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As part of the innovative series highlighting exceptional Canadians from diverse areas of interest, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual conversation with Harley Finkelstein, an entrepreneur, lawyer and the Chief Operating Officer of Shop...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will engage in a question-and-answer session with high school students enrolled in Shad Canada’s newly designed online summer STEAM enrichment program. This digital session will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 2:00 ...

The Governor General will host a virtual discussion entitled “The Pandemic and Persons with Disabilities: What Canadians Should Know.”

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will deliver the Speech from the Throne to formally open the second session of the 43rd Parliament of Canada. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at 2:10 p.m., at the Senate of Canada Buildi...

The Governor General of Canada will participate in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Awards.

The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada will take part in the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Calling all witches, vampires, ghosts, spiders and other spooky beings. Members of the media are invited to join in the fun and frights of Rideau HALLoween.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation, on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 10:45 a.m. at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will present a total of 62 Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division), including 7 Meritorious Service Crosses (M.S.C.) and 55 Meritorious Service Medals (M.S.M.), during a cer...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, will attend the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover a presentation of credentials of eight new heads of mission to Canada.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will attend the 110th Grey Cup, the Championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL), in Hamilton, Ontario.

Ottawa, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present Canada’s top history honours to outstanding Canadians during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 26, 2023. She will then deliver remarks at the GGPAA Gala at the National Art Centre (NAC), in O...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will host a series of events on May 29, 2023, as part of the State Visit of the Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Ms. Eliza Reid.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will undertake an official visit to Manitoba from June 6 to 8, 2023.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2021 and 2022 Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism, as well as the 2022 and 2023 Michener-Deacon Investigative Fellowship and Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Educational Fell...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will deliver a speech during the Site Selection Ceremony of the Residential Schools National Monument.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will participate in various activities to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in Ottawa on June 21, 2023.