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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invested 12 Officers (O.C.) and 34 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Like snowflakes, the stories that shape us are unique. Stories of hardships and joys, of culture and belief. In 2023, let us create diverse and inclusive stories for ourselves and for Canada.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over the Change of Guidon ceremony for The Royal Canadian Dragoons regiment at Garrison Petawawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invested 14 Officers (O.C.) and 35 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed five new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented Canada’s top architecture and landscape architecture honours to outstanding Canadians during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, honoured Canada’s top student-athletes for their leadership, both on and off the field.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

The Governor General of Canada completed a State visit to the Republic of Finland to mark 75 years of formal bilateral relations with a valued and like-minded partner and European Union member.

The public was invited to attend Winter Celebration on Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, joined Her Excellency Yuliya Kovaliv, Ambassador of Ukraine, as well as members of the diplomatic community and Canadian supporters to mark one year since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, marked International Women’s Day (IWD) with a round-table discussion at Rideau Hall, in partnership with the Women Heads of Diplomatic Missions in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

To mark the occasion, His Majesty the King Charles III and Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, have prepared messages.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed the Honourable Joe Biden, President of the United States, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6:25 p.m., at the Canada Reception Centre at the Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed six new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case to six laureates during a ceremony in the Ballroom of the Fairmont Château Laurier, on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, invested 1 Commander (C.O.M.), 24 Officers (O.O.M.) and 93 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during two ceremonies at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 5:45 p.m. at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook an official visit to the Northwest Territories from April 25 to 27, 2023.