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Follow the activities of the Governor General in Canada and abroad.

This list is not exhaustive.

Each year the Governor General participates in numerous activities and engagements that do not appear on our website. Such activities can include meetings involving heads of diplomatic mission, senior public servants, military officials, elected officials, representatives of organizations, viceregal representatives and more. Disclosure of the Governor General’s activities and events is provided on a yearly basis through the publication of annual reports by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.

You can search for a specific event by keyword or narrow your results by using quotation marks to search for an exact title (e.g. “Speech from the Throne”). You can also use the filters to specify the type of document you are looking for, the date of the event, etc. Note that special characters such as commas and symbols are not accepted.

  • Order of Merit of the Police Forces medals on a table.

    Order of Merit of the Police Forces Ceremony

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada,  invested 9 Officers (O.O.M.) and 60 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney sit in the front row of a group photo in the ballroom at Rideau Hall. They are surrounded by members of the new Canadian Ministry.

    Swearing-in Ceremony

    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.   

  • The 2025 winners of the Artic Inspiration Prize Awards.

    Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks at the 2025 Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony.

  • A large field of red and yellow tulips.

    73rd annual Canadian Tulip Festival

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks during the opening ceremony of the 73rd annual Canadian Tulip Festival, celebrating 80 years of Liberation with the Canadian Army.

  • Governor General Mary Simon at the Freedom Parade.

    Visit to the Netherlands

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander‑in‑Chief of Canada, travelled to the Netherlands from May 3 to May 6, 2025, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and the End of the Second World War in Europe.

  • Order of Merit of the Police Forces medals on a table.

    Order of Merit of the Police Forces Ceremony

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada,  invested 9 Officers (O.O.M.) and 60 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney sit in the front row of a group photo in the ballroom at Rideau Hall. They are surrounded by members of the new Canadian Ministry.

    Swearing-in Ceremony

    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.   

  • The 2025 winners of the Artic Inspiration Prize Awards.

    Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks at the 2025 Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony.

  • A large field of red and yellow tulips.

    73rd annual Canadian Tulip Festival

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks during the opening ceremony of the 73rd annual Canadian Tulip Festival, celebrating 80 years of Liberation with the Canadian Army.

  • Governor General Mary Simon at the Freedom Parade.

    Visit to the Netherlands

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander‑in‑Chief of Canada, travelled to the Netherlands from May 3 to May 6, 2025, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and the End of the Second World War in Europe.

  • Order of Merit of the Police Forces medals on a table.

    Order of Merit of the Police Forces Ceremony

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada,  invested 9 Officers (O.O.M.) and 60 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney sit in the front row of a group photo in the ballroom at Rideau Hall. They are surrounded by members of the new Canadian Ministry.

    Swearing-in Ceremony

    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.   

  • The 2025 winners of the Artic Inspiration Prize Awards.

    Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks at the 2025 Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony.

  • A large field of red and yellow tulips.

    73rd annual Canadian Tulip Festival

    Governor General Mary Simon delivered remarks during the opening ceremony of the 73rd annual Canadian Tulip Festival, celebrating 80 years of Liberation with the Canadian Army.

  • Governor General Mary Simon at the Freedom Parade.

    Visit to the Netherlands

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander‑in‑Chief of Canada, travelled to the Netherlands from May 3 to May 6, 2025, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and the End of the Second World War in Europe.