In Ottawa, the Governor-General met the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt Hon Stephen Harper PC MP, as part of her visit to northern America.
On Thursday 4 April 2013, at Doltone House, Pyrmont, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, as Patron, attended the Royal Far West lunch.
Afterwards, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator hosted a dinner for members of the Shackleton Epic Leadership Round Table.
Two Australian Endeavour Award recipients received their scholarship certificates from the Governor-General during a Canada-Australia-New Zealand Business Association event in Vancouver, Canada.
After the presentation, Ms Bryce and Mr Michael Bryce met Canadian and Australian business representatives working in the province of British Columbia.
The Governor-General presented The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal to Australian Cross of Valour recipient, Mr Richard Joyes CV, during a ceremony in Vancouver, Canada.
Ms Bryce, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, also invested Canadian resident Mr Kelly Bedford with a National Emergency Medal.
Mr Bedford was awarded the medal for his sustained service to protect lives and property during the 2009 Victorian bushfires.
The Governor-General met the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, Her Honour the Hon Judith Guichon, during a visit to Vancouver, Canada.
The Governor-General and an Australian Indigenous delegation received a Canadian First Nations welcome at the University of British Columbia on the first day of discussions between both nations' indigenous people.
After the welcome by The Coastal Wolf Pack, Ms Bryce opened a roundtable discussion at the Liu Institute between the indigenous leaders on the common opportunities and challenges for economic development.
In the afternoon, the Governor-General met the President of UBC, Professor Stephen Toope.
On Wednesday 3 April 2013, at the Office of the Governor, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, received the State Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales, the Right Reverend Trevor Cheetham, and Mrs Penelope Cheetham.
Afterwards, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator received a farewell from the Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Duan Jielong.
On Tuesday 2 April 2013, at Government House, Sydney, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, hosted a reception for the Consular Corps.
Afterwards, at Vancouver International Airport, Canada, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE commenced their official visit to Canada.
The Governor-General honoured the sacrifices made by US Defence personnel during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific – ‘Punchbowl’ – in Oahu, Hawaii.
The Director of the Cemetery, Colonel Gene Castagnetti (Ret’d), the Governor of the State of Hawaii, Governor Neil Abercrombie, and senior US military officials welcomed Ms Bryce after a 21-gun salute.
On Monday 1 April 2013, following the departure of the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO to undertake an official visit to Canada and the United States of America, the Proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia was signed by the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO.