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.