The position of governor general is mandated by both the Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly known as the British North America Act, 1867), … See more

As the personal representative of the monarch, the governor general follows only the sovereign in the Canadian order of precedence, … See more

Retired governors general usually either withdraw from public life or go on to hold other public offices. Edward Schreyer, for instance, was … See more

Canada shares the person of the sovereign equally with 14 other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations and that individual, in the … See more

Rideau Hall, located in Ottawa, is the official residence of the Canadian monarch and of the governor general and is thus the location of the … See more

French and British colonies
French colonization of North America began in the 1580s and Aymar de Chaste was appointed in … See more

The letters patent constituting the office and official publications of the government of Canada spell the title governor general, without a hyphen, unlike in the other Commonwealth realms See more