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Governor General Arbour shaking hands with people at the Canada Day ceremony at Lebreton Flats Park.

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.

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    The Governor general is seated at her desk. She is wearing a headphones, participating in a virtual event on her computer. She is holding a piece of paper.

    Canada-France virtual event on Reconciliation

    The Governor General delivered opening remarks at a virtual event on the theme of Memory and Reconciliation, organized by the Canadian Embassy in France. 

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    Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar in an orange astronaut uniform with a helmet on a table. A Canada flag is in the background.

    Roberta Bondar Foundation

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in an event honouring Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar on the 30th anniversary of Bondar's historic space flight. 

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    The governor general is seated at a desk. She is participating in a video chat on her computer.

    Virtual dialogue with members of Parliament

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in a dialogue with new parliamentarians as well as with new senators appointed in 2019.

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    The insignia of the Order is a stylized snowflake of six points, with a red annulus at its centre which bears a stylized maple leaf

    Governor General announces 135 appointments to the Order of Canada

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada. 

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    The Governor General participates in a video call on her computer.

    Virtual Call with New Zealand’s Governor General

    Her Excellency took part in a virtual call with New Zealand’s new Governor General, Dame Cindy Kiro, New Zealand’s first female Maori governor general.

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    The Governor general is seated at her desk. She is wearing a headphones, participating in a virtual event on her computer. She is holding a piece of paper.

    Canada-France virtual event on Reconciliation

    The Governor General delivered opening remarks at a virtual event on the theme of Memory and Reconciliation, organized by the Canadian Embassy in France. 

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    Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar in an orange astronaut uniform with a helmet on a table. A Canada flag is in the background.

    Roberta Bondar Foundation

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in an event honouring Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar on the 30th anniversary of Bondar's historic space flight. 

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    The governor general is seated at a desk. She is participating in a video chat on her computer.

    Virtual dialogue with members of Parliament

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in a dialogue with new parliamentarians as well as with new senators appointed in 2019.

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    The insignia of the Order is a stylized snowflake of six points, with a red annulus at its centre which bears a stylized maple leaf

    Governor General announces 135 appointments to the Order of Canada

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada. 

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    The Governor General participates in a video call on her computer.

    Virtual Call with New Zealand’s Governor General

    Her Excellency took part in a virtual call with New Zealand’s new Governor General, Dame Cindy Kiro, New Zealand’s first female Maori governor general.

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    The Governor general is seated at her desk. She is wearing a headphones, participating in a virtual event on her computer. She is holding a piece of paper.

    Canada-France virtual event on Reconciliation

    The Governor General delivered opening remarks at a virtual event on the theme of Memory and Reconciliation, organized by the Canadian Embassy in France. 

  • Image
    Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar in an orange astronaut uniform with a helmet on a table. A Canada flag is in the background.

    Roberta Bondar Foundation

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in an event honouring Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar on the 30th anniversary of Bondar's historic space flight. 

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    The governor general is seated at a desk. She is participating in a video chat on her computer.

    Virtual dialogue with members of Parliament

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in a dialogue with new parliamentarians as well as with new senators appointed in 2019.

  • Image
    The insignia of the Order is a stylized snowflake of six points, with a red annulus at its centre which bears a stylized maple leaf

    Governor General announces 135 appointments to the Order of Canada

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada. 

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    The Governor General participates in a video call on her computer.

    Virtual Call with New Zealand’s Governor General

    Her Excellency took part in a virtual call with New Zealand’s new Governor General, Dame Cindy Kiro, New Zealand’s first female Maori governor general.