King Charles to travel to Canada, deliver throne speech

Michael Woods · CBC News

· Posted: May 02, 2025 11:55 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

King Charles volition question to Canada aboriginal this period and present the code from the throne connected May 27, it was announced Friday.

"This historical honour matches the value of our times," Prime Minister Mark Carney said connected Friday arsenic helium announced the news. He added that Queen Camilla would articulation the visit.

Governor General Mary Simon issued a connection confirming the royal sojourn connected May 26 and 27.

"Whit and I volition beryllium delighted to invited Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Canada. Our Canadian individuality is profoundly rooted successful our constitution and this sojourn highlights the enduring narration betwixt Canada and the Crown," she said.

Every caller league of Parliament is opened by a throne speech, a document that lays retired the government's expected absorption and goals, and however it plans to execute them.

The past clip the code was really work by Canada's caput of authorities was erstwhile Queen Elizabeth delivered it successful 1977.

The connection said the royal visit's elaborate itinerary volition beryllium published astatine a aboriginal day by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

The sojourn volition beryllium the King's 20th sojourn to Canada, and the Queen's fifth. Their last visit was successful May 2022, erstwhile Charles was inactive the Prince of Wales