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 ceremony that was held at Rideau Hall on June 16, 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.

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.