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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.

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  • Governor General Mary Simon pinning a poppy to a veteran’s suit jacket.

    First poppy of the 2024 Remembrance period

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A row of flags is positioned behind a chair with a small table next to it.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Decorations of the Order of Canada on a table.

    Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon invested 4 Companions (C.C.), 21 Officers (O.C.) and 29 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is standing at a podium. People are seated in front of her. Many people are wearing orange shirts. There is a large stone building in a background.

    Survivors’ Flag Raising Ceremony on Parliament Hill

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks at a national ceremony to honour residential school Survivors.

  • Governor General Simon and Mr. Fraser are standing before a display of shoes.

    National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024

    Governor General Mary Simon joined Survivors, Indigenous leaders and dignitaries to honour the thousands of lives lost or traumatically impacted by the residential school system at the national commemorative gathering on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Governor General Mary Simon pinning a poppy to a veteran’s suit jacket.

    First poppy of the 2024 Remembrance period

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A row of flags is positioned behind a chair with a small table next to it.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Decorations of the Order of Canada on a table.

    Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon invested 4 Companions (C.C.), 21 Officers (O.C.) and 29 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is standing at a podium. People are seated in front of her. Many people are wearing orange shirts. There is a large stone building in a background.

    Survivors’ Flag Raising Ceremony on Parliament Hill

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks at a national ceremony to honour residential school Survivors.

  • Governor General Simon and Mr. Fraser are standing before a display of shoes.

    National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024

    Governor General Mary Simon joined Survivors, Indigenous leaders and dignitaries to honour the thousands of lives lost or traumatically impacted by the residential school system at the national commemorative gathering on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Governor General Mary Simon pinning a poppy to a veteran’s suit jacket.

    First poppy of the 2024 Remembrance period

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A row of flags is positioned behind a chair with a small table next to it.

    Letters of Credence Ceremony

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

  • Decorations of the Order of Canada on a table.

    Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon invested 4 Companions (C.C.), 21 Officers (O.C.) and 29 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is standing at a podium. People are seated in front of her. Many people are wearing orange shirts. There is a large stone building in a background.

    Survivors’ Flag Raising Ceremony on Parliament Hill

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks at a national ceremony to honour residential school Survivors.

  • Governor General Simon and Mr. Fraser are standing before a display of shoes.

    National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024

    Governor General Mary Simon joined Survivors, Indigenous leaders and dignitaries to honour the thousands of lives lost or traumatically impacted by the residential school system at the national commemorative gathering on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.