Governor General of Canada Gouverneure générale du Canada | |
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Government of Canada | |
Style | His/Her Excellency The Right Honourable |
Abbreviation | GG |
Residence | |
Appointer | Monarch 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 |
Salary | CA$288,900 annually |
Website | {{ |
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.