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Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state , always draws crowds when she visits Canada. Since her accession to the Throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth has made 22 official Royal visits to Canada, usually accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh , and sometimes by her children Prince Charles , Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Queen Elizabeth has visited every province and territory in Canada.
2010 Royal Visit
Date: June 28 to July 6, 2010 Accompanied by Prince Philip The 2010 Royal Visit included celebrations in Halifax, Nova Scotia to mark the centennial of the founding of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and a dedication of the cornerstone for the Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2005 Royal Visit
Date: May 17 to 25, 2005 Accompanied by Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attended events in Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate the centennial of the entry of Saskatchewan and Alberta into Confederation.
2002 Royal Visit
Date: October 4 to 15, 2002 Accompanied by Prince Philip The 2002 Royal Visit to Canada was in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The Royal couple visited Iqaluit, Nunavut; Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Toronto, Oakville, Hamilton and Ottawa, Ontario; Fredericton, Sussex, and Moncton, New Brunswick.
1997 Royal Visit
Date: June 23 to July 2, 1997 Accompanied by Prince Philip The 1997 Royal Visit marked the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's arrival in what is now Canada. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited St. John's and Bonavista, Newfoundland; NorthWest River, Shetshatshiu, Happy Valley and Goose Bay, Labrador, They also visited London, Ontario and viewed the floods in Manitoba.
1994 Royal Visit
Date: August 13 to 22, 1994 Accompanied by Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip toured Halifax, Sydney, the Fortress of Louisbourg, and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia; and visited Yellowknife , Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit (then part of the Northwest Territories).
1992 Royal Visit
Date: June 30 to July 2, 1992 Queen Elizabeth visited Ottawa, Canada's capital, marking the 125th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession to the Throne.
1990 Royal Visit
Date: June 27 to July 1, 1990 Queen Elizabeth visited Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta, and then joined the celebrations for Canada Day in Ottawa, Canada's capital.
1987 Royal Visit
Date: October 9 to 24, 1987 Accompanied by Prince Philip On the 1987 Royal Visit, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip toured Vancouver, Victoria and Esquimalt, British Columbia; Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Canora, Veregin, Kamsack and Kindersley, Saskatchewan; and Sillery, Cap Tourmente, Rivière-du-Loup and La Pocatière, Quebec.
1984 Royal Visit
Date: September 24 to October 7, 1984 Accompanied by Prince Philip for all parts of the visit except Manitoba Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip toured New Brunswick and Ontario to participate in events marking the bicentennials of those two provinces. Queen Elizabeth also visited Manitoba.
1983 Royal Visit
Date: March 8 to 11, 1983 Accompanied by Prince Philip At the end of a tour of the U.S. West Coast, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Vernon, Kamloops and New Westminster, British Columbia.
1982 Royal Visit
Date: April 15 to 19, 1982 Accompanied by Prince Philip This Royal Visit was to Ottawa, Canada's capital, for the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982.
1978 Royal Visit
Date: July 26 to August 6, 1978 Accompanied by Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward Toured Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, attending the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta.
1977 Royal Visit
Date: October 14 to 19, 1977 Accompanied by Prince Philip This Royal Visit was to Ottawa, Canada's capital, in celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Year.
1976 Royal Visit
Date: June 28 to July 6, 1976 Accompanied by Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward The Royal family visited Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and then Montreal, Quebec for the 1976 Olympics. Princess Anne was a member of the British equestrian team competing in the Olympics in Montreal.
1973 Royal Visit (2)
Date: July 31 to August 4, 1973 Accompanied by Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth was in Ottawa, Canada's capital, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Prince Philip had his own program of events.
1973 Royal Visit (1)
Date: June 25 to July 5, 1973 Accompanied by Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth's first visit to Canada in 1973 included an extended tour of Ontario, including events to mark the 300th anniversary of Kingston. The Royal couple spent time in Prince Edward Island marking the centennial of PEI's entry into Canadian Confederation, and they went on to Regina, Saskatchewan, and Calgary, Alberta to participate in events marking the RCMP centennial.
1971 Royal Visit
Date: May 3 to May 12, 1971 Accompanied by Princess Anne Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne marked the centennial of British Columbia's entry into Canadian Confederation by visiting Victoria, Vancouver, Tofino, Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, William Lake and Comox, B.C.
1970 Royal Visit
Date: July 5 to 15, 1970 Accompanied by Prince Charles and Princess Anne The 1970 Royal Visit to Canada included a tour of Manitoba to celebrate the centennial of Manitoba's entry into Canadian Confederation. The Royal Family also visited the Northwest Territories to mark its centennial.
1967 Royal Visit
Date: June 29 to July 5, 1967 Accompanied by Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were in Ottawa, Canada's capital, to celebrate Canada's centennial. They also went to Montreal, Quebec to attend Expo '67.
1964 Royal Visit
Date: October 5 to 13, 1964 Accompanied by Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Visited Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Quebec City, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario to attend the commemoration of the three major conferences that led up to Canadian Confederation in 1867.
1959 Royal Visit
Date: June 18 to August 1, 1959 Accompanied by Prince Philip This was Queen Elizabeth's first major tour of Canada. She officially opened the St. Lawrence Seaway and visited all Canadian provinces and territories over the span of six weeks.
1957 Royal Visit
Date: October 12 to 16, 1957 Accompanied by Prince Philip On her first official visit to Canada as Queen, Queen Elizabeth spent four days in Ottawa, Canada's capital, and officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament of Canada.
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The Queen has lavished much attention on Canada over the years. Here’s a look at her official visits to Canada:
1951: Her inaugural visit to Canada was made while she was still Princess Elizabeth. She and new husband Prince Philip made a coast-to-coast tour of the country.
1957: In her first visit as Queen, she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially opened that fall’s session of parliament.
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1959: The Queen, with Prince Philip, made a six-week tour of all provinces and territories. Highlights included being on hand for the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway.
1964: The royal couple visited Charlottetown, Quebec City and Ottawa to attend commemoration of confederation meetings that took place a century earlier.
1967: The Queen and Prince Philip spent six days in Ottawa and Montreal attending celebrations for Canada’s centennial and Expo67.
1970: The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles visited Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the province’s entry into Confederation. They also toured the Northwest Territories to participate in its centennial.
1971: The Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Anne visited British Columbia to mark its centenary anniversary of joining Confederation.
1973: The Queen and Prince Philip visited Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta. They marked the RCMP centennial, the centennial of P.E.I. joining Confederation and the tercentennial of Kingston, Ont.
1973: Less than a month later, the Queen and Prince Philip returned to Canada to greet heads of government at Commonwealth meetings in Ottawa.
1976: The Queen and princes Philip, Charles, Andrew and Edward toured Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They also took in the opening ceremonies for the Montreal Olympics and stayed to watch Princess Anne compete in equestrian events.
1977: The Queen and Prince Philip made a five-day visit to Ottawa to mark her Silver Jubilee.
1978: The Queen and princes Philip, Edward and Andrew visited Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
1982: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visited Ottawa for four days in order to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act.
1983: The Queen and Prince Philip toured various cities in British Columbia over a three-day visit.
1984: The Queen and Prince Philip visited New Brunswick and Ontario for both provinces’ bicentennials. The Queen then carried on alone to tour Manitoba.
1987: The Queen and Prince Philip visited British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec over a 16-day tour.
1990: The Queen travelled alone to Red Deer, Alta., and Calgary before stopping in Ottawa for Canada Day festivities.
1992: The Queen visited Ottawa and Hull to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession.
1994: The Queen and Prince Philip toured Nova Scotia and British Columbia, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The Duke of Edinburgh also made stops in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
1997: The Queen and Prince Philip travelled to Newfoundland in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s arrival. The Queen also visited several cities in Ontario, while Prince Philip surveyed flood damage in Manitoba.
2002: The Queen and Prince Philip made an 11-day visit to Canada on the last leg of their Commonwealth Golden Jubilee tour. Among other events, she dropped a ceremonial puck at a Vancouver Canucks game, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, attended a lunch at Rideau Hall with 51 distinguished Canadians and presented the RCMP musical ride with an Irish mare.
2005: The Queen and Prince Philip made a nine-day tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate both provinces’ centennials. The trip was characterized by torrents of rain at nearly every stop.
2010: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, made a nine-day trip to Canada, starting with a stop in Halifax where she reviewed a flotilla for international warships. She also visited Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Waterloo, Ont.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2022.
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A list of the Queen’s visits to Canada over the years
By The Canadian Press
Posted September 8, 2022 1:48 pm.
Last Updated September 8, 2022 2:03 pm.
The Queen has lavished much attention on Canada over the years. Here’s a look at her official visits to Canada:
1951: Her inaugural visit to Canada was made while she was still Princess Elizabeth. She and new husband Prince Philip made a coast-to-coast tour of the country.
1957: In her first visit as Queen, she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially opened that fall’s session of parliament.
1959: The Queen, with Prince Philip, made a six-week tour of all provinces and territories. Highlights included being on hand for the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway.
1964: The royal couple visited Charlottetown, Quebec City and Ottawa to attend commemoration of confederation meetings that took place a century earlier.
1967: The Queen and Prince Philip spent six days in Ottawa and Montreal attending celebrations for Canada’s centennial and Expo67.
1970: The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles visited Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the province’s entry into Confederation. They also toured the Northwest Territories to participate in its centennial.
1971: The Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Anne visited British Columbia to mark its centenary anniversary of joining Confederation.
1973: The Queen and Prince Philip visited Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta. They marked the RCMP centennial, the centennial of P.E.I. joining Confederation and the tercentennial of Kingston, Ont.
1973: Less than a month later, the Queen and Prince Philip returned to Canada to greet heads of government at Commonwealth meetings in Ottawa.
1976: The Queen and princes Philip, Charles, Andrew and Edward toured Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They also took in the opening ceremonies for the Montreal Olympics and stayed to watch Princess Anne compete in equestrian events.
1977: The Queen and Prince Philip made a five-day visit to Ottawa to mark her Silver Jubilee.
1978: The Queen and princes Philip, Edward and Andrew visited Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
1982: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visited Ottawa for four days in order to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act.
1983: The Queen and Prince Philip toured various cities in British Columbia over a three-day visit.
1984: The Queen and Prince Philip visited New Brunswick and Ontario for both provinces’ bicentennials. The Queen then carried on alone to tour Manitoba.
1987: The Queen and Prince Philip visited British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec over a 16-day tour.
1990: The Queen travelled alone to Red Deer, Alta., and Calgary before stopping in Ottawa for Canada Day festivities.
1992: The Queen visited Ottawa and Hull to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession.
1994: The Queen and Prince Philip toured Nova Scotia and British Columbia, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The Duke of Edinburgh also made stops in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
1997: The Queen and Prince Philip travelled to Newfoundland in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s arrival. The Queen also visited several cities in Ontario, while Prince Philip surveyed flood damage in Manitoba.
2002: The Queen and Prince Philip made an 11-day visit to Canada on the last leg of their Commonwealth Golden Jubilee tour. Among other events, she dropped a ceremonial puck at a Vancouver Canucks game, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, attended a lunch at Rideau Hall with 51 distinguished Canadians and presented the RCMP musical ride with an Irish mare.
2005: The Queen and Prince Philip made a nine-day tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate both provinces’ centennials. The trip was characterized by torrents of rain at nearly every stop.
2010: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, made a nine-day trip to Canada, starting with a stop in Halifax where she reviewed a flotilla for international warships. She also visited Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Waterloo, Ont.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2022.
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The Queen’s first visit to Toronto took place in 1951. At the time, she was a princess standing in place for her father who was ill. A royal motorcade took the princess down Queen Street West to Old City Hall.
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Queen Elizabeth II has visited Canada 22 times in the 70 years she has been on the throne, usually accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Twelve of those visits included a stop in Ottawa.
Her last visit to Ottawa was for Canada Day in 2010 with The Duke of Edinburgh, when they attended the Canada Day noon show on Parliament Hill.
Here are all the times the Queen has made an official visit to Ottawa (she also made stopovers to refuel in 1970 and 1974—these do not count as official visits). She also visited in 1951, when she was still Princess Elizabeth.
October 1957
Queen Elizabeth’s first visit to Canada as monarch is to Ottawa and Hull in October 1957. She opens the first session of Canada’s 23 rd Parliament, and she and Prince Philip are welcomed by 15,000 schoolchildren at Lansdowne Park.
Summer 1959
The Queen and Prince Philip conduct a 45-day tour of Canada from June 18 to Aug. 1, stopping in all provinces and both territories. They are in Ottawa for Dominion Day and also open the St. Lawrence Seaway during their visit.
October 1964
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Charlottetown, Quebec City and Ottawa for an eight-day tour. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson invites them to mark the centennial of the 1864 pre-Confederation conferences in Charlottetown in Quebec City, which helped lead to Canada’s founding.
Protesters demonstrating in support of Quebec sovereignty greet them in Quebec City. But things are more low-key in Ottawa, where they spent Thanksgiving.
June-July 1967
The Queen and Prince Philip attend celebrations of Canada’s centennial in Ottawa, then visit Expo ’67 in Montreal.
June-July 1973
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Ottawa for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. He has a program of his own while she receives heads of government in audience at Rideau Hall.
October 1977
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Ottawa to mark the Silver Jubilee. She opens the third session of Canada’s 30 th Parliament by delivering the Speech from the Throne.
The Queen visits Ottawa for the proclamation of the Canadian Constitution.
September-October 1984
The Queen and Prince Philip visit to mark the bicentennial of New Brunswick and Ontario. The Ontario portion includes stops in Ottawa, Morrisburg, Cornwall, Prescott, Kingston and Amherstview.
June-July 1990
The Queen visits Ottawa alone for Canada Day celebrations, after stops in Calgary and Red Deer, Alta.
June-July 1992
The Queen visits Ottawa alone for the 125 th anniversary of Confederation and the 40 th anniversary of the accession, and also visits Hull for a reception hosted by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
June-July 1997
The Queen’s royal visit marks the 500 th anniversary of John Cabot’s arrival in what is now Canada. It concludes with a stop in Ottawa to celebrate Canada’s 130 th birthday on Canada Day.
June-July 2010
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Ottawa for three days, including Canada Day. It is her seventh time in Canada for the big national celebration. The tour also included visits to Halifax, Winnipeg, Toronto and Waterloo.
During her visit to the capital, she unveils a plaque dedicating the Queen’s Lantern a the Canadian Museum of Nature, and also unveils a life-size statue of jazz great Oscar Peterson outside the National Arts Centre.
And she praised Canada in front of 100,000 people on Parliament Hill during Canada Day festivities.
“This nation has dedicated itself to being a caring home for its own, a sanctuary for others and an example to the world,” she said.
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A list of the Queen’s visits to Canada over the years
By Canadian Press
Posted Sep 8, 2022 05:48:36 PM.
The Queen has lavished much attention on Canada over the years. Here’s a look at her official visits to Canada:
1951: Her inaugural visit to Canada was made while she was still Princess Elizabeth. She and new husband Prince Philip made a coast-to-coast tour of the country.
1957: In her first visit as Queen, she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially opened that fall’s session of parliament.
1959: The Queen, with Prince Philip, made a six-week tour of all provinces and territories. Highlights included being on hand for the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway.
1964: The royal couple visited Charlottetown, Quebec City and Ottawa to attend commemoration of confederation meetings that took place a century earlier.
1967: The Queen and Prince Philip spent six days in Ottawa and Montreal attending celebrations for Canada’s centennial and Expo67.
1970: The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles visited Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the province’s entry into Confederation. They also toured the Northwest Territories to participate in its centennial.
1971: The Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Anne visited British Columbia to mark its centenary anniversary of joining Confederation.
1973: The Queen and Prince Philip visited Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta. They marked the RCMP centennial, the centennial of P.E.I. joining Confederation and the tercentennial of Kingston, Ont.
1973: Less than a month later, the Queen and Prince Philip returned to Canada to greet heads of government at Commonwealth meetings in Ottawa.
1976: The Queen and princes Philip, Charles, Andrew and Edward toured Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They also took in the opening ceremonies for the Montreal Olympics and stayed to watch Princess Anne compete in equestrian events.
1977: The Queen and Prince Philip made a five-day visit to Ottawa to mark her Silver Jubilee.
1978: The Queen and princes Philip, Edward and Andrew visited Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
1982: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visited Ottawa for four days in order to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act.
1983: The Queen and Prince Philip toured various cities in British Columbia over a three-day visit.
1984: The Queen and Prince Philip visited New Brunswick and Ontario for both provinces’ bicentennials. The Queen then carried on alone to tour Manitoba.
1987: The Queen and Prince Philip visited British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec over a 16-day tour.
1990: The Queen travelled alone to Red Deer, Alta., and Calgary before stopping in Ottawa for Canada Day festivities.
1992: The Queen visited Ottawa and Hull to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession.
1994: The Queen and Prince Philip toured Nova Scotia and British Columbia, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The Duke of Edinburgh also made stops in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
1997: The Queen and Prince Philip travelled to Newfoundland in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s arrival. The Queen also visited several cities in Ontario, while Prince Philip surveyed flood damage in Manitoba.
2002: The Queen and Prince Philip made an 11-day visit to Canada on the last leg of their Commonwealth Golden Jubilee tour. Among other events, she dropped a ceremonial puck at a Vancouver Canucks game, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, attended a lunch at Rideau Hall with 51 distinguished Canadians and presented the RCMP musical ride with an Irish mare.
2005: The Queen and Prince Philip made a nine-day tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate both provinces’ centennials. The trip was characterized by torrents of rain at nearly every stop.
2010: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, made a nine-day trip to Canada, starting with a stop in Halifax where she reviewed a flotilla for international warships. She also visited Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Waterloo, Ont.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2022.
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A list of the Queen’s visits to Canada over the years
By Canadian Press
Posted Sep 8, 2022 07:00:00 PM.
The Queen has lavished much attention on Canada over the years. Here's a look at her official visits to Canada:
1951: Her inaugural visit to Canada was made while she was still Princess Elizabeth. She and new husband Prince Philip made a coast-to-coast tour of the country.
1957: In her first visit as Queen, she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially opened that fall's session of parliament.
1959: The Queen, with Prince Philip, made a six-week tour of all provinces and territories. Highlights included being on hand for the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway.
1964: The royal couple visited Charlottetown, Québec City and Ottawa to attend commemoration of confederation meetings that took place a century earlier.
1967: The Queen and Prince Philip spent six days in Ottawa and Montreal attending celebrations for Canada's centennial and Expo67.
1970: The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles visited Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the province’s entry into Confederation. They also toured the Northwest Territories to participate in its centennial.
1971: The Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Anne visited British Columbia to mark its centenary anniversary of joining Confederation.
1973: The Queen and Prince Philip visited Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta. They marked the RCMP centennial, the centennial of P.E.I. joining Confederation and the tercentennial of Kingston, Ont.
1973: Less than a month later, the Queen and Prince Philip returned to Canada to greet heads of government at Commonwealth meetings in Ottawa.
1976: The Queen and princes Philip, Charles, Andrew and Edward toured Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They also took in the opening ceremonies for the Montreal Olympics and stayed to watch Princess Anne compete in equestrian events.
1977: The Queen and Prince Philip made a five-day visit to Ottawa to mark her Silver Jubilee.
1978: The Queen and princes Philip, Edward and Andrew visited Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
1982: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visited Ottawa for four days in order to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act.
1983: The Queen and Prince Philip toured various cities in British Columbia over a three-day visit.
1984: The Queen and Prince Philip visited New Brunswick and Ontario for both provinces’ bicentennials. The Queen then carried on alone to tour Manitoba.
1987: The Queen and Prince Philip visited British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec over a 16-day tour.
1990: The Queen travelled alone to Red Deer, Alta., and Calgary before stopping in Ottawa for Canada Day festivities.
1992: The Queen visited Ottawa and Hull to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession.
1994: The Queen and Prince Philip toured Nova Scotia and British Columbia, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The Duke of Edinburgh also made stops in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
1997: The Queen and Prince Philip travelled to Newfoundland in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s arrival. The Queen also visited several cities in Ontario, while Prince Philip surveyed flood damage in Manitoba.
2002: The Queen and Prince Philip made an 11-day visit to Canada on the last leg of their Commonwealth Golden Jubilee tour. Among other events, she dropped a ceremonial puck at a Vancouver Canucks game, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, attended a lunch at Rideau Hall with 51 distinguished Canadians and presented the RCMP musical ride with an Irish mare.
2005: The Queen and Prince Philip made a nine-day tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate both provinces' centennials. The trip was characterized by torrents of rain at nearly every stop.
2010: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, made a nine-day trip to Canada, starting with a stop in Halifax where she reviewed a flotilla for international warships. She also visited Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Waterloo, Ont.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2022.
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Before and during her reign as Canada's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II visited Canada 22 times, and Toronto seven times.
Her first visit to Toronto took place in 1951 just months before she was crowned Queen, while she was still known as Princess Elizabeth.
According to the City of Toronto, Princess Elizabeth visited City Hall and the Royal York Hotel in October of 1951 on a two-day tour.
City of Toronto archival photo of Princess Elizabeth arriving at City Hall.
It wasn't until February 1952 while on tour in Kenya that Princess Elizabeth was informed her father King George VI had died, making her Queen at just 25 years old.
When Elizabeth returned to Toronto in 1959 she had been Queen for seven years and was on a Royal Tour of the entire country.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on Bay Street in 1959. City of Toronto Archives.
Her third trip occurred over 10 years later in 1973 while she was touring Ontario, reports the city's archives.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visting a Black Creek Pioneer Village display at High Park in 1973. City of Toronto Archives.
CTV News states the Queen also visited the Canadian National Exhibition's ground that year.
Eleven years later, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh travelled to Toronto again in 1984.
Queen Elizabeth at Nathan Phillips Square. City of Toronto Archives.
Archives state she visited the Metro International Caravan, the Royal Ontario Museum and St. Clair Avenue West.
She also dedicated the Peace Garden on Nathan Phillips Square during this trip.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited Toronto again in 1997 and in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee (marking 50 years on the throne) and one final time in 2010.
Queen Elizabeth II and her visits to Toronto ❤️ #Toronto #QueenElizabeth pic.twitter.com/ayqBE1SUAB — blogTO (@blogTO) September 8, 2022
CTV News reports that in 1997 she met with Prime Minister Jean Chretien for a state dinner at the Royal York Hotel.
For her final visit in 2010 Queen Elizabeth attended at morning church service at Cathedral Church of St. James and attended the Queen's Plate at Woodbine again.
I went to Queen’s Park to meet the Queen in Toronto on her last visit to Canada. I took the first three photos. That’s me on the upper far right in the last photo. Hoping for best but I am glad she is comfortable and hope her family finds peace. #QueenElizabeth pic.twitter.com/j5HhAvpLRR — Jeffrey Luscombe (@JeffreyLuscombe) September 8, 2022
On her final day in Toronto, the Queen toured Pinewood Toronto Studios, a film and television complex on Commissioners Street.
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The Queen inspects guards at the Parliament Hill on Canada Day, 2010, part of her last visit to Canada. John Stillwell/Getty Images
From coast to coast to coast, the Queen came to know Canada well during her 70 years as the country’s head of state.
The Queen was the most travelled monarch in British history, visiting Canada in her official capacity 22 times between 1957 and her last visit in 2010 (not including nine unofficial refuelling stops). She toured all 10 provinces and three territories, speaking admirably of the country’s diversity, traditions, culture and natural beauty.
Former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson, who represented the Queen in Ottawa from 2000 to 2005, said the Queen understood that Canada is the “senior dominion” in the British Commonwealth and always respected that. During official tours, political discussions were off limits, so conversations often revolved around lighter topics such as the Queen’s grandchildren, her beloved dogs and her passion for horse racing.
“She never ever mentioned anything politically about Canada, she never asked and she never would because she knows her role,” Ms. Clarkson told The Globe and Mail in November, 2021. “She doesn’t say, ‘And how is your Prime Minister’ or ‘What do you think about your cabinet?’ or anything like that.”
From the launching of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 to the opening of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal to the proclamation of the Constitution Act in 1982, The Globe took a look at some of the Queen’s most memorable visits to Canada.
Watch some of the highlights from Elizabeth II's Canadian visits, including her last one in 2010 where she said in a speech, 'It is very good to be home.'
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The early years
Princess Elizabeth – not yet queen – first visited Canada in 1951 in place of her father, King George VI, who was ill. She was accompanied by her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The royal couple travelled by air, train, ship and car from Oct. 8 to Nov. 12, making several stops between St. John’s and Victoria. She visited legislatures, city halls and official residences and made industry stops at paper mills, grain elevators and oil refineries.
The Queen succeeded to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, at the age of 25, after her father died in his sleep. She was crowned on June 2, 1953. She made her first visit to Canada as head of state in 1957, arriving Oct. 12 and staying in the National Capital Region for a four-day visit. The Globe reported that the Queen and her husband – who had just been made prince earlier that year – walked in the park near Rideau Hall, where they were staying, and picked up a few of the fallen maple leaves to press and take home. She also had $1,000 in $10 bills delivered to her to pay for gifts for Rideau Hall staff.
In a speech broadcast on TV and radio the following day, she emphasized her role as Queen of Canada and spoke highly of Canada’s “character” as a nation. “Race, language, religion, culture and tradition all have some contribution to make, and when I think of the diversity of these factors in Canada today and the achievements that have grown from their union, I feel proud and happy to be Queen of such a nation,” she said.
The Queen then opened the 23rd Parliament, marking the first time a reigning monarch commenced a parliamentary session in Canada. She wore her white satin coronation gown. She later attended a state dinner alongside more than 100 noteworthy Canadians, including then-Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, nine lieutenant-governors and seven premiers. Quebec duckling and New Brunswick lobster were served. The Queen wore a dress featuring green velvet maple leaves, adorned with crystals and emeralds. Her fashion was closely observed by the press. The Globe described her wardrobe during her public appearances that weekend as “evidently put together to fit the background of Ottawa’s gold and red autumn hues.”
The Queen formally inaugurated work on Ottawa’s “Queensway super-highway,” now known as Highway 417, by setting off a dynamite explosion. To the surprise of many, she barely flinched when triggering the explosion.
The Queen and Prince Philip visit Stephenville, N.L., in 1959.
A group of Brownies jumping in the air to keep warm during a royal visit to Stephenville, N.L., in 1959. Erik Christensen/The Globe and Mail
The Queen and Philip returned to Canada less than two years later for a 45-day tour of the country – their longest Canadian visit ever. The Queen attended the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway at the U.S.-Canada border on June 26, 1959, where she was joined by Mr. Diefenbaker and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. After addressing the crowd, the Queen and Mr. Eisenhower boarded the Royal Yacht Britannia and entered the lift locks, officially opening the seaway for business.
The royal couple sailed into the sweltering Toronto Harbour aboard the Britannia. Massive crowds greeted them during their stops across the city, with several people fainting from the heat.
Their first evening in Toronto featured a state dinner, hosted by then lieutenant-governor John Keiller MacKay, at the historic Royal York hotel, which removed its revolving door so the Queen could enter the building in her ball gown. Speaking at the dinner, the Queen noted her warm welcome: “Although we do not live in Canada all the time, my husband and I always feel very much at home in this lovely country. Each time I come here I am fascinated by your way of life, your homes, your work and your games and recreations.”
The couple also attended the 100th running of the Queen’s Plate, the country’s oldest thoroughbred horse race, in Toronto. The Queen presented her traditional 50 guineas in the winner’s circle, talking with the jockeys and patting the horses.
During a visit to the Calgary Stampede, the royal couple enjoyed an evening of chuckwagon racing. An exhausted-looking Queen needed some social backup from her husband during a tour of the Stampede barbecues, so Philip approached a group of men cooking beans in a massive tureen. The beans had been marinating for months, turning into what Globe columnist Scott Young described as “a state as unbeanlike as possible” and letting off a scent that even caused the mosquitoes to turn tail.
Philip peered into the tureen and, through the rising steam, said “straight from the tin, eh?” The Queen, a few metres away, smiled at the laughter that ensued from Philip’s remark. It’s unclear if he ate any of the beans.
“The moment was made. One of those little things which never will make the joke books, but which men remember,” Mr. Young wrote. The page next to his column featured an advertisement for Libby’s deep-browned beans, which read, “Don’t they look good!”
Thirty-eight First Nations welcomed the royal couple in Nanaimo, B.C., and declared the Queen a princess of the Salish Nation. She was offered a serving of Indigenous ice cream from a yellow pail but politely declined.
“Fingers had dipped into the pail earlier for appreciative licks. The Queen beamed back … but did not dip,” read a Globe report from July 17, 1959.
A few days later in the Yukon, the Queen missed a planned visit to Dawson City and Mayo because she was feeling unwell. Philip went in her place. Headlines around the world highlighted how exhausted the Queen looked. Rumours swirled about her condition, with some saying the pace of the tour was too gruelling and others suggesting she ate something that made her ill.
It was later revealed to be morning sickness from her pregnancy with Prince Andrew. The Globe reported that the Queen had quietly told Mr. Diefenbaker she was expecting and he offered to adjust her tour if needed, but she insisted on completing it.
The marathon royal tour covered more than 24,000 kilometres, capturing the attention of Canadians from all walks of life: Newfoundland fisherman, Quebec miners, Prairie farmers and lumbermen of the West.
The Queen addresses Quebec's legislature on Oct. 10, 1964, one of her most infamous Canadian visits due to the hostile reaction by many Quebecers. Booing drowned out applause after her speech, which was delivered in French and English. John McNeill/The Globe and Mail
Outside Quebec City's Citadel, separatists raised V-signs and waved Quebec flags as she inspected a regimental honour guard. Boris Spremo/The Globe and Mail
Separatism greets the Queen in Quebec
The Queen conducted several shorter visits to Canada in the 1960s and 70s. Her 1964 visit was particularly challenging, as the mood in Quebec had changed with the rise of separatism.
The tour featured stops in Charlottetown and Quebec City for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the meetings of the Fathers of Confederation. The Quebec visit was clouded by threats from separatist demonstrations and concerns about a potential assassination attempt against the Queen. Some British churches held special prayers for her safety before the royal couple headed to Canada. Leading British newspapers sent their correspondents to cover the turmoil in Quebec.
Bernard Cloutier, a Paris-based promoter of the Quebec independence movement, accused the federal government of inviting the Queen to Canada as a political ploy.
“Out of the reports, some alarmist, some highly responsible, emerges a consensus: Though separatism is still a minority movement, it must be taken seriously,” The Globe reported.
Anti-monarchy protesters took to the streets as the royal couple dined at Quebec City’s Château Frontenac for an official dinner with then-premier Jean Lesage and Prime Minister Lester Pearson. The crowds chanted “Elizabeth stay home,” prompting Quebec City’s riot squad to club protesters. The royal couple was not harmed. Globe columnist Bruce West called the protests “an insult to Canada.”
The couple’s last stop in Ottawa was rather uneventful compared with their time in Quebec. They laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and attended a state dinner hosted by Mr. Pearson.
The separatist protests and security concerns left a dark mark on the 1964 visit, reflected in a Globe report from the Queen’s departure: “When the jet was airborne into the overcast, the shoulders of the RCMP officers relaxed just a little – they had been tense for nine days – and a reporter remarked: ‘The sound you hear is a national sigh of relief.’”
Canada's centennial year, 1967, gave the Queen a busy schedule: hundreds of balloons are released at Parliament Hill after she cut a 30-foot-high birthday cake on Canada Day.
The Queen and her entourage visit Expo 67 in Montreal. John McNeill/The Globe and Mail
Expo 67, the Centennial and the Olympics
The royal couple returned to Canada in 1967 to mark Canada’s Centennial in Ottawa and at Expo 67 in Montreal. Speaking to a crowd of 25,000 people on Parliament Hill, the Queen acknowledged French-Canadians’ contribution to the nation and predicted they would have a growing role in Canadian society. She encouraged Canadians to settle their differences through “tolerance, goodwill and understanding,” as the Fathers of Confederation had done 100 years prior.
However, the security concerns that surrounded the 1964 Quebec visit lingered as the Queen made her way up the St. Lawrence River for Expo 67. A Quebec separatist group warned that “French-Canadian patriots” would intercept the Britannia’s route to Montreal. The yacht trip went smoothly despite the threats.
When the Queen arrived at the Expo, she thrilled crowds as she took an impromptu monorail ride, breaking from the intense security that surrounded her. “The Queen salvaged Quebec’s honour. … A Queen in a minirail is not seen every day. A Queen who escapes from the straitjacket of the RCMP is not to be seen so often either,” read Montréal-Matin, a Conservative-leaning French-language tabloid.
The Queen’s visit to the Expo pavilions was watched closely. Reporters noted how she spent 30 minutes at the Ontario pavilion – longer than at any other province’s spot – and only made one stop at the pavilion dedicated to Indigenous peoples.
Andrew Delisle, chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, showed the Queen around this pavilion and did not shy away from describing the harsh truths about the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada. The Queen fell silent listening to Mr. Delisle. She did not acknowledge signs with slogans reading “The white men fought each other for our lands, and we were embroiled in the white man’s wars” and “Give us the right to manage our own affairs.” Mr. Delisle said he expected a bit more of a reaction from the Queen during the 13-minute tour.
The Queen attends a dinner with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Montreal in 1976. Erik Christensen/The Globe and Mail
The Queen returned to Montreal in July, 1976, to formally open the Olympics. The Games were a family event, with the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, competing as a member of the British equestrian team. The Queen was accompanied by Philip and their sons, Charles, Andrew and Edward, as well as Anne’s husband, Mark Phillips.
Anne had a rough go at the Games. Her horse, Goodwill, fell on one of the jumps, taking Anne down with it. The Princess suffered some bruising and a minor concussion. A reporter standing near the Queen said she showed no emotion, simply nodding, when her daughter fell. The British team eventually pulled out of the competition after two of their horses were injured.
The Queen’s time in Montreal went much more smoothly on the security front compared with previous visits. The royal couple even drove through downtown streets in an open car.
The tour included a stop in Nova Scotia, where the royal couple visited a shipyard. They also went to Fredericton, where the Queen warned that bilingualism is “not an easy thing” to preserve. She said the province, which was 40-per-cent French-speaking at the time, served as an example of how people from different cultural backgrounds can co-exist.
The Queen returned to Ottawa in October, 1977, marking her Silver Jubilee. Then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who had introduced an official policy of multiculturalism and a bilingual framework in 1971, hosted a state dinner at Rideau Hall for the Queen, where he announced that the government had set aside $300,000 to help more young Canadians become bilingual.
The Queen delivered the Throne Speech on Oct. 18, highlighting national unity concerns, particularly among Quebeckers, the Atlantic Provinces and the West.
“Given the new economic realities to which Canada must adjust, and the urgency of promoting linguistic and cultural harmony, it is readily apparent that Canada is now entering a new era,” she said. “It can be an era of increasing confrontation, tension and division or an era of enhanced freedom, co-operation and unity of purpose. Fundamentally, the choice must be made by every citizen every day.”
The Queen, watched by Pierre Trudeau and assorted politicians, signs the Constitution Act into law, making Canada's founding document a purely Canadian rather than British law for the first time. Ron Poling/The Canadian Press
Below the Queen's signature is that of Jean Chrétien, then the attorney-general and later the prime minister. Andy Clark / UPC
Royal proclamation of the Constitution Act
One of the Queen’s most notable visits to Canada took place from April 15 to April 19, 1982, to mark the proclamation of the Constitution Act. Pierre Trudeau hosted a luncheon at his official residence, attended by 11 cabinet ministers and premiers William Davis and Richard Hatfield – the only two provincial leaders who supported the prime minister’s constitutional position. Mr. Trudeau’s sons, Justin, Sacha and Michel, greeted the Queen in the hallway before the luncheon.
On April 17, the Queen made her way to Parliament Hill, where some 32,000 people gathered in the rain to watch her and the prime minister sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act, officially severing Canada’s final colonial tie to Britain. Security for the outdoor ceremony carried a price tag of about $250,000 – a quarter of the $1-million budget for the event. Guests were soaked in a downpour and couldn’t hear any of the speeches in the wind, as the words echoed off the Parliament buildings. Some people covered their heads with chairs left empty by guests who chose to leave. The wind nearly blew the Queen’s speech out of her hands at one point.
“Visibly unsettled, she deliberately turned the page and looked toward Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau with a gesture that seemed close to helpless despair. He had settled the Constitution, but he let everyone down on the weather,” read a Globe report.
With a few signatures, Canada achieved full independence and enshrined the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in its Constitution. However, The Globe’s Ottawa bureau reported that the Privy Council Office nearly forgot an important detail for the historic moment: an appropriate pen to sign the constitutional document. The day before, a staffer was sent to Birks, the high-end jewellery and silverware store, to buy a $75 gold pen for the occasion.
Pierre Trudeau raised eyebrows as the Queen departed Ottawa. He performed a pirouette on the tarmac of the Ottawa airport – a gesture he made famous in 1977 when he executed the ballet spin behind the Queen’s back at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and Prime Minister Stephen Harper wait for 2010's Canada Day festivities to begin in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Spectators wait for the Queen outside the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
The final visit
The 84-year-old Queen made her 22nd official and final visit to Canada in 2010, deemed “the year Canada grew up” by The Globe and Mail. Vancouver had hosted the Winter Olympics in February, Canada hosted the G8 and G20 summits, and the Queen joined Canadians to celebrate the country’s 143rd birthday on Parliament Hill.
Accompanied by Philip, the nine-day tour started in Halifax to mark the navy’s 100th anniversary, where then-Prime minister Stephen Harper greeted the Queen before they ventured to Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations.
“We could imagine no better gift on our national birthday than to share it with our Queen,” Mr. Harper said.
The Queen wore a Maple Leaf pin and a white hat with a large red flower as she celebrated Canada Day alongside 100,000 people on Parliament Hill. While in Ottawa, she also met with then-Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, who said she has a “magnificent sense of humour and sense of the absurd.”
The Queen departed for Winnipeg, where she dedicated a cornerstone for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The cubic foot of granite came from the Runnymede meadows on the upper reaches of England’s Thames River, where the Queen’s ancestor, King John, signed the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215. The stone would eventually be set in interior masonry beside the museum entrance doors used by students.
The Queen then made her way to Toronto to attend the 151st running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack, marking her fourth attendance at the event.
A trip to nearby Waterloo, Ont., featured a stop at the Research in Motion facility. The Queen was presented with a white BlackBerry Bold 9700 – all the rage at the time – but an RIM executive assured reporters she was already an avid user of the device.
Back in Toronto on the evening of July 5, the Queen attended a dinner at the Royal York – the same hotel she graced during her 1959 tour of Canada. However, the event got off to a rough start when a power outage left parts of the city in the dark during a blistering heat wave. After a few minutes of darkness, the hotel’s backup generator lit up some chandeliers and the 380-person dinner went ahead. A Royal York spokesperson said the Queen was comfortable, and other guests reported that the air conditioning was still working.
Mr. Harper addressed the Queen and invited her to unveil a new Hockey Hall of Fame exhibit commemorating Canada’s gold-medal victories in hockey at the Vancouver Olympics earlier that year.
“As Queen of Canada, you share in the recent triumph of our Canadian Olympic hockey champions,” Mr. Harper said. “And so we say that you are not only victorious, happy and glorious, you are also Canada’s most valuable player.”
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The Queen has lavished much attention on Canada over the years. Here's a look at her official visits to Canada:
1951: Her inaugural visit to Canada was made while she was still Princess Elizabeth. She and new husband Prince Philip made a coast-to-coast tour of the country.
1957: In her first visit as Queen, she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially opened that fall's session of parliament.
1959: The Queen, with Prince Philip, made a six-week tour of all provinces and territories. Highlights included being on hand for the opening of the St. Lawrence seaway.
1964: The royal couple visited Charlottetown, Quebec City and Ottawa to attend commemoration of confederation meetings that took place a century earlier.
1967: The Queen and Prince Philip spent six days in Ottawa and Montreal attending celebrations for Canada's centennial and Expo67.
1970: The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles visited Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the province’s entry into Confederation. They also toured the Northwest Territories to participate in its centennial.
1971: The Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Anne visited British Columbia to mark its centenary anniversary of joining Confederation.
1973: The Queen and Prince Philip visited Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta. They marked the RCMP centennial, the centennial of P.E.I. joining Confederation and the tercentennial of Kingston, Ont.
1973: Less than a month later, the Queen and Prince Philip returned to Canada to greet heads of government at Commonwealth meetings in Ottawa.
1976: The Queen and princes Philip, Charles, Andrew and Edward toured Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They also took in the opening ceremonies for the Montreal Olympics and stayed to watch Princess Anne compete in equestrian events.
1977: The Queen and Prince Philip made a five-day visit to Ottawa to mark her Silver Jubilee.
1978: The Queen and princes Philip, Edward and Andrew visited Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
1982: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visited Ottawa for four days in order to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act.
1983: The Queen and Prince Philip toured various cities in British Columbia over a three-day visit.
1984: The Queen and Prince Philip visited New Brunswick and Ontario for both provinces’ bicentennials. The Queen then carried on alone to tour Manitoba.
1987: The Queen and Prince Philip visited British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec over a 16-day tour.
1990: The Queen travelled alone to Red Deer, Alta., and Calgary before stopping in Ottawa for Canada Day festivities.
1992: The Queen visited Ottawa and Hull to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession.
1994: The Queen and Prince Philip toured Nova Scotia and British Columbia, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The Duke of Edinburgh also made stops in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
1997: The Queen and Prince Philip travelled to Newfoundland in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s arrival. The Queen also visited several cities in Ontario, while Prince Philip surveyed flood damage in Manitoba.
2002: The Queen and Prince Philip made an 11-day visit to Canada on the last leg of their Commonwealth Golden Jubilee tour. Among other events, she dropped a ceremonial puck at a Vancouver Canucks game, visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, attended a lunch at Rideau Hall with 51 distinguished Canadians and presented the RCMP musical ride with an Irish mare.
2005: The Queen and Prince Philip made a nine-day tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate both provinces' centennials. The trip was characterized by torrents of rain at nearly every stop.
2010: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, made a nine-day trip to Canada, starting with a stop in Halifax where she reviewed a flotilla for international warships. She also visited Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Waterloo, Ont.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2022.
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April 21, 1926 Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of Windsor born at her grandparents' home in London to the Duke and Duchess of York.
Dec. 11, 1936 Her father takes the throne as King George VI after his brother, Edward VIII, abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson.
Oct. 13, 1940 Princess Elizabeth makes her first official radio address during an air raid on London.
April 21, 1944 Elizabeth becomes a counsellor of state, starting to perform ceremonial duties when King George is abroad.
July 9, 1947 Elizabeth is engaged to be married to Philip Mountbatten.
Nov. 20, 1947 Elizabeth and Philip are married at Westminster Abbey. The day is declared a national holiday. Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King attends the wedding and Canada gives the newlyweds antique silver and a mink coat.
Nov. 14, 1948 Prince Charles is born in Buckingham Palace. The news mistakenly reaches Canada that a girl is born.
Aug. 15, 1950 Elizabeth's only daughter, Princess Anne, is born.
Oct. 2, 1951 Princess Elizabeth visits Canada for the first time with her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Three weeks later, an estimated 2,000,000 people line the route of their motorcade in Montreal.
Feb. 6, 1952 King George VI dies while Elizabeth is touring Africa.
June 2, 1953 The coronation of Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey becomes the first coronation broadcast on television. CBC beats U.S. competitors by commandeering RAF planes to fly the film back to Canada for broadcast.
Oct. 12, 1957 Queen Elizabeth arrives in Ottawa on a four-day visit to open Canada's first session of the 23rd Parliament on Oct. 14.
Oct. 13, 1957 For the first time, the Queen makes a live television address (telecast by CBC).
Oct. 21, 1957 The Queen addresses the United Nations in New York City.
June 18, 1959 The Queen arrives in Canada for her first major tour as the ruling monarch. She officially opens the St. Lawrence Seaway and visits all provinces and territories over six weeks.
Feb. 19, 1960 Prince Andrew is born and becomes second in line to the throne.
March 10, 1964 Prince Edward is born.
Oct. 5, 1964 Queen Elizabeth arrives for an eight-day visit to Charlottetown, Quebec and Ottawa commemorating meetings by Canada's Fathers of Confederation in 1864. On Oct. 10, protesters in Quebec City turn their back on The Queen and police later charge the crowd on "Truncheon Saturday."
June 29, 1967 The Queen visits Ottawa to attend ceremonies relating to Canada's centennial anniversary and visits Expo 67 in Montreal. Her tour lasts six days.
July 5, 1970 Accompanied by Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne, the Queen visits Manitoba for the 100th anniversary of its entry into Confederation, and visits the Northwest Territories to mark its centennial. The visit lasts 10 days.
May 3, 1971 Princess Anne accompanies the Queen on a visit to British Columbia marking the centenary of the province entering Confederation. They stop in several towns and are in Canada for nine days.
June 25, 1973 The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visits Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta and participates in events marking the centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the 100th anniversary of P.E.I. entering Confederation and the 300th anniversary of Kingston, Ont. The visit lasts 11 days.
July 31, 1973 The Queen visits Ottawa for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting while Prince Philip has his own program over four days.
July 13, 1976 Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward join The Queen for the XXI Olympic Games in Montreal. Queen Elizabeth also visits New Brunswick during the 13-day visit.
June 2, 1977 The Queen celebrates 25 years as monarch with her Silver Jubilee year.
Oct. 14, 1977 The Queen visits Ottawa during her Silver Jubilee.
July 26, 1978 The Queen, accompanied by Prince Edward and Prince Andrew over 12 days, makes stops in Newfoundland and Saskatchewan before going to Edmonton for the XI Commonwealth Games. The trio also make several stops around Alberta.
July 29, 1981 Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral.
April 17, 1982 The Queen signs an act in Ottawa proclaiming Canada's Constitution of 1982.
June 21, 1982 Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, son of Diana and Prince Charles, is born and becomes second in line to the throne.
March 8, 1983 Over four days, the Queen makes a number of stops in British Columbia as she concludes her North American West Coast tour.
Sept. 24, 1984 Prince Philip accompanies the Queen to several towns in New Brunswick and Ontario, marking the bicentennials of the provinces. She travels on her own to Manitoba. The entire visit lasts almost two weeks.
Oct. 9, 1987 The Queen and Prince Philip make a private visit to Qualicum Beach, B.C., before going to Vancouver, Victoria and Esquimalt to participate in opening sessions for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. They also visit Saskatchewan and Quebec over the 16-day Canadian tour.
June 27, 1990 The Queen makes a five-day solo visit to Canada, stopping in Red Deer, Alta., Calgary and Ottawa.
June 30, 1992 The Queen makes a three-day, unaccompanied visit to Ottawa to mark the 125th anniversary of Confederation and the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
Nov. 20, 1992 Windsor Castle, a major royal residence, suffers extensive damage in a fire.
Nov. 26, 1992 The Queen and the Prince of Wales start to pay tax on their private income.
Dec. 9, 1992 Charles and Diana separate.
Aug. 13, 1994 Over 10 days, the Queen and Prince Philip visit several sites in Nova Scotia and attend the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. While the Queen takes a private retreat at Twin Island, B.C., Prince Philip visits Yellowknife, Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
July 12, 1996 Charles and Diana agree to the terms of their divorce.
March 6, 1997 The Queen unveils the royal website www.royal.gov.uk .
June 23, 1997 Queen Elizabeth goes to Newfoundland to mark the arrival of explorer John Cabot's ship, the Matthew, on a re-creation of its historic transatlantic passage in 1497. The Queen later makes a special trip to London, Ont., before going to Manitoba to survey flood damage. She returns to make several stops in Ontario, including Toronto, Brantford, Stratford, North Bay and Petawawa. The entire trip lasts 10 days.
Aug. 31, 1997 Diana dies after a car crash in Paris.
Feb. 6, 2002 Queen Elizabeth celebrates 50 years as monarch.
March 30, 2002 Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, dies in her sleep at the Royal Lodge at Windsor at the age of 101.
Oct. 4, 2002 The Queen begins her Golden Jubilee visit to Canada in Iqaluit.
Oct. 6, 2002 The Queen drops the ceremonial puck at a hockey game between the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks. She then watches the first period of the game, the first NHL game she'd seen since 1951, when she watched the New York Rangers play the Canadiens in Montreal.
Oct. 10, 2002 Queen Elizabeth visits the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto to help mark the 50th anniversary of CBC-TV.
2003 The Queen undergoes three operations: two on her knees and one to remove lesions from her face.
July 6, 2004 Queen Elizabeth officially opens the national memorial fountain for Diana in London.
Feb. 22, 2005 The Queen announces she will not attend the wedding of her son, Prince Charles, to Camilla Parker Bowles but will attend a church blessing of the union at Windsor Castle. The office insists her decision is not a snub against the couple. The wedding takes place April 9.
May 17, 2005 The Queen begins a nine-day royal visit that celebrates the centennials of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
April 12, 2006 The Queen's grandson, Prince Harry, graduates from Sandhurst. The Queen, as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, inspects the troops and gives the commencement speech at the ceremony.
Dec. 25, 2006 The annual Christmas message is released for the first time as a podcast.
Nov. 20, 2007 The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, the first British royal couple to do so.
Dec. 23, 2007 The Queen unveils a royal channel on YouTube, which was used two days later to post the annual Christmas message.
July 10, 2009 @BritishMonarchy joins Twitter.
July 6, 2010 The Queen addresses the UN for the second time.
Nov. 8, 2010 The Queen joins Facebook with the launch of a British Monarchy page.
Dec. 29, 2010 The Queen becomes a great-grandmother with the birth of Savannah, daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips.
April 29, 2011 The Queen's grandson, Prince William, weds Catherine Middleton.
May 17, 2011 The Queen begins a four-day state visit to Ireland, the first by a British monarch in 100 years. The visit is seen as a step toward reconciliation and normalization of Anglo-Irish relations.
Dec. 23, 2011 Prince Philip, 90, has an emergency heart procedure to relieve a blocked coronary artery. He leaves hospital four days later.
Feb. 6, 2012 Buckingham Palace releases fhe Queen's official message marking the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. "I dedicate myself anew to your service," she writes.
June 2-5, 2012 The Diamond Jubilee central weekend takes place in London. Events will include a 1,000-boat pageant on the Thames, a concert at Buckingham Palace, a special Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral and a carriage procession.
July 27, 2012 The Queen will open the Olympic games in London.
Aug. 29, 2012 The Queen will open the Paralympic Games for the first time.
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The Queen visited Canada more than any other country during her long reign
It wouldn't be a stretch to suggest the Queen held a special place in her heart for Canada.
As an ardent world traveller, she visited this country more than any other during her reign, and she was in the habit of referring to it as home.
If you include overnight visits and aircraft refuelling stops, the Queen visited Canada no less than 31 times since her coronation in June 1952, according to the Canadian Heritage Department.
In second place is Australia with 18 visits, including stopovers, according to the The Royal Family's official website.
"I think she really developed a warm affection for us," says Barry MacKenzie, a spokesman for the Monarchist League of Canada. "She's done a marvellous job of taking advantage of all of those opportunities to meet Canadians and to develop a taste for life here."
Here are some highlighfts from her visits:
1. Fall 1951
Royal watchers say the Queen's close relationship with Canada started even before she acceded to the throne.
On Oct. 8, 1951, Princess Elizabeth arrived at Montréal–Dorval International Airport, where she was met by 15,000 people on the tarmac.
Over the next 33 days, the princess and her husband, Prince Philip, travelled across the country and back again, visiting a total of 60 communities and every province.
She took in hockey games in Montreal and Toronto, made a side trip to Washington, D.C., to visit U.S. President Harry Truman, and square danced at Rideau Hall.
The quiet, 25-year-old princess and the gregarious prince were met by large crowds wherever they went, with some reports suggesting that one million people turned out to see them in Toronto and even more showed up in Montreal.
"It was an incredible feat of stamina," says MacKenzie, a history instructor at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S.
"People recognized that this young woman was next in line .... And she also had the added bonus of having a husband who was a war hero. They were young. They were beautiful."
At the end of the tour, in a farewell radio message broadcast from St. John's, N.L., Princess Elizabeth referred to Canada as her "second home."
"Wherever we have been throughout the 10 provinces ... we have been welcomed with a warmth of heart that has made us feel how truly we belong to Canada."
2. Fall 1957
The Queen's first official visit to Canada was a high-profile, four-day tour that included her first ever televised speech, broadcast live from Rideau Hall on Oct. 13, 1957.
The next day, she officially opened a new session of Parliament by reading the speech from the throne in the Senate chamber, with Prince Philip at her side.
It was the first time a reigning monarch opened the Canadian Parliament. The speech was also carried live on television.
3. Summer 1959
The longest royal tour in Canadian history was a gruelling, 45-day marathon that started on June 18, 1959 in eastern Newfoundland.
The highlight of the visit was the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway on June 26, when the Queen was joined by U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia at the lift-lock near St. Lambert, Ont.
Five days later, on Canada Day, the Queen delivered a televised address from a sunny veranda at Rideau Hall.
"If I have helped you feel proud of being Canadian, I shall feel well satisfied, because I believe with all conviction that this country can look to a glorious future," she said.
The Queen and Philip travelled to every province and both territories, logging 24,000 kilometres.
"This is the first time since she became Queen that everyone in Canada had the opportunity to see her," says MacKenzie. "And it's the last time that we see one of these huge undertakings."
The official itinerary included a trip to the Calgary Stampede, where Philip donned a cowboy hat, and numerous stops along the Great Lakes, including a trip to the World's Fair in Chicago.
On the last leg of their tour, the young couple made an unscheduled stop in eastern New Brunswick to meet the families of fishermen who died on the night of June 20-21 when a hurricane roared over the Northumberland Strait. The brutal storm capsized more than two dozen fishing boats, killing 35 men and boys — most of them from the village of Escuminac.
At Pointe-du-Chêne, N.B., the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh met with 16 grieving widows and their families on July 29.
Among them was a "tiny grey-haired woman in black, surrounded by 12 of her 18 surviving children," The Canadian Press reported at the time.
"(She) sat on a Northumberland Strait wharf .... and blinked back the tears as she received a sympathetic smile and kind word from Queen Elizabeth."
4. Summer 1967
The Queen and Prince Philip spent six days in Ottawa and Montreal to celebrate Canada's centennial.
Under bright sunshine on Parliament Hill, 50,000 people watched as the Queen cut into a gigantic birthday cake decorated with the coat of arms of each province and territory.
And in Montreal, the Queen rode the automated monorail that was part of the Expo 67 international exhibition.
That brief visit was marked by tight security as organizers wanted to avoid what happened in 1964 when the Queen's visit to Quebec City was marred by waves of police using truncheons to round up separatist protesters who were shouting slogans and singing irreverent songs.
5. Spring 1982
A four-day tour of Ottawa culminated in a ceremony on a sleet-soaked Parliament Hill, where the Queen joined Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act
The act gives the Canadian Parliament the right to amend the constitution without the approval of the British Parliament.
The Act's passage, marked by royal assent from the Queen on April 17, 1982, signalled the last stage of Canada's political evolution from colony to fully independent state.
But it did not signal the end of the monarchy in Canada. Far from it. The Queen remained Canada's head of state and she retained her title as Queen of Canada.
"She wasn't signing a document and giving us our freedom," says MacKenzie. "This was the Queen of Canada signing an act that had been passed in her name in the Canadian Parliament .... It was not a declaration of independence."
6. Summer 2010
On the Queen's final visit to Canada, she told a crowd in Halifax exactly how she felt about this vast part of her realm.
"It is very good to be home," she said on June 28 as she started a nine-day tour that would also take her to Ottawa, Winnipeg, Waterloo, Ont., and Toronto.
"My mother once said that this country felt like a home away from home for the Queen of Canada .... I am pleased to report that it still does."
In Ottawa, she celebrated Canada Day with a crowd of 70,000 on Parliament Hill, where she took a more wistful tone in her speech.
"During my lifetime, I have been witness to this country for more than half its history since Confederation," she said. "I have watched with enormous admiration how Canada has grown and matured while remaining true to its history, its distinctive character and its values."
In her book, "A Royal Couple in Canada," author Allison Lawlor says that on each of the Queen's many visits to Canada, she "succeeded in gracefully lifting Canadians out of their everyday lives for a few moments."
"Not only has she witnessed the growth of Canada, but generations of Canadians have watched the progression in her life as she moved from being their beautiful princess on her first visit in 1951, to a young mother raising four children, to a dignified Queen, and ... as an elder, worldly stateswoman."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2022.
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A look at some of the trips Prince Philip made to Canada over the last seven decades
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
The Queen and Prince Philip have lavished much attention on Canada over their lives, each visiting the country more than 20 times over the years.
The list below includes some notable visits by Prince Philip without the Queen as well as the Queen's official visits to Canada with Philip.
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1951: Princess Elizabeth and her new husband, Prince Philip, do a coast-to-coast tour of the country. It is Princess Elizabeth's inaugural visit to Canada.
1954: Prince Philip makes a solo, 20-day visit to various Canadian cities including Ottawa and Vancouver.
1957: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pay a four-day visit to Hull and Ottawa, where they officially open the fall session of Parliament. It is Her Majesty's first visit as Queen
1959: The Queen, with Prince Philip, do a six-week tour of all provinces and territories. Highlights include being on hand for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
1962: Over a span of 23 days, Prince Philip attends a Commonwealth Study Conference and visits five cities across Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.
1964: The Queen and Prince Philip visit Charlottetown, Quebec City and Ottawa to attend a commemoration of Confederation meetings that took place a century earlier.
1967: The Queen and Prince Philip spend six days in Ottawa and Montreal attending celebrations for Canada's centennial and Expo 67.
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1967: Prince Philip travels to Winnipeg to open the Pan American Games.
1969: Prince Philip visits six provinces in roughly two weeks to study operations of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
1970: The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles visit Manitoba to mark the 100th anniversary of the province's entry into Confederation. They also tour the Northwest Territories to participate in its centennial.
1971: The Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Anne visit British Columbia to mark its centenary anniversary of joining Confederation.
1973: The Queen and Prince Philip visit Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Alberta. They mark the RCMP centennial, the centennial of P.E.I. joining Confederation and the tercentennial of Kingston, Ont.
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1973: Less than a month after their previous visit, the Queen and Prince Philip return to Canada to greet heads of government at Commonwealth meetings in Ottawa.
1976: The Queen and princes Philip, Charles, Andrew and Edward tour Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They also take in the opening ceremonies for the Montreal Olympics and stay to watch Princess Anne compete in equestrian events.
1977: The Queen and Prince Philip pay a five-day visit to Ottawa to mark her Silver Jubilee.
1978: The Queen and princes Philip, Edward and Andrew visit Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta, where they attend the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
1982: The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, visit Ottawa for four days to sign the proclamation of the Constitution Act.
1983: The Queen and Prince Philip tour various cities in British Columbia over a three-day visit.
1984: The Queen and Prince Philip visit New Brunswick and Ontario for both provinces' bicentennials. The Queen carries on alone to tour Manitoba.
1987: The Queen and Prince Philip visit British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec over a 16-day tour.
1989: Prince Philip makes a four-day visit to attend various ceremonies in Montreal.
1993: Prince Philip travels solo to Toronto and Montreal for various presentations and ceremonies.
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1994: The Queen and Prince Philip tour Nova Scotia and British Columbia, where they attended the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. The Duke of Edinburgh also makes stops in the northern territories.
1997: The Queen and Prince Philip travel to Newfoundland in order to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's arrival. The Queen also visits several cities in Ontario, while Prince Philip surveys flood damage in Manitoba.
2002: The Queen and Prince Philip make an 11-day visit to Canada on the last leg of their Commonwealth Golden Jubilee tour. Among other events, she drops a ceremonial puck at a Vancouver Canucks game, visits the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, attends a lunch at Rideau Hall with 51 distinguished Canadians and presents the RCMP musical ride with an Irish mare.
2005: The Queen and Prince Philip make a nine-day tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta to celebrate both provinces' centennials. The trip was characterized by torrents of rain at nearly every stop.
2010: Accompanied by Prince Philip, the Queen makes a nine-day trip to Canada, starting with a stop in Halifax where she reviewed a flotilla of international warships. The Queen also visits Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Waterloo, Ont.
2013: Prince Philip makes a solo, two-day visit to Toronto where he is presented with the highest rank of the Order of Canada. He is also awarded new regimental colours to the Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2021
Crowds work to snap a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 1, 2010. The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of Canada. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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Here are all the times Queen Elizabeth II visited southwestern Ontario
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne.
The Queen visited Canada numerous times over her seven-decade reign, often accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
During her trips to southwestern Ontario, she stopped by everything from historical sites to centres for the arts.
Here’s a timeline:
The Queen’s first visit to southwestern Ontario took place in 1951. At the time, she was a princess standing in for her father who was ill.
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Waterloo Mayor Dave Jaworsky worked for the company at the time.
“The plan was to have the Queen come through the manufacturing lab of Research in Motion and my job was to make sure they got the right smocks. There was one labelled Her Majesty, one labelled His Majesty,” Jaworksy said. “She came in and her team put on the gown and that was my few moments with the Queen.”
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While her visit to Waterloo that day was brief – less than an hour and a half – Jaworksy remembers how she took the time to speak to those who were there.
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