Registrar General of Canada

Registrar General of Canada
Registraire général du Canada
Incumbent
François-Philippe Champagne
since 12 January 2021
Department of Industry
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[1]
on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Term lengthWhile holding the office of Minister of Industry
PrecursorSecretary of State for Canada
Inaugural holderGuy Favreau
FormationOctober 1, 1966

The registrar general of Canada (French: registraire général du Canada) is responsible for registering all letters patent, commissions, instruments, proclamations, and any other documents that may, from time to time, be issued under the Great Seal of Canada or the Privy Seal of Canada. The current registrar general is François-Philippe Champagne.

  1. ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice – 1. Parliamentary Institutions – Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.