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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, bestowed the honour on 6 Commanders (C.M.M.), 32 Officers (O.M.M.) and 93 Members (M.M.M.) of the Order of Military Merit at two investiture ceremonies at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered a keynote address at the Canadian Bar Association’s Aboriginal Law Conference.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 26, 2023.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser hosted 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.

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

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented 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 Fellowship, at a ceremo...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered a speech during the Site Selection Ceremony of the Residential Schools National Monument.

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

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered a speech during the National Remembrance of the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act. A commemorative plaque was unveiled to mark the occasion.

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

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, conducted the annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard, on the grounds of Rideau Hall on Friday, June 23, 2023.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser participated in the Canada Day daytime ceremony on LeBreton Flats, in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of members of the Canadian ministry at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, participated in activities in Ottawa on Thursday, September 7, 2023.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada delivered a keynote address at the 5th National Gathering on Unmarked Burials in Montréal, on Friday, September 8, 2023.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook official visits to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia from September 11 to 15, 2023.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented 34 Decorations for Bravery during a ceremony held at the Citadelle of Québec on September 19, 2023. The Decorations for Bravery are among Canada’s most respected and prestigious civilian honours.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser undertook a visit to Québec from September 19 to 21, 2023.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada and Mr. Whit Fraser, met with His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Mrs. Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine.

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser participated in the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ 46th Annual Memorial Service on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa.