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

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.

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

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to 23 exceptional individuals.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 135 appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 2 Companions (C.C.), 39 Officers (O.C.), 1 honorary Member and 93 Members (C.M.).

At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will undertake a working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait, from March 17 to 23, 2022.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met today with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. During this historic in-person meeting, the Governor General of Canada, the first Indigenous person to hold this position, had the opportunity to share Canadia...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, today announces 120 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new member list includes 5 Companions (C.C.), 38 Officers (O.C.), and 77 Members (C.M.).

OTTAWA—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Jerusalem from January 22 to 24, 2020, to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, which marks the 75th anniversary of ...

OTTAWA—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will travel to Poland to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz ...

OTTAWA—Ski, snowshoe or sled your way over to the grounds of Rideau Hall for this year’s Winter Celebration taking place on February 1, 2020, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a chance to discover winter traditions from around the world, with over 25 free activities, performances, pop-up museu...

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit the Metro Vancouver region including Surrey, North Vancouver and Vancouver from February 21 to 22, 2020.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will visit Thunder Bay from February 25 to 26, 2020.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Robert Hung-Ngai Ho. The ceremony took place on February 21, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Ho was appointed in December 2018.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 10 a.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 10 a.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 2:30 p.m.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, has launched a new online platform called Caring Nation and we want to hear from you!

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will participate in Nova Scotia Remembers, a virtual vigil for the victims of the Nova Scotia shooting, on Friday, April 24, 2020, at 7 p.m. AST.

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will host a virtual discussion with Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. The discussion will be accessible to the public on gg.ca.