Royal Assent Ceremony to Bill C-4

December 8, 2021

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, granted Royal Assent by written declaration for the following legislation:

  • An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) (Bill C-4)

The Governor General, sitting at a table, signing a document.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, granted Royal Assent by written declaration for the following legislation: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) (Bill C-4)

  • Credit: Cpl Valerie Mailhot, Rideau Hall
  • Reference Number: GG10-2021-0113-004
The Governor General, flanked on either side by two people. All wearing masks. One Canadian flag in the background.

Royal Assent is granted by a representative of the Crown to approve a bill passed by the House of Commons and the Senate, making it into an Act of Parliament.

  • Credit: Cpl Valerie Mailhot, Rideau Hall
  • Reference Number: GG10-2021-0113-007
Close-up of a document that says Declaration of Royal Assent.

Royal Assent is therefore the last stage in the legislative process and assembles the three constituent entities of Parliament (Crown, Senate, House of Commons).

  • Credit: Cpl Valerie Mailhot, Rideau Hall
  • Reference Number: GG10-2021-0113-009

About Royal Assent
Royal Assent is granted by a representative of the Crown to approve a bill passed by the House of Commons and the Senate, making it into an Act of Parliament. Royal Assent is therefore the last stage in the legislative process and assembles the three constituent entities of Parliament (Crown, Senate, House of Commons). By tradition, Royal Assent is accorded in the Senate Chamber in the presence of members of the House and Senate. Since the Royal Assent Act of 2002, it may be signified by a written declaration by the governor general or by a deputy of the governor general (one of the justices of the Supreme Court).

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