03 - The Governor General - ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES - Represent Canada

FrançaisContact UsHome Role and Responsibilities Constitutional Responsibilities Commander-in-Chief Represent Canada Encourage Excellence Bring Canadians Together Grant Armorial Bearings Represent Canada The governor general promotes Canadian... More

FrançaisContact UsHome Role and Responsibilities Constitutional Responsibilities Commander-in-Chief Represent Canada Encourage Excellence Bring Canadians Together Grant Armorial Bearings Represent Canada The governor general promotes Canadian sovereignty at home and represents Canada abroad. At the request of the prime minister, the governor general: l hosts visiting heads of State; l conducts visits abroad; l receives foreign heads of mission (ambassadors and high commissioners); and l signs diplomatic documents. For most of the last century, and increasingly in recent decades, governors general have played an important role in relations between Canada and other countries by carrying out State visits abroad and by hosting many foreign heads of State on official visits to Canada. These visits allow the governor general to promote Canada, to strengthen existing international relations and to enrich ties in various sectors of Canadian life. During State visits Less