Editing Governor General of Canada (section)

===Swearing-in ceremony===
[[File:Jean-Oath.jpg|thumb|[[Michaëlle Jean]] swearing the oaths of office as administered by Puisne Justice [[Michel Bastarache]], 27 September 2005]]

The swearing-in ceremony begins with the arrival at [[7 Rideau Gate]] of one of the [[ministers of the Crown]], who then accompanies the governor general-designate to [[Parliament Hill]], where a [[Canadian Forces]] [[guard of honour]] (consisting of the [[Canadian Army|Army]] Guard, [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] Guard, and Flag Party of the [[Royal Canadian Navy]]) awaits to give a [[general salute]]. From there, the party is led by the {{Canadian monarch, current|title=~}}'s parliamentary messenger—the [[Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada|usher of the Black Rod]]—to the [[Senate of Canada|Senate chamber]], wherein all [[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada|justices of the Supreme Court]], senators, [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|members of parliament]], and other guests are assembled. The {{Canadian monarch, current|title=~}}'s commission for the governor general-designate is then read aloud by the [[Secretary to the Governor General of Canada|secretary to the governor general]] and the required oaths are administered to the appointee by either the [[Chief Justice of Canada|chief justice]] or one of the [[List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada|puisne justices]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada|Supreme Court]]; the three oaths are: the [[Oath of Allegiance (Canada)|Oath of Allegiance]], the Oath of Office as Governor General and Commander-in-Chief, and the Oath as Keeper of the [[Great Seal of Canada]]. With the affixing of their signature to these three solemn promises, the individual is officially the governor general, and at that moment the [[flag of the governor general of Canada]] is raised on the [[Peace Tower]],<ref name=DCHGGDes /> the "[[Vice Regal Salute]]" is played by the [[Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces]], and a [[21-gun salute]] is conducted by the [[Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery]]. The governor general is seated on the throne while a prayer is read, and then receives the Great Seal of Canada (which is passed to the [[Registrar General of Canada|registrar general]] for protection),<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=8&lan=eng| last=Office of the Governor General of Canada| title=Media > Fact Sheets > The Great Seal of Canada| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=30 May 2009}}</ref> as well as the chains of both the chancellor of the Order of Canada and of the [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Adrienne Clarkson Installed as Governor General| journal=Canadian Monarchist News| volume=Autumn 1999| issue=3| publisher=Monarchist League of Canada| location=Toronto| year=1999| url=http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/1999/installed.htm| access-date=29 May 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708023432/http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/1999/installed.htm | archive-date=8 July 2009 }}</ref> The governor general then gives a speech, outlining causes they will champion during their time as viceroy.<ref name=DCHGGDes />