At Confederation, the Governor General was The Right Honourable The Viscount Monck.
The first female Governor General of Canada was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé.
Jeanne Sauvé was the first female Governor General of Canada, serving from 1984-1990.
The first woman to serve as Governor General was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, the 23rd Governor General of Canada.
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As per the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, Canada does not use a hyphen for "Governor General".
The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., the 23rd Governor General of Canada, was the first female to serve as Canada's governor general.
Address the Governor General or his or her spouse as "Excellency" or "Your Excellency" first, then as "Sir" or "Madame" as is gender appropriate thereafter.
The Governor General of Canada earns CAD $129,800 per annum.
first female governor general of Canada
In what year? ========== Upper Canada had a Lieutenant Governor.
Her Majesty the Queen of Canada appoints the Governor General (on the advice of the prime minister).
Which governor-general? The governor-general of Canada is in a different position than the governor-general of Australia.