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Celebrating Canada’s Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic athletes at Rideau Hall
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed Canadian athletes to Rideau Hall in recognition of their outstanding achievements at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Visit to the Citadelle and the City of Québec
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, travelled to the City of Québec, marking her last visit to the Citadelle as Governor General.
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Meeting with His Majesty King Felipe VI, King of Spain
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.
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Unveiling ceremony of the Inuit sacred spiritual symbol
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.
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Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony
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.
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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Celebrating Canada’s Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic athletes at Rideau Hall
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed Canadian athletes to Rideau Hall in recognition of their outstanding achievements at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Visit to the Citadelle and the City of Québec
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, travelled to the City of Québec, marking her last visit to the Citadelle as Governor General.
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Meeting with His Majesty King Felipe VI, King of Spain
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.
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Unveiling ceremony of the Inuit sacred spiritual symbol
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.
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Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony
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.
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Celebrating Canada’s Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic athletes at Rideau Hall
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed Canadian athletes to Rideau Hall in recognition of their outstanding achievements at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Image
Visit to the Citadelle and the City of Québec
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, travelled to the City of Québec, marking her last visit to the Citadelle as Governor General.
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Image
Meeting with His Majesty King Felipe VI, King of Spain
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.
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Image
Unveiling ceremony of the Inuit sacred spiritual symbol
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.
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Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony
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.