Gov. Gen. Mary Simon speaks at an event celebrating her tenure and announcing a mental health funding project in her name in Ottawa, on Friday, May 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tim Austen
Gov. Gen. Simon launches mental health project for North, Indigenous communities
May 29, 2026 | 11:19 AM
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OTTAWA — Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has launched a project to fund community-based mental health services in Northern and Indigenous communities.
The legacy project will be run with support from the Rideau Hall Foundation.
Simon, who launched a mental health learning and listening tour in 2024, says the shortage of services in the North is acute.
She says the project is part of her ongoing commitment to the Arctic, where she was born and raised.
