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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.

  • A group photo with Governor General Simon and six new heads of mission, with the flags of each country behind them.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon shaking a person's hand.

    Canada-Inuit Nunangat -United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme (CINUK) conference

    The Governor General delivered opening remarks on the final day of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat -United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme (CINUK) conference.

  • The Canadian Special Operations Regiment's standard, placed on an alter outdoors with two members of the Canadian Armed Forces in soft focus at the front.

    Canadian Special Operations Regiment Standard Ceremony

    Their Excellencies visited Petawawa and Pembroke to take part in a Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) military ceremony.

  • Row of flags representing countries of ambassadors presenting their letters of credence.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon is seen from the back, standing, speaking at a podium, on a stage, in front of a room filled of people, sitting at round tables.

    First National Indigenous Defence Conference

    The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Mary Simon delivered opening remarks at the first National Indigenous Defence Conference at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

  • A group photo with Governor General Simon and six new heads of mission, with the flags of each country behind them.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon shaking a person's hand.

    Canada-Inuit Nunangat -United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme (CINUK) conference

    The Governor General delivered opening remarks on the final day of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat -United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme (CINUK) conference.

  • The Canadian Special Operations Regiment's standard, placed on an alter outdoors with two members of the Canadian Armed Forces in soft focus at the front.

    Canadian Special Operations Regiment Standard Ceremony

    Their Excellencies visited Petawawa and Pembroke to take part in a Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) military ceremony.

  • Row of flags representing countries of ambassadors presenting their letters of credence.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon is seen from the back, standing, speaking at a podium, on a stage, in front of a room filled of people, sitting at round tables.

    First National Indigenous Defence Conference

    The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Mary Simon delivered opening remarks at the first National Indigenous Defence Conference at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

  • A group photo with Governor General Simon and six new heads of mission, with the flags of each country behind them.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon shaking a person's hand.

    Canada-Inuit Nunangat -United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme (CINUK) conference

    The Governor General delivered opening remarks on the final day of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat -United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme (CINUK) conference.

  • The Canadian Special Operations Regiment's standard, placed on an alter outdoors with two members of the Canadian Armed Forces in soft focus at the front.

    Canadian Special Operations Regiment Standard Ceremony

    Their Excellencies visited Petawawa and Pembroke to take part in a Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) military ceremony.

  • Row of flags representing countries of ambassadors presenting their letters of credence.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon is seen from the back, standing, speaking at a podium, on a stage, in front of a room filled of people, sitting at round tables.

    First National Indigenous Defence Conference

    The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada Mary Simon delivered opening remarks at the first National Indigenous Defence Conference at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.