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The Governor General of Canada

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon

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Governor General Mary Simon looks at the land in Nunavik.

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The Governor General is a key figure in Canadian parliamentary democracy. Learn about the role and responsibilities of the Governor General in these extraordinary circumstances and how Canadians are pulling together in the face of adversity.

Black wrought iron gates mounted with golden detailing and a crest of a wreath with gold lettering, surmounted by a crown.
Governor General attends the Coronation Service of His Majesty King Charles III
Governor General Simon inspecting a guard of honour.
Governor General undertakes official visit to Manitoba
Iceland’s President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson planting a tree on the Rideau Hall grounds. Govenor General Mary Simon, Mr. Fraser and Ms. Eliza Reid are standing behind him.
Governor General marks the State Visit of the President of Iceland with a series of events
Governor General Simon speaking into a microphone in front of a large audience of people. The room has blue walls. There is a large, gold ornate mirror behind Her Excellency.
Governor General invests 132 members of the Canadian Armed Forces into the Order of Military Merit
A group photo of the laureates from the Governor General Performance Arts Awards. Governor General Simon and Mr. Fraser are seated in the centre of the group.
Governor General presents the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards
Governor General Simon posing for a group photo with His Majesty King Charles III, Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Natan Obed, and President of the Métis National Council Cassidy Caron.
Statement from the Governor General after the Meeting between Indigenous Leaders and His Majesty King Charles III
Her Excellency is sitting at a table outside, laughing. Flowers are blurry in the foreground.
Letter to Canadians from the Governor General
Official photo of Governor General Mary May Simon. She is outdoors. The Rideau Hall gardens are visible in the background.
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon
Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall
Mary Simon's Coat of Arms
Sovereign and Royal Family
Official photo of His Excellency Whit Grant Fraser. Bookshelves are visible in the background.
His Excellency Whit Fraser
Entrance to the Citadelle. Sign above reads Gouverneur Général.
The Citadelle
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