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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Governor General of Canada canonical	155
governor general of Canada	4
Governor General of the Province of Canada	3
Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces	1
Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of Canada	1
Gouverneur général du Canada	1
Governor General of British North America	1
Governor General of Canada (historically, for original trustees)	1
Governor General of Canada (office, via Frederick Stanley)	1
Governor General of Canada’s household	1
His Excellency the Governor General (in Canada)	1
commander-in-chief of Canada	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal public office ⓘ office ⓘ viceregal representative ⓘ
abbreviation	GG ⓘ
appointedBy	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: King of Canada Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: 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	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: federal government of Canada
memberOf	Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ surface form: King’s Privy Council for Canada
nativeName	Governor General of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gouverneur général du Canada
officeLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
oversees	Canadian Honours System ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Governor-General ⓘ surface form: Governor General of British North America Governor General of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Governor General of the Province of Canada
represents	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: King of Canada Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: 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 (171)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Alexander → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Ottawa → isSeatOf → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Officer of the Order of Canada → chancellor → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Officer of the Order of Canada → awardedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Canadian forces → commanderInChief → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Canadian Forces

Stanley Cup trustees → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Governor General of Canada (historically, for original trustees)

Lord Stanley of Preston → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Companion of the Order of Canada → awardingBody → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Order of Canada → chancellor → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Order of Canada → revocationAuthority → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Crown in right of Canada → representedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: governor general of Canada

Cabinet of Canada → appointingAuthority → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: governor general of Canada

Parliament of Canada → hasComponent → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Parliament of Canada → appointingAuthorityUpperHouse → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Parliament of Canada → representativeOfMonarch → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Senate of Canada → representedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Governor General's Award for English-language fiction → presentedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Prime Minister of Canada → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Governor General of Canada → predecessorOffice → Governor General of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Governor General of the Province of Canada

Governor General of Canada → nativeName → Governor General of Canada self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gouverneur général du Canada

Charles III, King of Canada → representedInCanadaBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

1st Earl Alexander of Tunis → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Office of the Secretary to the Governor General → appliesToOffice → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Office of the Secretary to the Governor General → reportsTo → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Canadian Honours System → representedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: governor general of Canada

Royal Society of Canada → founderRole → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Member of the Order of Canada → conferredBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

CAF → ceremonialCommanderInChief → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Secretary of State for External Affairs → appointingAuthority → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Stanley → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby

Advisory Council for the Order of Canada → advises → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Advisory Council for the Order of Canada → reportsTo → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Federal Court of Appeal → appointingAuthority → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Lady Constance Villiers → spouseOccupation → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Adrienne Clarkson → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces

Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction → presentedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

CC → awardedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Citadelle of Quebec → usedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Citadelle of Quebec → officialResidenceOf → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Marquess of Lansdowne → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Marquess of Lansdowne → associatedWithOffice → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

16th Earl of Derby → positionHeld → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada → canBeRemovedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan → appointedBy → Governor General of Canada ⓘ