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We are a country of seasons. Seasons of joy and sadness. Graduation season, wedding season, moving season, seasons for every rite of passage.

The world is watching the country that we are building together.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, announces 61 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including 4 Companions, 19 Officers and 38 Members. Five appointments represent promotions within the Order.

Canada values the many ways our peoples, institutions and communities work together, looking out for each other in a spirit of respect and collaboration.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will take part in two special events on June 26, 2026, as part of the summer program at Rideau Hall.

Today, in Francophone communities across Canada and throughout the province of Quebec, people will come together to celebrate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, or as it is now known in Quebec, la fête nationale.

Your contributions are not just individual efforts. Together, they bring about positive change in our country and strengthen its standing in the world.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will participate in a commemorative ceremony recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion, on July 17, at 10:30 a.m., at the National War Memorial, in Ottawa.

For a century, The Royal Canadian Legion has supported our veterans during and beyond their years of service, while keeping their stories alive and paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

As devastating wildfires continue to impact thousands of people around the world, my thoughts are particularly with all Canadians who have been affected by this crisis.

This week, we celebrate the ideas and people shaping Canada’s future.

Every day, Indigenous communities mourn the loss of sisters, mothers, loved ones and children who have gone missing—or whose lives have been violently cut short or forever changed.

Across this country, millions of people give their time, skills and compassion to help others—and today, we celebrate you.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will participate in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), where she will deliver remarks on April 20, 2026.

I am filled with hope as I see our voices continue to be heard through this forum and through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will take part in the opening ceremony of the Rendez-vous naval de Québec 2026, on the docks of the Port of Québec on July 24 at 10 a.m.

The great jazz pianist Oliver Jones always carried us to another world, across a rich landscape of emotions and profound human experiences, through melodies imbued with freedom and a pure sense of wonder at life.