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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.

  • Governor General Simon is sitting at her desk. Her computer monitor shows an ongoing virtual event.

    Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous knowledge across international borders

    Her Excellency participated in a virtual event at Mount Allison University as part of the ‘Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous knowledge across international borders’ initiative.

  • The Governor General inspecting the Royal 22e Régiment.

    Official visit to Quebec

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, undertook an official visit to Quebec on May 4, 2022.  

  • The Governor General is sitting at a computer. She is participating in a virtual event.

    Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered remarks virtually at the Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable.

  • The Governor General addresses the audience.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed five new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is standing at a podium delivering remarks.

    International Decade of Indigenous Languages

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, spoke at the Canadian launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

  • Governor General Simon is sitting at her desk. Her computer monitor shows an ongoing virtual event.

    Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous knowledge across international borders

    Her Excellency participated in a virtual event at Mount Allison University as part of the ‘Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous knowledge across international borders’ initiative.

  • The Governor General inspecting the Royal 22e Régiment.

    Official visit to Quebec

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, undertook an official visit to Quebec on May 4, 2022.  

  • The Governor General is sitting at a computer. She is participating in a virtual event.

    Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered remarks virtually at the Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable.

  • The Governor General addresses the audience.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed five new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is standing at a podium delivering remarks.

    International Decade of Indigenous Languages

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, spoke at the Canadian launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

  • Governor General Simon is sitting at her desk. Her computer monitor shows an ongoing virtual event.

    Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous knowledge across international borders

    Her Excellency participated in a virtual event at Mount Allison University as part of the ‘Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous knowledge across international borders’ initiative.

  • The Governor General inspecting the Royal 22e Régiment.

    Official visit to Quebec

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, undertook an official visit to Quebec on May 4, 2022.  

  • The Governor General is sitting at a computer. She is participating in a virtual event.

    Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered remarks virtually at the Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable.

  • The Governor General addresses the audience.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed five new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is standing at a podium delivering remarks.

    International Decade of Indigenous Languages

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, spoke at the Canadian launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.