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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 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.

  • A group of people posing for a photo outside. Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser are standing in the first row, in the middle.

    Michener Awards Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon presented the 2023 Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism, the 2024 Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism and Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Educational and Michener-Baxter awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A singer performs while a pianist plays the piano in the background. The backdrop is lit with blue lights

    2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

    Governor General Mary Simon presented the 2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 7, 2024. She then delivered remarks at the GGPAA Gala at the National Arts Centre (NAC), in Ottawa, the following evening.

  • A group of people in military uniforms standing in rows and facing large stone building. The viceregal flag is flying on a pole.

    Official visit to New Brunswick

    Their Excellencies Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook their first official visit to New Brunswick form June 4 to 7, 2024

  • 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.

  • A group of people posing for a photo outside. Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser are standing in the first row, in the middle.

    Michener Awards Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon presented the 2023 Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism, the 2024 Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism and Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Educational and Michener-Baxter awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A singer performs while a pianist plays the piano in the background. The backdrop is lit with blue lights

    2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

    Governor General Mary Simon presented the 2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 7, 2024. She then delivered remarks at the GGPAA Gala at the National Arts Centre (NAC), in Ottawa, the following evening.

  • A group of people in military uniforms standing in rows and facing large stone building. The viceregal flag is flying on a pole.

    Official visit to New Brunswick

    Their Excellencies Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook their first official visit to New Brunswick form June 4 to 7, 2024

  • 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.

  • A group of people posing for a photo outside. Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser are standing in the first row, in the middle.

    Michener Awards Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon presented the 2023 Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism, the 2024 Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism and Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Educational and Michener-Baxter awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A singer performs while a pianist plays the piano in the background. The backdrop is lit with blue lights

    2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

    Governor General Mary Simon presented the 2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 7, 2024. She then delivered remarks at the GGPAA Gala at the National Arts Centre (NAC), in Ottawa, the following evening.

  • A group of people in military uniforms standing in rows and facing large stone building. The viceregal flag is flying on a pole.

    Official visit to New Brunswick

    Their Excellencies Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook their first official visit to New Brunswick form June 4 to 7, 2024