiculturalism and wide free-trade agreements.

These positions are our hand-set editorial estimate of Canada's current laws, institutions and policies (2026), not of its people or any party. They are not calculated from any index; we checked them against public sources such as V-Dem, Freedom House and the OECD. Last reviewed October 2026. To suggest a correction, email support@12axes.site.

Canada on each axis

Structure
Federal85%15%Unitary

Federational

Representation
Democratic90%10%Autocratic

Direct Democracy

Power
Security45%55%Freedom

Centrist

Diplomacy
Internationalist80%20%Nationalist

Internationalism

Military
Militarist35%65%Pacifist

Non-Aggressive

Trade
Protectionist35%65%Globalist

Free Trade

Economy
Equality60%40%Markets

Mixed Economic

Control
Planned35%65%Laissez-Faire

Markets

Religion
Secular70%30%Religious

Agnostic

Culture
Progressive80%20%Traditional

Culturally Left

Immigration
Assimilationist20%80%Multiculturalist

Multiculturalist

Technology
Technology75%25%Bioconservative

Technological

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