Governor-General of Canada

The Governor-General of Canada (Gouverneure-générale du Canada ) is the federal viceregal representative of the Queen of Canada, currently Elizabeth II. The person of the Sovereign is shared equally both with the 15 other Commonwealth realms and the 14 Canadian commonwealths, but resides predominantly in her oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom. The Queen, on the advice of her Canadian Prime Minister, appoints a Governor-General to carry out most of Queen’s constitutional and ceremonial duties. The commission is for an unfixed period of time—known as serving at Her Majesty’s pleasure—though five years is the normal convention. Once in office, the Governor-General maintains direct contact with the Queen, wherever she may be at the time.

Origins of the office
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