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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 Mary Simon stands at a podium addressing the audience.

    Governor General honours remarkable achievements at Rideau Hall

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to 22 deserving individuals.

  • The Governor General, sitting at a table, signing a document.

    Royal Assent Ceremony to Bill C-4

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, granted Royal Assent by written declaration for legislation.

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

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

  • The Governor General and a man stand on either side of a table that features medals, decorations and a certificate.

    Governor General invested in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.  

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon stands at a podium addressing the audience.

    Governor General honours remarkable achievements at Rideau Hall

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to 22 deserving individuals.

  • The Governor General, sitting at a table, signing a document.

    Royal Assent Ceremony to Bill C-4

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, granted Royal Assent by written declaration for legislation.

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

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

  • The Governor General and a man stand on either side of a table that features medals, decorations and a certificate.

    Governor General invested in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.  

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

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

  • Governor General Mary Simon stands at a podium addressing the audience.

    Governor General honours remarkable achievements at Rideau Hall

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to 22 deserving individuals.

  • The Governor General, sitting at a table, signing a document.

    Royal Assent Ceremony to Bill C-4

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, granted Royal Assent by written declaration for legislation.

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

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

  • The Governor General and a man stand on either side of a table that features medals, decorations and a certificate.

    Governor General invested in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.  

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

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