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Ski, snowshoe or sled your way to the grounds of Rideau Hall for this year’s Winter Celebration on February 11, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will be supported by Canadian leaders when she undertakes a State visit to the Republic of Finland from February 6 to 10, 2023.

Diplomatic visits are how countries demonstrate the importance and value of our relationships with the international community.

Today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, completed a State visit to the Republic of Finland. The visit celebrated 75 years of friendship with Finland and showed Canada’s support to the Arctic community as the world continues to adapt to these times of intern...

OTTAWA, Ontario – As Canada marks the 50th anniversary of the Decorations for Bravery, the Chancellery of Honours has created a new wearable insignia for past and future recipients of the Governor General’s Commendation for Bravery.

OTTAWA, Ontario—On May 6 and 7, 2023, the public is invited to take part in free activities at Rideau Hall in Ottawa to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

OTTAWA, Ontario – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, is pleased to announce that His Excellency Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and Ms. Eliza Reid, will undertake a State visit to Canada from May 29 to June 1, 2023.

OTTAWA, Ontario—This summer, members of the public are invited to discover Rideau Hall, a national historic site set in an idyllic urban oasis located only a few minutes from downtown Ottawa and Gatineau.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including 3 Companions, 22 Officers and 60 Members. One appointment is a promotion within the Order.

OTTAWA, Ontario—On September 29, 2023, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will host Learning and Healing Through Art, a special intergenerational discussion with a residential school Survivor, an artist and local youth on the importance of the National Day fo...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Calling all young witches, vampires, ghosts, spiders and other spooky beings. As part of a long-standing tradition, members of the public are invited to join in the fun and frights of Rideau HALLoween.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including three Companions, 15 Officers, one Honorary Officer and 59 Members. Three appointments are promotions within the Order.