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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 May Simon and Mr. Bruce Julian are standing beside each other in the Tent Room. Mr. Julian is standing to the right of the Governor General.

    Governor General presented with First Poppy of the 2021 National Poppy Campaign

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, received the symbolic first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign in a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon and Dr. Philipp Nimmermann, Representative of the Federal State of Hessen, are walking along a red carpet. There is a line of military officers lining both sides of the red carpet.

    State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Fraser undertook a State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from October 17 to October 21, 2021.

  • Their Excellencies sort food.

    Visit to the Ottawa Mission

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Fraser visited the Ottawa Mission.

  • A pin of a mini orange t-shirt made of beads with black outline on a grey background.

    First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    September 30, 2021 marked the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon is laying a wreath at the base of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument. Feathers are visible on the left side of the photo. Trees and a small crowd wearing masks are visible in the background.

    Annual Ceremony of Remembrance for Indigenous Veterans

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, attended a ceremony to pay respect to Indigenous and non-Indigenous veterans and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon and Mr. Bruce Julian are standing beside each other in the Tent Room. Mr. Julian is standing to the right of the Governor General.

    Governor General presented with First Poppy of the 2021 National Poppy Campaign

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, received the symbolic first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign in a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon and Dr. Philipp Nimmermann, Representative of the Federal State of Hessen, are walking along a red carpet. There is a line of military officers lining both sides of the red carpet.

    State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Fraser undertook a State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from October 17 to October 21, 2021.

  • Their Excellencies sort food.

    Visit to the Ottawa Mission

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Fraser visited the Ottawa Mission.

  • A pin of a mini orange t-shirt made of beads with black outline on a grey background.

    First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    September 30, 2021 marked the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon is laying a wreath at the base of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument. Feathers are visible on the left side of the photo. Trees and a small crowd wearing masks are visible in the background.

    Annual Ceremony of Remembrance for Indigenous Veterans

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, attended a ceremony to pay respect to Indigenous and non-Indigenous veterans and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon and Mr. Bruce Julian are standing beside each other in the Tent Room. Mr. Julian is standing to the right of the Governor General.

    Governor General presented with First Poppy of the 2021 National Poppy Campaign

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, received the symbolic first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign in a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon and Dr. Philipp Nimmermann, Representative of the Federal State of Hessen, are walking along a red carpet. There is a line of military officers lining both sides of the red carpet.

    State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Fraser undertook a State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from October 17 to October 21, 2021.

  • Their Excellencies sort food.

    Visit to the Ottawa Mission

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Fraser visited the Ottawa Mission.

  • A pin of a mini orange t-shirt made of beads with black outline on a grey background.

    First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    September 30, 2021 marked the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Governor General Mary May Simon is laying a wreath at the base of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument. Feathers are visible on the left side of the photo. Trees and a small crowd wearing masks are visible in the background.

    Annual Ceremony of Remembrance for Indigenous Veterans

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, attended a ceremony to pay respect to Indigenous and non-Indigenous veterans and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument.