Governor General of Canada

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federal public office office viceregal representative

The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community roles at the national level.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal public office → office → viceregal representative →
abbreviation	GG →
appointedBy	King of Canada → Monarch of Canada →
appointedOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of Canada →
ceremonialRole	preside over investitures of national honours → receive foreign ambassadors and high commissioners → represent Canada at state ceremonies →
confers	Bravery Decorations → Meritorious Service Decorations → Order of Canada → Order of Military Merit →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution Act, 1867 → Letters Patent, 1947 →
country	Canada →
created	1867 →
createdBy	Constitution Act, 1867 →
firstOfficeholder	Viscount Monck →
flag	Flag of the Governor General of Canada →
hasPower	appoint Prime Minister of Canada → appoint other federal ministers on advice of the Prime Minister → command-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces (de jure) → dissolve Parliament of Canada → grant royal assent to federal legislation → prorogue Parliament of Canada → summon Parliament of Canada →
jurisdiction	federal government of Canada →
memberOf	King’s Privy Council for Canada →
nativeName	Gouverneur général du Canada →
officeLanguage	English → French →
oversees	Canadian Honours System →
predecessorOffice	Governor General of British North America → Governor General of the Province of Canada →
represents	King of Canada → Monarch of Canada →
residence	Rideau Hall →
residenceCity	Ottawa →
residenceProvince	Ontario →
role	ceremonial head of state at the federal level → community figurehead → constitutional representative of the monarch → federal viceregal representative →
seat	Ottawa →
style	Her Excellency → His Excellency → The Right Honourable →
symbol	crest of the Governor General of Canada →
termLength	usually five years →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada → Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) → Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force → Commissioner of the Northwest Territories → Lieutenant Governor of Alberta → Lieutenant Governor of Ontario → Lieutenant Governor of Quebec → Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan → Prime Minister of Canada → Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada → Speaker of the Senate of Canada → Speaker of the Senate of Canada → Stanley Cup trustees ("Governor General of Canada (historically, for original trustees)") →	appointedBy
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis → Adrienne Clarkson → Adrienne Clarkson ("Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces") → Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby → Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby → Harold Alexander → Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne → Lord Stanley of Preston →	positionHeld
Cabinet of Canada ("governor general of Canada") → Federal Court of Appeal → Secretary of State for External Affairs →	appointingAuthority
Canadian Honours System ("governor general of Canada") → Crown in right of Canada ("governor general of Canada") → Senate of Canada →	representedBy
CC → Officer of the Order of Canada →	awardedBy
Officer of the Order of Canada → Order of Canada →	chancellor
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction → Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction →	presentedBy
Advisory Council for the Order of Canada → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General →	reportsTo
Advisory Council for the Order of Canada →	advises
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan →	analogousOffice
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General →	appliesToOffice
Parliament of Canada →	appointingAuthorityUpperHouse
Marquess of Lansdowne →	associatedWithOffice
Companion of the Order of Canada →	awardingBody
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada →	canBeRemovedBy
CAF →	ceremonialCommanderInChief
Canadian Forces →	commanderInChief
Member of the Order of Canada →	conferredBy
Royal Society of Canada →	founderRole
Parliament of Canada →	hasComponent
Ottawa →	isSeatOf
Governor General of Canada ("Gouverneur général du Canada") →	nativeName
Citadelle of Quebec →	officialResidenceOf
Governor General of Canada ("Governor General of the Province of Canada") →	predecessorOffice
Parliament of Canada →	representativeOfMonarch
Charles III, King of Canada →	representedInCanadaBy
Order of Canada →	revocationAuthority
Lady Constance Villiers →	spouseOccupation
Citadelle of Quebec →	usedBy