Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
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Viceroy | |
Style | Her Honour the Honourable |
Appointer | The governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
Term length | At the governor general's pleasure |
Formation | 1 July 1867 |
First holder | Henry William Stisted |
Website | www |
The lieutenant governor of Ontario (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/, in French: Lieutenant-gouverneur (if male) or Lieutenante-gouverneure (if female) de l'Ontario) is the representative in Ontario of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant governor of Ontario is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties.[2] The current lieutenant governor of Ontario is Edith Dumont, sworn in on November 14, 2023.[1][3][4]