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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a dinner in honour of the heads of State, heads of government and heads of international organizations participating in the outreach session of the Charlevoix G7 Summit.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at the Citadelle of Québec, on Friday June 8, 2018, at 11 a.m.

June 21, 2018 Message from the Governor Generalon the Occasion of National Indigenous Peoples Day OTTAWA—Indigenous peoples are pathfinders. Generations ago they taught us how to survive in the cold and how to value the gifts of nature all around us. They taught us about community. They are an intri...

June 24, 2018 Message from the Governor General on the Occasion of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day and La Fête nationale du Québec OTTAWA—The origins of the June 24 festivities can be traced back to Roman times. Celebrating the light of the summer solstice, this event highlighted the importance of the sun f...

June 26, 2018 Message from the Governor General Following the Passing of Paul Gérin-Lajoie OTTAWA— With the recent passing of Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canada has lost a pioneer, a great builder and a true visionary. Determined to help create a better future for generations to come, Mr. Gérin-Lajoie worked...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will attend the Canada Day Noon Show on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Sunday, July 1, 2018.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will invest 5 Officers and 22 Members into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at the Citadelle of Québec, on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at 10:30 a.m (EDT).

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will preside over a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at 10 a.m.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will invest 8 Officers and 31 Members into the Order of Canada on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Rideau Hall.

OTTAWA—Governor General Julie Payette joins with thousands of Canadian scientists in hailing the exciting news of the Nobel Prize in Physics being awarded to Dr. Donna Strickland and her partner Gérard Mourou for groundbreaking work in high-intensity ultra-short laser pulses.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will present honours to Canadians in celebration of their incredible achievements and contributions. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. (CST), at the RCMP Academy “Depot” Divi...

OTTAWA— One hundred years ago – on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – the First World War finally came to a close. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will present the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case to six laureates during a ceremony at the Railway Committee Room (253-D) in Centre Block, on Friday, December 14, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.

The holiday season is a time to rejoice, to take a break, to reflect on the months that have passed, and to look ahead to the New Year.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit Victoria and Vancouver as part of her first official visit to British Columbia from March 20 to 22, 2018.

April 8, 2018 Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash OTTAWA—All Canadians have been left shocked and heartbroken since news of the terrible crash that took the lives of 15 persons and left many others hurt in Saskatchewan broke last Friday. We are so saddened b...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit Iqaluit as part of her first official visit to Nunavut on April 12 and 13, 2018.

April 21, 2018 Message from the Governor General on the Occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 92nd Birthday OTTAWA—I am delighted to wish a very happy 92nd birthday to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For well over six decades Her Majesty has served as our head of State, and in so doing has st...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will conduct a working visit to the cities of Chicago and Detroit, in the United States of America, on April 26 and 27, 2018.