Office of the Secretary to the Governor General

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Canadian government office federal administrative body

The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General is the federal administrative body that supports Canada’s governor general and manages key honours and awards programs, including the Order of Canada.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General canonical	15
Office of the Herald Chancellor of Canada	1
Secretary to the Governor General	1
office of the Governor General of Canada	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian government office ⓘ federal administrative body ⓘ
appliesToOffice	Governor General of Canada ⓘ
budgetType	federally funded ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
employs	public servants ⓘ
governmentLevel	federal ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	OSGG ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.gg.ca ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody	Office of the Secretary to the Governor General self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Secretary to the Governor General
jurisdiction	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada
locatedIn	Ottawa ⓘ Rideau Hall ⓘ
mandate	support the governor general in carrying out ceremonial responsibilities ⓘ support the governor general in carrying out community and international responsibilities ⓘ support the governor general in carrying out constitutional responsibilities ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
oversees	Chancellery of Honours ⓘ Office of the Secretary to the Governor General self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of the Herald Chancellor of Canada
parentOrganization	Canadian Heritage Portfolio ⓘ surface form: Canadian Heritage (for administrative purposes)
primaryFunction	manage Canadian honours and awards programs ⓘ provide administrative support to the governor general ⓘ support the governor general of Canada ⓘ
reportsTo	Governor General of Canada ⓘ
responsibleFor	Canadian Honours System ⓘ surface form: Canadian Bravery Decorations Governor General’s Academic Medals ⓘ Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (administrative support) ⓘ Meritorious Service Decorations ⓘ Order of Canada ⓘ Order of Merit of the Police Forces ⓘ Order of Military Merit ⓘ Polar Medal ⓘ Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers ⓘ administration of the Canadian Heraldic Authority ⓘ administration of the Canadian Honours System ⓘ communications support for the governor general ⓘ organization of diplomatic credential ceremonies ⓘ organization of investiture ceremonies ⓘ organization of state visits ⓘ organization of swearing‑in ceremonies ⓘ protocol support for the governor general ⓘ support for the governor general’s ceremonial duties ⓘ support for the governor general’s community and international roles ⓘ support for the governor general’s constitutional duties ⓘ
sector	public service ⓘ
shortName	OSGG ⓘ
usesScript	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Officer of the Order of Canada → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Order of Canada → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Constitution Act, 1867 → definesInstitution → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

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

Rideau Hall → managedBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Office of the Secretary to the Governor General → headOfGovernmentBody → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary to the Governor General

Office of the Secretary to the Governor General → oversees → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Herald Chancellor of Canada

Canadian Honours System → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Member of the Order of Canada → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Long Gallery → governedBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

subject surface form: Long Gallery (Rideau Hall)

Tent Room → managedBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Meritorious Service Decorations → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Order of Merit of the Police Forces → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Governor General’s Academic Medals → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

OSGG → acronymFor → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Chancellery of Honours → partOf → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Star of Courage → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Sacrifice Medal → administeredBy → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ

Governor General’s Innovation Award → associatedInstitution → Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ