Incoming Governor General Mary Simon Has First Audience With Queen

Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA—Canada’s incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen.

Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday.