What is Governor General of Canada?
{{Infobox official post | post = Governor General | body = Canada | native_name = {{smaller|{{nobold|{{lang|fr|Gouverneure générale du Canada}}}}}} | insignia = Badge of the Governor-General of Canada.svg | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = Badge of the Governor General of Canada | flag = Flag of the Governor-General of Canada.svg | flagsize = | flagborder = yes | flagcaption = [[Flag of the governor general of Canada]] | image = Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | imagecaption = | incumbent = [[Mary Simon]] | acting = | incumbentsince = {{nobold|26 July 2021}} | department = [[Government of Canada]] | style = [[Excellency|His/Her Excellency]]<br />[[The Right Honourable]] | type = | status = | abbreviation = GG | member_of = | reports_to = | residence = {{Plainlist| * [[Rideau Hall]], [[Ottawa, Ontario]] * [[Citadelle of Quebec|La Citadelle]], [[Quebec City, Quebec]] }} | seat = | nominator = | appointer = [[Monarchy of Canada]] | appointer_qualified = on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Canada]] | termlength = [[At {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure]] | termlength_qualified = | constituting_instrument = | precursor = | formation = 1 July 1867 | first = [[Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck|The Viscount Monck]] | last = | abolished = | succession = | unofficial_names = | deputy = [[Deputy of the Governor General of Canada|Deputies of the Governor General of Canada]] {{bulleted list|[[Secretary to the Governor General of Canada|Secretary to the Governor General]]|[[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada|Justices of the Supreme Court]] }} | salary = {{CAD|288,900}} annually | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''The Governer General of Canada''' serves as the representative of the Canadian monarch, currently '''King Charles III''', within Canada. While the King is the country’s head of state, he resides primarily in the United Kingdom due to his responsibilities as monarch of multiple Commonwealth realms. The Governor G