text: how is the royal family of britain connected with canada? how does the queen come to have powers in canada? does canada and uk share the same history?   thanks. let me add, that we have a governor general of our country and lieutenant governors of our provinces, who are reps of the queen for state occasions.  we play god save the queen and o canada for them.  we still have tremendous ties of affection with britain and the queen.  her majesty gets a warm welcome from canadians when she visits.