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OTTAWA—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Jerusalem from January 22 to 24, 2020, to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, which marks the 75th anniversary of ...

OTTAWA—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Poland to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz ...

OTTAWA—Ski, snowshoe or sled your way over to the grounds of Rideau Hall for this year’s Winter Celebration taking place on February 1, 2020, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a chance to discover winter traditions from around the world, with over 25 free activities, performances, pop-up museu...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit the Metro Vancouver region including Surrey, North Vancouver and Vancouver from February 21 to 22, 2020.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit Thunder Bay from February 25 to 26, 2020.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Robert Hung-Ngai Ho. The ceremony took place on February 21, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Ho was appointed in December 2018.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 10 a.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 10 a.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 2:30 p.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, has launched a new online platform called Caring Nation and we want to hear from you!

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will participate in Nova Scotia Remembers, a virtual vigil for the victims of the Nova Scotia shooting, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at 7 p.m. AST.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual discussion with Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. The discussion will be accessible to the public on gg.ca.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will participate in a virtual commemorative ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (VE) Day, on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 12:45 p.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Hayley Wickenheiser, four-time Olympic gold medallist in women’s hockey, on Friday, May 15, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., on gg.ca.

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians across diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orc...

OTTAWA—Today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced the appointment of Dr. Samy Khalid as chief herald of Canada and the appointment of Dr. Claire Boudreau as Margaree-Chéticamp herald emeritus.

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians across diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Cathy Crowe, a Canadian street nurse, educator, social justice activist an...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will participate in a round-table event entitled ‘Women’s Leadership in the COVID-19 Response to Protect Every Woman and Every Child’ on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT.

OTTAWA—As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians across diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Co-Founder, Institute for Canadian...

OTTAWA— On this Sunday June 7, 2020, Canadian Armed Forces Day, let us pause for a moment to cheer the men and women who serve our country. Whether they wear the Navy, Army or Air Force uniform, serve in the regular or reserve forces, they stand on guard for Canada and they are always ready to answe...