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The Governor General of Canada

The Governor General of Canada

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon

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The Governor General is a key figure in Canadian parliamentary democracy. Learn about the role and responsibilities of the representative of the Sovereign, Canada’s head of State.

Governor General Mary Simon is seated. She is wearing a beautiful multicolored scarf. A piano can be seen in the background.
Highlights from the Mandate
Cornice of Rideau Hall.
8 steps to welcoming a new Governor General
Contact the Governor General Designate
Governor General Mary Simon with Order of Military Merit recipients. They are outside of the Citadelle.
Visit to the Citadelle and the City of Québec
Governor General Mary Simon and a group of people standing in the ballroom at Rideau Hall, applauding.
Order of Merit of the Police Forces
Governor General Mary Simon and Mr. Whit Fraser posing for a group photo with Order of Canada recipients.
Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony
Governor General Mary Simon and His Majesty King Felipe VI, King of Spain at Rideau Hall.
Meeting with His Majesty King Felipe VI, King of Spain
Governor General Mary Simon standing with military members at unveiling of the third Indigenous spiritual symbol, the qulliq, as an approved optional spiritual emblem for engraving on headstones at the National Military Cemeterydee
Unveiling ceremony of the Inuit sacred spiritual symbol
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King Charles III
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