Official Activities

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with His Majesty King Felipe VI, King of Spain, on May 19, 2026, at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, witnessed the unveiling of the third Indigenous spiritual symbol, the qulliq, as an approved optional spiritual emblem for engraving on headstones at the National Military Cemetery in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invested 5 Officers (O.C.) and 8 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invested 7 Officers (O.O.M.) and 57 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 14, 2026.

Governor General Mary Simon recognized the outstanding contributions of Canada’s top innovators during the Governor General’s Innovation Awards ceremony at Rideau Hall.