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The installation of a new governor general is an event of national importance which marks a new chapter in our country’s constitutional monarchy.

In the evening, a reception in honour of Ms. Payette’s installation as Canada’s 29th governor general was hosted by the Government of Canada.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case to six laureates during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

The Governor General received the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, offered opening remarks at the Trottier Public Science Symposium at McGill University.

The Governor General welcomed His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of the Republic of Colombia, to Rideau Hall on the occasion of his State visit to Canada.

On Halloween night, the grounds of Rideau Hall were transformed into a haunted Victorian cemetery.

The Governor General met with His Excellency Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine.

Her Excellency marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele during an event at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, visited Fredericton and 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown as part of her first official visit to New Brunswick on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, invested 45 recipients in the Order of Military Merit during a ceremony held at Rideau Hall.

The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada took part in the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial, in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, visited Yellowknife, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk on her first official visit to the Northwest Territories.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, visited Yellowknife, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk on her first official visit to the Northwest Territories.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, invested 10 Officers and 34 Members into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency visited École élémentaire publique Kanata, which was renamed École élémentaire publique Julie-Payette in her honour.