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OTTAWA—Media are advised that a ceremony to proclaim the accession of the new Sovereign, King Charles III, will take place at Rideau Hall on Saturday, September 10, 2022.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will attend the State funeral for Queen Elizabeth II and will take part in related commemorative events.

Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover a presentation of credentials of 7 new heads of mission to Canada.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea, and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee, on Friday, September 23, 2022, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will mark the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by taking part in a number of activities.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will deliver the 19th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Calgary on October 6, 2022.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will undertake a working visit to Iceland, from October 12 to 15, 2022, on the occasion of the Arctic Circle Assembly.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest three Companions (C.C.), seven Officers (O.C.) and 32 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, will deliver the keynote address at a conference entitled Northern Nationalisms, Arctic Mythologies, and the Weight of History, on October 22, 2022.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will be presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Members of the public are invited to join in the fun and frights of Rideau HALLoween. This year's theme is creepy creatures, where animals of all kinds come out at sunset to torment those who try to leave the grounds of Rideau Hall.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will visit Prince Edward Island’s North Shore on Sunday, October 30, 2022, to observe first-hand the damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Fiona.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest 2 Companions (C.C.), 14 Officers (O.C.) and 28 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Canada Army Run.

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.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest 5 Companions (C.C.), 12 Officers (O.C.) and 31 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, will present Canada’s top history honours to outstanding Canadians during a ceremony taking place at the historic Residence of the Governor General at the Citadelle of Québec.

As commander-in-chief, Governor General Mary Simon will receive military honours from the Royal 22e Régiment at the Citadelle. She will inspect a guard of honour and there will be a 21-gun salute.

Members of the media are invited to the Residence of the Governor General at the Citadelle of Québec to cover a presentation of credentials of seven new heads of mission to Canada.

UPDATE Screening of Ukrainian film Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom at the National Gallery of Canada