Governor General of Canada

Governor General of Canada Gouverneure générale du Canada
Badge of the Governor General of Canada
Flag of the governor general of Canada
Incumbent Mary Simon since 26 July 2021
Government of Canada
Style	His/Her Excellency The Right Honourable
Abbreviation	GG
Residence	Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario La Citadelle, Quebec City, Quebec
Appointer	Monarchy of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation	1 July 1867
First holder	The Viscount Monck
Deputy	Deputies of the Governor General of Canada Secretary to the Governor General Justices of the Supreme Court
Salary	CA$288,900 annually
Website	www.gg.ca

The Governor General of Canada is the person who represents Canada's King (or Queen). The King of Canada does not spend much time in Canada because he is also the King of several other countries.

The Governor General is technically chosen by the King and is allowed to use almost all of the King's powers. But most of the time neither the King nor the Governor General use their powers without advice from the Prime Minister of Canada.

• The King would normally always choose whoever the Prime Minister wants them to choose to become Governor General.

• The Governor General usually uses his/her powers for what the Prime Minister advices him/her to do.

Once in a while the Prime Minister may want something done that the Governor General is not allowed to do on her own. The Prime Minister must then go straight to the King, for example for the appointment of 4 or 8 extra Senators to Parliament.