Canada has it’s first Indigenous Governor General. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, on his recommendation, Queen Elizabeth has appointed Mary Simon to the Vice-Regal role. Simon is an Inuit who is an officer in the Order of Canada, and is a current fellow with the Arctic Institute of North America. She is a former diplomat, and served as ambassador to Denmark.
The position became vacant in January after Julie Payette resigned after allegations of a toxic work environment in her vice-regal office.