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Her Majesty Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada and the Canadian head of State.

As such, every coin minted since Her Majesty's ascension to the throne has featured the Queen's image.

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Her Majesty the Queen of Canada remains on Canadian currency because the Queen is the Canadian head of State. Section 9 of the Constitution Act, 1867 vests executive government and authority in the Queen.

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Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on the death of her father, King George VI.

As with all British Empire/Commonwealth countries depicting the reigning monarch on their coins, George VI was on Canadian Coins prior to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Canada is a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy. Queen Elizabeth II, who the Queen of Canada and the Canadian Head of State appears on Canadian coins.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second is the Queen of Canada.
Canada is a Commonwealth nation of the UK. She is their Queen.

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Queen Elizabeth II

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