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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.

  • Their Excellencies stand with a group of finalists at the 2021 Sobey Art Award ceremony.

    2021 Sobey Art Award

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, attended the 2021 Sobey Art Award ceremony, where one of five shortlisted Canadian artists was announced as the winner of the 2021 Sobey Art Award.

  • National flags of Kenya, Belgium and Lesotho 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, received the letters of credence of three new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Mr. Whit Grant Fraser is laying a wreath in front of a stone memorial. Several members of the Canadian Armed Forces are standing around him, wearing masks.

    No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery

    Mr. Whit Grant Fraser was honoured to take part in this morning’s No Stone Left Alone ceremony at Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery, where he laid a wreath in recognition of our veterans.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is sitting at a long table with General Wayne Eyre. They are both facing the camera. Behind them are Canadian and Canadian Armed Forces flags.

    Governor General invests 97 members of the Canadian military into the Order of Military Merit

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony for outstanding members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon is seated at a table signing a book.

    Swearing-In Ceremony of Members of the Canadian Ministry

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada presided over a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Their Excellencies stand with a group of finalists at the 2021 Sobey Art Award ceremony.

    2021 Sobey Art Award

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, attended the 2021 Sobey Art Award ceremony, where one of five shortlisted Canadian artists was announced as the winner of the 2021 Sobey Art Award.

  • National flags of Kenya, Belgium and Lesotho 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, received the letters of credence of three new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Mr. Whit Grant Fraser is laying a wreath in front of a stone memorial. Several members of the Canadian Armed Forces are standing around him, wearing masks.

    No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery

    Mr. Whit Grant Fraser was honoured to take part in this morning’s No Stone Left Alone ceremony at Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery, where he laid a wreath in recognition of our veterans.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is sitting at a long table with General Wayne Eyre. They are both facing the camera. Behind them are Canadian and Canadian Armed Forces flags.

    Governor General invests 97 members of the Canadian military into the Order of Military Merit

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony for outstanding members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon is seated at a table signing a book.

    Swearing-In Ceremony of Members of the Canadian Ministry

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada presided over a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Their Excellencies stand with a group of finalists at the 2021 Sobey Art Award ceremony.

    2021 Sobey Art Award

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, attended the 2021 Sobey Art Award ceremony, where one of five shortlisted Canadian artists was announced as the winner of the 2021 Sobey Art Award.

  • National flags of Kenya, Belgium and Lesotho 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, received the letters of credence of three new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Mr. Whit Grant Fraser is laying a wreath in front of a stone memorial. Several members of the Canadian Armed Forces are standing around him, wearing masks.

    No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery

    Mr. Whit Grant Fraser was honoured to take part in this morning’s No Stone Left Alone ceremony at Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery, where he laid a wreath in recognition of our veterans.

  • Governor General Mary Simon is sitting at a long table with General Wayne Eyre. They are both facing the camera. Behind them are Canadian and Canadian Armed Forces flags.

    Governor General invests 97 members of the Canadian military into the Order of Military Merit

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony for outstanding members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon is seated at a table signing a book.

    Swearing-In Ceremony of Members of the Canadian Ministry

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada presided over a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall.