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OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will attend the National Commemorative Ceremony to mark the passing of the Honourable Murray Sinclair, C.C., O.M., M.S.C., K.C.

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.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, will attend a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the entombment of Canada’s Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will participate in several events as part of the Royal Visit of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, on May 26 and 27, 2025.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will recognize the outstanding contributions of Canada’s top innovators during the Governor General’s Innovation Awards at Rideau Hall.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2024 Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism, the Michener-Baxter for Excellence in Journalism, the 2025 Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education, the...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present the 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) to seven laureates during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, June 13, 2025. She will then honour the laureates the following evening ...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will welcome leaders from the international community to the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will engage in an interactive art activity with youth to honour National Indigenous Peoples Day and launch this season’s Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams heart garden at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will preside over a presentation of Canadian honours during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 25, 2025.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will take part in the Canada Day National Noon Ceremony at Lebreton Flats Park, where she will deliver remarks and preside over a special Order of Canada investiture ceremony.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will take part in two special events on June 27, 2025, as part of the summer program at Rideau Hall

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will participate as a guest of honour in the annual Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sunset Ceremonies performed by the Musical Ride.

Ottawa, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will undertake a visit to Iqaluit, Nunavut, from July 7 to 9, 2025, for the fourth and final stop of her Mental Health Learning and Listening Tour. The tour, which was officially launched in Newfoundland and ...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will attend morning sessions and deliver remarks at the WAVES 2025: Global Indigenous Languages Summit. Organized by the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, the inaugural summit, held from Aug...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will travel to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, from August 22 to 25, to attend the 2025 Canada Summer Games. During the closing ceremony, the Governor General will deliver remar...

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will receive the credentials of four new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest 1 Companion (C.C.), 14 Officers (O.C.) and 46 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover the swearing-in ceremony of members of the Canaidan Ministry. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will preside over the swearing-in ceremony.