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Governor General Arbour shaking hands with people at the Canada Day ceremony at Lebreton Flats Park.

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Follow the activities of the Governor General in Canada and abroad.

This list is not exhaustive.

Each year the Governor General participates in numerous activities and engagements that do not appear on our website. Such activities can include meetings involving heads of diplomatic mission, senior public servants, military officials, elected officials, representatives of organizations, viceregal representatives and more. Disclosure of the Governor General’s activities and events is provided on a yearly basis through the publication of annual reports by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.

You can search for a specific event by keyword or narrow your results by using quotation marks to search for an exact title (e.g. “Speech from the Throne”). You can also use the filters to specify the type of document you are looking for, the date of the event, etc. Note that special characters such as commas and symbols are not accepted.

  • Governor General Simon walking past a row of people in uniform. They are outside.

    Official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador

    Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook an official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador, from June 29 to July 5, 2024.

  • Governor General Mary Simon inspects the guard. A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force is behind her. She is also wearing a Canadian Army uniform. Members of the guard are to her left, all wearing red uniforms.

    Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard 2024

    Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Mary Simon conducted the Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard.

  • Governor General Mary Simon smiles at the crowd. She is holding a book and is dressed in the Canadian Army uniform. A women sits to her right and Mr. Whit Fraser is seated to her left. There are children in the foreground.

    Launch of Storytime at Rideau Hall

    Governor General Mary Simon launched this year’s Storytime at Rideau Hall by joining young visitors to Rideau Hall to read books and participate in fun literacy activities under a Reading Tent.

  • Governor General Mary Simon stands with the new heads of mission in front of their flags

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon welcomed three new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Photo of cardboard hearts, placed in the garden. They all have various positive messages.

    Launch of heart garden at Rideau Hall

    To mark National Indigenous People’s Day, Governor General Mary Simon took part in an art activity with schoolchildren to launch the Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams heart garden at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Simon walking past a row of people in uniform. They are outside.

    Official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador

    Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook an official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador, from June 29 to July 5, 2024.

  • Governor General Mary Simon smiles at the crowd. She is holding a book and is dressed in the Canadian Army uniform. A women sits to her right and Mr. Whit Fraser is seated to her left. There are children in the foreground.

    Launch of Storytime at Rideau Hall

    Governor General Mary Simon launched this year’s Storytime at Rideau Hall by joining young visitors to Rideau Hall to read books and participate in fun literacy activities under a Reading Tent.

  • Governor General Mary Simon inspects the guard. A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force is behind her. She is also wearing a Canadian Army uniform. Members of the guard are to her left, all wearing red uniforms.

    Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard 2024

    Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Mary Simon conducted the Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard.

  • Governor General Mary Simon stands with the new heads of mission in front of their flags

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon welcomed three new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Photo of cardboard hearts, placed in the garden. They all have various positive messages.

    Launch of heart garden at Rideau Hall

    To mark National Indigenous People’s Day, Governor General Mary Simon took part in an art activity with schoolchildren to launch the Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams heart garden at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Simon walking past a row of people in uniform. They are outside.

    Official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador

    Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook an official visit to Newfoundland and Labrador, from June 29 to July 5, 2024.

  • Governor General Mary Simon smiles at the crowd. She is holding a book and is dressed in the Canadian Army uniform. A women sits to her right and Mr. Whit Fraser is seated to her left. There are children in the foreground.

    Launch of Storytime at Rideau Hall

    Governor General Mary Simon launched this year’s Storytime at Rideau Hall by joining young visitors to Rideau Hall to read books and participate in fun literacy activities under a Reading Tent.

  • Governor General Mary Simon inspects the guard. A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force is behind her. She is also wearing a Canadian Army uniform. Members of the guard are to her left, all wearing red uniforms.

    Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard 2024

    Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Mary Simon conducted the Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard.

  • Governor General Mary Simon stands with the new heads of mission in front of their flags

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon welcomed three new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Photo of cardboard hearts, placed in the garden. They all have various positive messages.

    Launch of heart garden at Rideau Hall

    To mark National Indigenous People’s Day, Governor General Mary Simon took part in an art activity with schoolchildren to launch the Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams heart garden at Rideau Hall.