Louise Arbour: Representative of the head of state, Canada
Louise Arbour is the representative of the head of state of Canada, listed by the United Nations as “Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada”.
Posts held
- Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada (representative of the head of state), Canada. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Louise Arbour sits in the ladder of power
As representative of the head of state, Louise Arbour works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Canada (regions, cities).
Above that, Canada is a member of:
- NATO level 8
- G7 level 10
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Canada
- King Charles III King, Canada
- Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada, Canada
- Anita Anand Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada, Canada
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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