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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.

  • GGconversations - The Power of Music: A Conversation with Classical Musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with classical musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor.

  • Virtual Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, received the letters of credence of seven new heads of mission during a virtual ceremony. 

  • GGconversations with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Toronto.  

  • Royal Assent for Bill C-9: An Act to amend the Income Tax Act

    The Governor General granted Royal Assent for Bill C-9.

  • GGconversations with Dr. Joanne Liu

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders.

  • GGconversations - The Power of Music: A Conversation with Classical Musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with classical musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor.

  • Virtual Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, received the letters of credence of seven new heads of mission during a virtual ceremony. 

  • GGconversations with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Toronto.  

  • Royal Assent for Bill C-9: An Act to amend the Income Tax Act

    The Governor General granted Royal Assent for Bill C-9.

  • GGconversations with Dr. Joanne Liu

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders.

  • GGconversations - The Power of Music: A Conversation with Classical Musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with classical musicians Lisette Canton and Daniel Taylor.

  • Virtual Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, received the letters of credence of seven new heads of mission during a virtual ceremony. 

  • GGconversations with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Toronto.  

  • Royal Assent for Bill C-9: An Act to amend the Income Tax Act

    The Governor General granted Royal Assent for Bill C-9.

  • GGconversations with Dr. Joanne Liu

    The Governor General hosted a conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of Doctors Without Borders.