Editing Palace (section)

===Canada===
[[File:Ottawa - Rideau Hall.JPG|thumb|[[Rideau Hall]] is one of the official residences for the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian monarchy]].]]
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In [[Canada]], [[Government House]] is a title given to the official residences of the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian monarchy]] and various [[Viceroy#Commonwealth realms|viceroys]] (the [[Governor General of Canada|governors general]] and the [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|lieutenant governors]]). Though not universal, in most cases, the title is also the building's sole name; for example, the sovereign's and governor general's principal residence in Ottawa is known as Government House only in formal contexts, being more generally referred to as [[Rideau Hall]]. Government House is an inherited custom from the British Empire, where there were and are many government houses.

Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in [[Ottawa]] of both the Canadian monarch and his or her representative, the governor general of Canada, and has been described as "Canada's house". It stands in Canada's capital on a {{convert|36|ha|adj=on}} estate at 1 [[Sussex Drive]], with the main building consisting of approximately 175 rooms across {{cvt|9,500|m2}}, and 27 outbuildings around the grounds. While the equivalent structure in many countries has a prominent, central place in the national capital, Rideau Hall's site is relatively unobtrusive within Ottawa, giving it more of the character of a private home.

Along with Rideau Hall, the [[Citadelle of Quebec]], also known as La Citadelle, is an active military installation and official residence of the Canadian monarch and the governor general. It is located atop [[Cap Diamant]], adjoining the [[Plains of Abraham]] in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]. The citadel is the oldest military building in Canada and forms part of the fortifications of Quebec City, which is one of only two cities in North America still surrounded by fortifications. The fortress is located within the historic district of [[Old Québec]], designated a World Heritage Site in 1985.

In addition to the federal residences, most provinces maintain a place for the Canadian monarch and their provincial viceroys and lieutenant governors. There is no government house for the lieutenant governors of [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|Ontario]] ([[Government House (Ontario)#Fourth Government House (Chorley Park)|repurposed in 1937 and demolished in 1961]]), [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec|Quebec]] ([[Government House (Quebec)|destroyed by fire in 1966]]), or [[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta|Alberta]] ([[Government House (Alberta)|closed in 1938 and repurchased and repurposed in 1964]]).