Royal tours of Canada

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There has been an extended royal presence in Canada since the end of the 18th century,^[1]

Until the end of the 20 th century, these were the only forms a royal visit would take, either at the invitation of the federal ministers for an official visit, or for vacation time at the instigation of the Royal Family member. Originally these were simply tours where Canadians could see and possibly meet members of their Royal Family, with the associated pomp and spectacle. However, nearing the 2000s, official royal tours took on the added dimension of a theme; for instance, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's 2005 tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta was deemed a trip where Her Majesty, and all Canadians, would honour "The Spirit of Nation Builders."^[2] Also, in the last several years, junior members of the Royal Family have begun to take part in unofficial, working tours of Canada. In this method, provinces, municipalities and others personally invite members of the Royal Family to attend events which they fund without assistance from the federal government. Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward have all taken several tours under this method.

1 18th century
2 19th century
3 20th century
4 21st century
- 4.1 2000-2009
5 Transportation
6 See also
7 External links
8 Footnotes

[edit] 18th century

Year(s)	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1786-1787	Prince William (later William IV)	Maritimes Province of Quebec: Quebec City	As part of a Royal Navy contingent^[3]^[1]
1791-1798	Prince Edward	Nova Scotia: Halifax Province of Quebec (Lower Canada after 1791)	Served as Commander-in-Chief of North America^[1]
1799-1800	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	Nova Scotia: Halifax	Served as Commander-in-Chief of North America^[1]

[edit] 19th century

Prince Edward visiting Niagara Falls in 1860.

Prince Arthur arrives to turn the sod for the Toronto Grey and Bruce Railway, 1869.

Prince Arthur sledding in Ottawa, 1870.

Year(s)	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1860	Albert Edward, Prince of Wales	Nova Scotia: Halifax, various other towns United Province of Canada: Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Windsor, various towns and cities	Two month tour^[4]^[1]
1861	Prince Alfred	Maritimes United Province of Canada: various towns and cities	Five week tour
1869-1870	Prince Arthur	Quebec: Montreal	Based with the Rifle Brigade
1878 - 1883	Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh	Nova Scotia: Halifax	Commander of the Royal Navy's North Atlantic Squadron^[1]
1878 - 1883	Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and John Campbell, Duke of Argyll	Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City, other towns Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, other towns Northwest Territories: Winnipeg, other towns	Served as viceregal couple
1880	Prince Leopold	Quebec: Quebec City, Montreal Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara Falls, various other towns	To visit his sister and brother-in-law
1882	Prince George (later George V)	Nova Scotia: Halifax Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara Falls	Served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy^[5]
1890	Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught	Maritimes Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City, various other towns Ontario: Windsor, Toronto, various other towns Manitoba: Winnipeg Northwest Territories: Calgary British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver

[edit] 20th century

TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall riding the timber slide on the Chaudière River, 1901.

HRH The Prince of Wales canoeing in Canada, 1919.

King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Prime Minsiter Mackenzie King in Banff Springs, Alberta, 1939.

[edit] 1900-1949

Year(s)	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1900	Princess Louise
1901	Prince George, Duke of Cornwall (later George V) and Mary, Duchess of Cornwall	New Brunswick: Saint John Nova Scotia: Halifax Quebec: Quebec City, Montreal Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, London, Niagara, Hamilton, Kingston Manitoba: Winnipeg British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria Northwest Territories: Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise^[6]
1906 - 1912	Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught, and Princess Patricia	All provinces and territories	Served as viceregal family
1906 - 1912	Prince Albert (later George VI)	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Ottawa	To visit Prince Arthur and Princess Louise^[1]
1908	George, Prince of Wales (later George V)	Quebec: Quebec City	Tercentenary of Quebec City
1913	Prince Albert (later George VI)	Maritimes
1919	Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII)	New Brunswick: Saint John Quebec: Quebec City Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, other towns Alberta: Calgary^[7]
1923	Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII)	Alberta: Pekisko, other towns and cities	To stay at his ranch
1924	Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII)	Ontario: Ottawa Alberta: Pekisko^[8]	To stay at his ranch
1926	Prince George	Ontario: Ottawa^[9]
1927	Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) and Prince George	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto Alberta: Pekisko (Prince of Wales only)	To stay at his ranch
1929	Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
1939	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth	All provinces
1940 - 1946	Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone	All provinces and territories	Served as viceregal couple
1940 - 1943	Alastair Windsor, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn	All provinces and territories	Aide-de-Camp to the Earl of Athlone
1941	Prince George	Nova Scotia Ontario Quebec	Visited air bases and training centres
1941	Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor	Alberta: Pekisko	To stay at his ranch
1945	Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor	New Brunswick

[edit] 1950-1959

Year(s)	Dates	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1950		Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor	Alberta: Pekisko	To stay at his ranch
1951	10/8-11/12	Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: St. John's Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown Nova Scotia: Springhill, Truro, Sydney, Halifax Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City, Saint-Hyacinthe, Rimouski, Drummondville Ontario: Ottawa, Brockville, Kingston, Trenton, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Windsor, Fort William, North Bay, Kapuskasing Mantioba: Winnipeg Saskatchewan: Regina, Saskatoon Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver
1954	7/29-8/17	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec Ontario: Ottawa British Columbia: Vancouver	British Empire and Commonwealth Games, developments in Northern Territories
	8/27-7/14	Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent	New Brunswick: Saint John, Fredericton, Newcastle Quebec: Quebec City, Montreal Ontario: Toronto, Niagara Falls, Chatham, Windsor, London
	11/12-11/17	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Ontario: Ottawa
1955	9/29-10/25	Mary, Princess Royal	Quebec: Quebec City, Montreal, Hull Ontario: Kingston, Fort Henry, Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Malton Manitoba: Saint Boniface British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver
1957	10/12-10/16	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa, Hull	To open 23rd parliament
1958	7/12-8/11	Princess Margaret	Nova Scotia: Yarmouth, Digby, Annapolis Valley, Halifax New Brunswick: Fredericton Quebec: Hull, Montreal, Quebec City Ontario: Toronto, Niagara Falls, Stratford, Galt, Hamilton, Ottawa Saskatchewan: Prince Albert National Park Alberta: Banff, Banff National Park, Calgary British Columbia: Peace River Gorge below Fort St. John, Comox, Courtenay, Fort Langley, Prince George, Quesnel, William Lake, Okanagan, Victoria, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Royal Roads Military College, Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Chilliwack	To celebrate the centennary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation^[10]
1958	Oct.	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa	To preside at two meetings during world conference of the English-Speaking Union
1959	6/18-7/1	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	All provinces and territories Ontario: Prescott	To open Saint Lawrence Seaway
1959	8/8-8/11	Princess Alexandra	British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria

[edit] 1960-1969

Year(s)	Dates	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1960	Jun.	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto	Commonwealth Study Conference
1962	5/12-6/3	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Ottawa, London, Toronto British Columbia: Vancouver	Commonwealth Study Conference
	6/7-6/16	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Upper Canada Village	Centenary of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
	6/13-6/28	Mary, Princess Royal	Quebec: Quebec City Ontario: Trenton, Kingston, Toronto, Ottawa British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver	To present new colours to the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
1963	1/30-1/31	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	British Columbia: Vancouver	Overnight stop
1963	9/18-9/26	Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto
1964	9/17-9/23	Princess Patricia	Alberta: Edmonton	To celebrate the jubilee of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
	9/19-9/29	Mary, Princess Royal	Newfoundland: St. John's	To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the departure from St. John's of first contingent of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
	10/5-10/13	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown Quebec: Quebec City	Centenary of the Confederation Conferences
1965	6/23-6/27	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Ontario: Toronto	To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Toronto Scottish Regiment
1966	3/18-3/19	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria
1966	3/21-3/23	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa	To present medals to the recipients of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
1967	5/14-6/16	Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa Manitoba: Brandon, Winnipeg Saskatchewan: Regina Alberta: Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, Jasper British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria, Vancouver Northwest Territories: Yellowknife, Hay River Yukon: Whitehorse
	6/29-7/5	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Ottawa	Canadian Centennial, visit Expo 67
	7/10-7/22	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick	To take part in the Canadian Centennial celebrations
	7/22-7/23	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Manitoba: Winnipeg	To open 1967 Pan American Games
	10/5-10/12	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Toronto	To attend a fund raising ball for the Canadian Cancer Society Auxiliary of the Princess Margaret Hospital, visit Expo 67
	11/7-11/11	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, and attend conference as President of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth
1968	7/3-7/8	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent	Alberta: Calgary	To open the Calgary Stampede
1968	10/12-10/13	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, and attend conference as President of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth
1969	10/16-10/31	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland New Brunswick Quebec Ontario: Ottawa Alberta British Columbia	To study operations of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

[edit] 1970-1979

Year(s)	Dates	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1970	3/2-3/3	Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne	British Columbia: Vancouver	Overnight stop
	7/3-7/4	Charles, Prince of Wales	Ontario: Ottawa
	7/5-7/15	Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne	Ontario: Ottawa (Prince of Wales only) Manitoba: Churchill, Thompson, Gillan, Flin Flon, Norway House, Swan River, The Pas, Dauphin, Clear Lake, Brandon, Baily Farm, Portage la Prairie, Oakville, Winnipeg, Carman, Beauséjour, Lower Fort Garry; centenary anniversary of Manitoba's entry into Confederation Northwest Territories	Centenary of the Northwest Territories
1971	5/3-5/12	Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne	British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver, Tofino, Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, Williams Lake, Comox	Centenary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation
1971	9/24-9/26	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon	Manitoba: Winnipeg	To open the new Winnipeg Art Gallery
1973	6/25-7/5	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Mount Carmel Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, Summerside Ontario: Toronto, Cobourg, Kingston, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, St. Catherines, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Scarborough, Brampton, Malton Saskatchewan: Regina Alberta: Calgary	Centenary of PEI's entry into Confederation, tercentenary of Kingston, centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
	7/19-7/23	Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy	Nova Scotia: Halifax, Pictou, Chester	To participate in celebrations marking the arrival of the Hector with the first Scottish settlers
	7/31-8/4	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
1974	1/25-1/27	Princess Anne and Mark Phillips	Ontario: Ottawa Quebec: Hull
	5/9-5/14	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon	Manitoba: Winnipeg	Centenary of the City of Winnipeg
	6/25-7/1	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Toronto	To visit the Toronto Scottish Regiment, present the Queen's Colours to the Black Watch Regiment
	10/14-10/16	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Gander, Botwood New Brunswick: Fredericton Quebec: Montreal
	11/15-11/18	Princess Anne and Mark Philips	Ontario: Toronto, Hamilton	To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
1975	3/22-3/23	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	New Brunswick: Fredericton	To visit the Royal Canadian Regiment
	4/20-4/30	Charles, Prince of Wales	Maritimes Ontario: Ottawa Northwest Territories: Yellowknife
	5/2-6/5	Charles, Prince of Wales	Maritimes
	6/26-6/29	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent	Ontario: Toronto	To attend the Queen's Plate
1976	7/13-7/25	Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and Mark Philips	Nova Scotia (Queen and Prince Philip only) New Brunswick (Queen and Prince Philip only) Quebec: Montreal, Lac-Brome	To open and attend the Summer Olympics
1976	10/5-10/6	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Trenton	Overnight stop
1977	7/5-7/9	Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew	Alberta: Calgary, various other towns	Centenary of the signing of Treaty 7, to attend the Calgary Stampede
	10/14-10/19	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa	The Queen's Silver Jubilee, open 3rd session of 30th parliament
	Sept.-Dec.	Prince Andrew	Ontario: Lakefield, Toronto	To attend Lakefield College School
	11/23-11/27	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Saskatchewan: Regina	To attend the Royal Agricultural Society conference sessions (Canadian Agribition Association)
1978	2/10-2/12	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	To attend a meeting on the 1980 Commonwealth Study Conference and to meet group leaders
	7/26-8/6	Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward	Newfoundland: St. John's, Deer Lake, Strawberry Hill, Corner Brook, Stephenville Ontario (Prince Andrew only): Ottawa, various other towns and cities Saskatchewan: Regina, Yorktown, Fort Qu'Appelle, Balcarres, Melville, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Lloydminster Alberta: Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Peace River, St. Paul, Vegreville, Fort Saskatchewan, Mundare, Chipman, Lamont, Bruderheim, Fort Edmonton	To open Commonwealth Games
	9/12-9/13	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Goose Bay
	10/8-10/9	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Goose Bay
	11/15-11/16	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Manitoba: Winnipeg	To attend functions for the Saint Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation Award
1979	4/1-4/7	Charles, Prince of Wales	Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa Manitoba: Winnipeg British Columbia: Victoria Northwest Territories: Yellowknife
	5/3-5/4	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent	Ontario: Toronto, Brampton	To visit the Lorne Scots
	6/26-7/2	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Nova Scotia: Halifax Ontario: Toronto	To present the Queen's Colours to the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, attend the opening of the International Gathering of the Clans, attend 120th running of the Queen's Plate
	10/2	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	To attend 150th anniversary of Upper Canada College
	10/23-10/24	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Montreal Alberta: Calgary	To attend meeting of Commonwealth Study Conference
	11/12-11/18	Princess Anne	Ontario: Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Owen Sound	To attended Kick for Cansave and Cansave College Bowl Dinner, visit with Canadian regiments

[edit] 1980-1989

Year(s)	Dates	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1980	3/30-4/3	Charles, Prince of Wales	Ontario: Ottawa British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria	To visited Pearson College of the Pacific, attended meetings of the Council
	4/25-5/4	Princess Alexandra	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto British Columbia: Victoria, Nanaimo	To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, visit the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
	5/17-6/7	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Quebec City Ontario: Kingston, London, Hamilton Alberta: Calgary	To attend Commonwealth Study Conference
	7/18-7/28	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	Ontario: Ottawa Saskatchewan: Saskatoon Alberta	75th anniversary of Alberta and Saskatchewan's entry into Confederation
	9/27-10/1	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Goose Bay Ontario: Ottawa	To attend the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League Convention
1981	7/2-7/7	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara-on-the-Lake	To attend the Queen's Plate, celebrate bicentennial of Niagara-on-the-Lake
1981	7/6-7/13	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Cambridge, Timmins, Gravenhurst	To visit the Royal Highland Fusiliers^[11]
1982	4/15-4/19	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa	To proclaim Constitution Act 1982
	7/4-7/17	Princess Anne	Ontario: Ottawa Manitoba: Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk Saskatchewan: Regina, Wilcox, Gravelbourg, Estevan, Alameda, Moosomin, Saskatoon Yukon: Haynes Junction, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Whitehorse	Centenary of St. Paul's Cathedral, centenary of Gravelbourg, centenary of Estevan, centenary of Alameda, centenary of Moosomin, centenary of Saskatoon
	Oct.	Charles, Prince of Wales	British Columbia: Victoria	To visit Pearson College of the Pacific
	11/14-11/17	Prince Michael and Princess Michael	Ontario: Toronto	To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
1983	4/8-4/11	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Vernon, Kamloops, New Westminster
	6/14-7/1	Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales	Newfoundland: St. John's, Carbonear, Harbour Grace Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, Montague, Summerside Nova Scotia: Halifax, Shelbourne, Dartmouth, Lunenburg New Brunswick: St. John, Dalhousie, St. Andrews, Charlo Ontario: Ottawa Alberta: Edmonton	Official opening of World Universities Games, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Sir Humphrey Gilbert taking possession of Newfoundland, centennial of the settlement of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
	6/30-7/6	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa, London	Centenary of the Royal Canadian Regiment, present Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards
	7/18-8/7	Prince Andrew	Ontario: Toronto, Peterborough Northwest Territories	Excursion with students from Lakefield College School
1984	2/22-2/25	Prince Michael	Nova Scotia: Halifax, Sydney, Baddeck, Fortress of Louisbourg	To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first powered flight in the British Empire
	7/12-7/16	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	New Brunswick: Gagetown	To present new colours to the Royal Canadian Regiment
	7/27	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Manitoba: Thompson	To present Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards
	9/24-10/7	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	New Brunswick: Dieppe, Shediac, Moncton, Fredericton, Sackville, Riverview Ontario: Ottawa, Morrisburg, Cornwall, Prescott, Kingston, Amherstview, Windsor, Brantford, Sudbury Manitoba: (Queen alone) Winnipeg, Dauphin, Brandon, Dugald	Bicentennial of New Brunswick, bicentennial of Ontario
1985	6/4-6/7	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto	To present badges to Girl Guides, for the International Forum of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
	6/23-7/1	Prince Andrew	New Brunswick: Fredericton, St. John, Sussex Nova Scotia: Halifax, Annapolis Royal, Digby, North Sydney, Sydney Ontario: Peterborough	Bicentennial of Fredericton, bicentennial of incorporation of Saint John, bicentennial of Sydney, centennial of North Sydney, opening of activity centre at Peterborough Liftlock
	7/12-7/19	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto Saskatchewan: Regina Alberta: CFB Cold Lake, Edmonton	To attend the Queen's Plate, attend 5th Angus Forum
	8/19-8/21	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Alberta: Banff, Lake Louise	Centenary of Parks Canada, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, to present colours to the Royal Canadian Army Cadets
	11/6-11/10	Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy	Ontario: Toronto, CFB Borden, Ottawa	To celebrate 125th Anniversary of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, open the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, dinner with the Governor General at Rideau Hall
1986	4/30-5/7	Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales	British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver, Prince George, Kamloops, Nanaimo Yukon: various towns	To open Expo 86
	6/20-6/26	Princess Anne	New Brunswick: Fredericton, Hartland, Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, CFB Gagetown Ontario: Toronto (with Mark Philips), Guelph Alberta: Calgary	To visit the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), inaugurate Guelph Equine Research Centre, visit site of the 1988 Winter Olympics
	7/10-7/16	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	British Columbia: Vancouver	To visit Expo 86
	10/21-10/22	Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy	Newfoundland: Gander
1987	4/19-4/20	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Saskatchewan: Regina	For Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
	6/3-6/5	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Saskatchewan: Regina	For Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
	6/4-6/8	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Ottawa	125th anniversary of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
	6/24-6/25	Prince Edward	New Brunswick: Fredericton Nova Scotia: Halifax, Truro, Dartmouth Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, Brudenell, Cavendish, Malpeque, CFB Summerside Quebec: Mont-Carmel	For The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
	7/15-8/9	Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York	Ontario: Toronto, Thunder Bay, Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Cobourg, Muskoka Manitoba: Winnipeg Alberta: Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Northwest Territories: Yellowknife	To attend Queen's Plate, dedicate the Mississauga Civic Centre, 150th anniversary of Cobourg, visit Saint Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, canoe Thelon River
	10/9-10/24	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	British Columbia: North Saanich, British Columbia, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Vancouver, Victoria, British Columbia, Esquimalt, British Columbia Saskatchewan: Regina, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Canora, Veregin, Kamsack, Kindersley Quebec: Quebec City, Sillery, Cap Tourmente, Rivière-du-Loup, La Pocatière	To participate in opening sessions of BC government, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
	10/25-10/26	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: North Bay Newfoundland: Gander
1988	2/2-2/12	Anne, Princess Royal	Alberta: Calgary	To attend the Winter Olympics
	6/4-6/11	Prince Edward	Newfoundland: St. John's, Deer Lake, Corner Brook Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto	Heraldry ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 25th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Canada, centennary of municipal government in Newfoundland, dedication of Gros Morne National Park as a World Heritage Site
	7/5-7/12	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	Nova Scotia: Halifax, Sambro, Canning Ontario: Toronto, Hamilton, Bowmanville, Peterborough	To present new colours to the Princess Louise Fusiliers, unveil a memorial for fishermen lost at sea, celebrate 75th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Women's Institute, attend the Queen's Plate, open a new wing of Variety Village, the Royal Botanical Gardens, attend civic luncheon, visit Dofasco, reopen the restored Bowmanville Town Hall
	11/16-11/18	Anne, Princess Royal	Ontario: Toronto	To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
1989	3/12-3/15	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	Duke of Edinburgh's Award
	3/21-3/22	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: St. John's	To present awards at Government House
	5/16-5/17	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	British Columbia: Victoria	Dinner with the Lieutenant Governor
	5/18-5/21	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Montreal, Varennes, Sherbrooke, Lennoxville, Compton British Columbia: Victoria	Provincial dinner, luncheon-meeting with Montréal Canadian Club, Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award presentation, 35th anniversary of the Université de Sherbrooke, United Empire Loyalists of Canada Committee, Bishop's College School Cadet inspection, open Bishop's University Chapel and arboretum
	7/5-7/10	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto London	To attend the Queen's Plate, open Western Counties Wing at Parkwood Hospital, unveil a statue of Dr. Frederick Banting
	7/13-7/25	Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York	Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, York, Souris, Basin Head, Fort Amherst, Summerside Quebec: Quebec City, La Malbaie, Lac-au-Saumon, Port au Persil, Baie Ste Catherine, Montreal, Hull Ontario: Ottawa Saskatchewan: Prince Albert, Nipawin, Lac La Ronge First Nation, La Ronge, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Regina	To attend Jamboree 89
	9/18-9/21	Prince Edward	Ontario: Toronto	Premiere of The Phantom of the Opera
	9/20-9/25	Princess Alexandra	British Columbia: Vancouver	To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)

[edit] 1990-1999

Year(s)	Dates	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
1990	5/7-5/10	Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester	Nova Scotia: Halifax Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto	Attend engagements related to the Order of Saint John
	5/16-5/17	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	New Brunswick: Fredericton	Engagements at CFB Gagetown with the Royal Canadian Regiment
	5/20-5/21	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Gander	Overnight stop
	6/27-7/1	Queen Elizabeth II	Ontario: Ottawa Alberta: Calgary, Red Deer
	7/5-7/8	Prince Edward	Manitoba: Winnipeg, St. Malo, Gillam, Churchill	To open the Western Canada Summer Games, visit Limestone Power Plant, visit Eskimo Museum, whale watching
1991	3/4-3/6	Katharine, Duchess of Kent	Ontario: Toronto	To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada
	6/30-7/6	Anne, Princess Royal	Newfoundland: St. John's, St. Anthony, L'Anse aux Meadows, Red Bay, Corner Brook Nova Scotia: Halifax, Dartmouth, Pictou	To celebrate 75th anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel, visit the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, attend the Gathering of the Clans, visit the Black Community Centre
	9/13-9/16	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	Ontario: Toronto, Brampton	To visit the Lorne Scots
	10/23-10/29	Charles, Prince of Wales, Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Henry	Ontario: Toronto; Prince and Princess of Wales only: Sudbury, Niagara Falls, Kingston, Ottawa
	10/23-10/26	Prince Edward	Quebec: Montreal Alberta: Calgary British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria	Fund raising dinners and Gold award presentations for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Commonwealth Games organization
	11/6-11/11	Sarah, Duchess of York	Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa	To visit Sunnybrook Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children, dinner at 24 Sussex Drive, attend Remembrance Day ceremony
1992	3/7-3/12	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Alberta: Calgary British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria	CFB Suffield, World Wildlife Fund engagements
	3/25-3/26	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Nova Scotia: Halifax
	5/3-5/7	Prince Edward	Newfoundland: St. John's, Churchill Falls, Goose Bay	To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, Sir Wilfred Grenfell 100th Anniversary
	6/30-7/2	Queen Elizabeth II	Ontario: Ottawa; celebrate 125th anniversary of Confederation Quebec: Hull
	7/14-7/17	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Thunder Bay Manitoba: Churchill Alberta: Calgary Northwest Territories: Iqaluit	Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth Conference
	9/25-9/27	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Lakefield, Toronto	Alumni Days at Lakefield College School
	11/7-11/8	Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy	Newfoundland: St. John's
	11/8-11/14	Prince Michael	Alberta: Knowlton, Edmonton, Lake Louise, Calgary	To visit Bombardier, participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies, attend the Canadian Finals Rodeo, attend regimental events
1993	3/9-3/10	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: St. John's	Dinner with the Newfoundland
	3/25-3/26	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: St. John's
	3/26-4/15	Prince Edward	Prince Edward Island: Fredericton Nova Scotia: Halifax Ontario: Toronto, London Manitoba: Winnipeg Alberta: Edmonton British Columbia: Vancouver, Whistler	For Duke of Edinburgh's Awards presentation and fund raising
	9/20-9/24	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Nova Scotia: Halifax Ontario: Ottawa, CFB Petawawa, Pembroke	To meet with the Canadian Airborne Regiment, unveil a monument, visit a senior citizens home, visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, dinner at Government House
	9/30-10/3	Prince Edward	Ontario: Toronto British Columbia: Victoria	To raise funds for Victoria Commonwealth Games Society, meeting of Assembly of Commonwealth Games Federation, visit sites for 1994 Games, Duke of Edinburgh's Award
	10/11-10/15	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Quebec: Montreal Ontario: Toronto	For World Wildlife Fund of Canada, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Upper Canada College, and Empire Club
	11/8-11/12	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	Ontario: Toronto	To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, open new facilities at Princess Margaret Hospital
1994	3/16-3/17	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Gander
	8/13-8/22	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Nova Scotia: Halifax, Sydney, Fortress of Louisbourg, Dartmouth British Columbia: Victoria, Twin Islands, Prince George (Queen only), Prince Rupert, Khutzeymateen Inlet (Prince Philip only) Northwest Territories: Yellowknife, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit	To open Commonwealth Games
	8/13-8/29	Prince Edward	Saskatchewan: Regina, Fort Qu'Appelle Alberta: Calgary British Columbia: Victoria, Kelowna	To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, to attend the Globe Theatre, visit Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Reserve; attend Commonwealth Games
1995	9/20-9/22	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto, Lakefield	To visit the Toronto Golf Club, open new wing at Lakefield College School
1996	4/23-3/29	Charles, Prince of Wales	New Brunswick: Fredericton, Saint John, Miramichi, Caraquet Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton Manitoba: Chuchill, Winnipeg
	6/2-6/3	Prince Michael and Princess Michael	Quebec: Montreal	To visit Bombardier
	6/23-6/24	Prince Edward	Ontario: Toronto	To attend Gold Award Ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, filming for Charter for Business Video, media launch for the Charter for Business at the CN Tower
	7/10-7/14	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	Ontario: Toronto	Visit Princess Margaret Hospital, re-open Princess Margaret Junior School
	11/4-11/6	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: Gander Ontario: Toronto	To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, media launch for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Charter for Business, presentation of gold awards certificates at Hart House, visit to World Wildlife Fund offices and WWF press conference, visit to St. Michael's Hospital
1997	3/19-3/22	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Alberta Nova Scotia	For World Wildlife Fund press conference, presentation of Duke of Edinburgh's Award gold awards certificates
	6/23-7/2	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Newfoundland: St. John's, Gander (Prince Philip only), Bonavista, North West River, Shetshatshiu, Happy Valley, Goose Bay (Prince Philip only) Ontario: London, Stratford, Brantford, Toronto, North Bay, Petawawa (Prince Philip only), Ottawa Manitoba: Winnipeg (Prince Philip only)	400th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland, to see damage from floods
	10/23-10/28	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto, Lakefield	To visit Lakefield College School
1998	3/28-3/28	Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William and Prince Henry	British Columbia: Vancouver, Whistler
	6/25-6/28	Anne, Princess Royal	New Brunswick: Fredericton, Moncton	To celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
	10/2-10/4	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	Quebec: Mont-Tremblant	To attend the VIII Commonwealth Study Conference
	10/2-10/4	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Ottawa	For attend Commonwealth Study Conference
1999	3/9-3/10	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex	British Columbia: Vancouver	To attend Gold Award Ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, reception and dinner for Charter for Business
	7/22-7/27	Anne, Princess Royal	Manitoba: Winnipeg	To attend the XIII Pan American Games
	9/17-9/21	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto, Lakefield	To attend fund-raising dinner and the Change of Command parade of the Queen's York Rangers, visit Lakefield College School

[edit] 21st century

Elizabeth II (centre) with her vice-regal representative, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Norman Kwong (left), and her Albertan premier, Ralph Klein (right), at the official celebrations of Alberta's centennary, May 23, 2005.

Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, along with former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Lincoln Alexander, unveil a Ontario Heritage Trust plaque in front of the Toronto Dominion Centre, 2006.

[edit] 2000-2009

Year(s)	Dates	Persons	Locations visited	Reason(s)
2000	6/4-6/6	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex	Quebec: Montreal
	6/25-6/27	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex	British Columbia: Vancouver
	7/16-7/18	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex	Newfoundland and Labrador: St. John's Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, Fanningbank, Indian River, New Annan, Borden-Carleton, Cavendish Nova Scotia: Halifax Quebec: Montreal	To attend events for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Canada - Young Canadians' Challenge, attend performance of Emily Confederation Centre of the Arts, visit Rodd Brudenell River Resort, attend concert at St. Mary's Church, visit Cavendish Farms processing plant, visit Gateway Village, attend federal dinner at Delta Prince Edward Hotel, visit to All Souls' Chapel, attend luncheon at Government House, visit Confederation Birthplace Commemorative Park, attend official opening of the 39th annual Canadian Branch Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, attend reception with delegates and families at Fanningbank
	9/28-10/1	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto	To be invested as Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's York Rangers,^[12] attend events for Round Square
	11/23-11/26	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent	British Columbia: Vancouver	To attend the dedication ceremony of the Waveney lifeboat White Rose of Yorkshire
2001	1/26-1/27	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto	To visit a former Chaplain at Lakefield College School
	4/25-4/30	Charles, Prince of Wales	Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto Saskatchewan: Regina, Moose Jaw, Assiniboia, Saskatoon Yukon: Whitehorse, Mayo^[13]
	8/2-8/5	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex	Alberta: Calgary	To attend the 8th IAAF World Championships
	10/19-10/21	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, attend events for the World Wildlife Fund
	10/19-10/21	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent	Ontario: Toronto
2002	3/13-3/24	Prince Michael	Ontario: Toronto, Windsor Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria	To undertake duties as Colonel-in-Chief of the Essex and Kent Scottish
	6/21-6/25	Prince Michael and Princess Michael	Ontario: Toronto	To attend the Queen's Plate
	10/4-10/15	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	New Brunswick: Fredericton, Sussex, Moncton Quebec: Hull Ontario: Ottawa, Toronto, Oakville, Hamilton Manitoba: Winnipeg British Columbia: Victoria, Vancouver Nunavut: Iqaluit	To celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee
	9/5-9/8	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex	Ontario: Toronto	To attend events for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
	9/20-9/24	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex	Ontario: Toronto, Ottawa	To attend events for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
2003	5/6-5/12	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto British Columbia: Vancouver	To visit with the Queen's York Rangers, meet with trustees at Lakefield College School, turn the sod for the new mental health building of the British Columbia's Children's Hospital, visit the Regent Park Duke of York Public School, present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, attend the Children Circle of Care Conference
	6/12-6/17	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto British Columbia: Victoria	To visit Lakefield College School, attend lunch with the Empire Club of Canada, visit the Greenwood School, visit Lester B. Pearson College^[14]
	6/18-6/25	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex	Saskatchewan: Regina, Moose Jaw, Lloydminster, Prince Albert	Centenaries of Regina, Moose Jaw and Lloydminster, open cultural centre, open the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College facility at the University of Regina
	7/31-8/6	Prince Michael and Princess Michael	Manitoba: Kenora	Centenary and re-opening of the Lake of the Woods Yacht Club, opening of the Leo Mol garden
	8/29-9/1	Anne, Princess Royal	Ontario: Kingston, Ottawa	To visit with the Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch, perform charity work
2004	4/26-4/27	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Ontario: Toronto	To attend the 40th Anniversay Gala for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award
	6/4-6/8	Anne, Princess Royal	Ontario: Toronto Saskatchewan: Regina	To attend ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day, visit the Royal Regina Rifles, visit the Monarchist League of Canada, attend the Commonwealth Study Conference
	10/13-10/18	Prince Michael	Ontario: Windsor	To open new joint Windsor Armoury and Police training facility
2005	May	Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Saskatchewan: Regina Alberta: Calgary	Centenary of the entry of Saskatchewan and Alberta into Confederation
2006		Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex	Ontario: Toronto, Peterborough Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia	To visit the Monarchist League of Canada, attend events for the Ontario Heritage Trust
2006		Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Toronto, Peterborough, Lakefield	To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Canadian Canoe Museum^[15]
2007		Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Nova Scotia: Halifax Ontario: Cambridge, Toronto^[16]^[17]^[18]
		Anne, Princess Royal	Saskatchewan: Regina, Yorkton, Saltcoats	Centenary of the Royal Regina Rifels, open the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Heritage Centre, attend a demonstration by the Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association, celebrate the 125th anniversary of the settlement of the Yorkton, attend Regina's Freedom of the City Parade, meet with First Nations elders, and attend Saskatchewan Youth Awards gala^[19]
		Prince Henry	Alberta: Calgary, Medicine Hat, CFB Suffield	To train with Canadian Forces soldiers for a tour of duty in Afghanistan^[20]^[21]
2008	5/10-5/11	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	Ontario: Peterborougn	To open a display at the Canadian Canoe Museum
2008	6/5-6/9	Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex	Ontario: Toronto, Kingston, Aylmer, St. Thomas, Niagara-on-the-Lake Manitoba	To participate in a number of events on behalf of various charitable organizations

[edit] Transportation

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth greet Canadians from the back of the Royal Train, in Hope, British Columbia, 1939

Up until the middle of the 20th century ships and trains were used for royal and vice-regal tours of Canada, with cars being employed for shorter routes and ceremonial processions.

The Governor General was supplied with a railway car, named Victoria for use in traveling around the provinces. Until the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the party would have to travel through the United States to reach the western parts of Canada.^[22] For the 1901 tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, two railway cars were specially built to serve as a moving household. One, named Cornwall served as the day car, with a reception room panelled in Circassian walnut with blue and gold Louis XV ornament and fitted with a piano, as well as a dining room painted in a Watteau style. The other car, York, contained the bedrooms. All together the royal train consisted of ten cars.^[23] In 1904 a new Vice Regal car was constructed, named Alexandra, which was used as the primary VIP transport by members of the Royal Family, Governors General, and the Prime Minister through to the 1920s.

Members of the Royal Family would voyage from the United Kingdom to the east coast of Canada at Halifax or Saint John, or transit the Saint Lawrence River to Quebec City; from one of these ports they would then embark on a train for overland journey. The ships used were either commercial or military; for their 1939 tour, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth traveled across the Atlantic on the Canadian Pacific ship RMS Empress of Australia for the westbound voyage, and on the RMS Empress of Britain eastbound.^[24]^[25] After the completion of HMY Britannia in 1954, Royal Family members could travel to Canada from whatever part of the globe they were in, and, after the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in 1959, could take the Royal Yacht into the Great Lakes. Until 1959 Royal Trains, operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the federally-owned Canadian National Railways, was used to transport Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh across the country.

The Royal Yacht was decommissioned in 1997 and last sailed in Canadian waters in the summer of 1983 when it carried Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The Royal Family has been mostly transported since the 1960s aboard the Canadian Royal Flight, originally using a CC-137 Husky and currently using a customized CC-150 Polaris flown by crews of 437 Transport Squadron, based at 8 Wing, Trenton, Ontario. 437 Squadron is part of the Air Transport Group, who, along with 412 Squadron in Ottawa, are charged with flying the Royal Family, the Governor General, and other VIPs. Members of the Royal Family occasionally use commercial aircraft, such as when Queen Elizabeth II used a British Airways Concorde. Air Command helicopters and other aircraft are used where needed for shorter flights during segments of visits.

Further information: Canadian Forces VIP aircraft

[edit] See also

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[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Department of Canadian Heritage: 2005 Royal Visit: The Royal Presence in Canada - A Historical Overview
^ Royal Visit 2005: Theme
^ Hubbard; p. 8-9
^ Hubbard; p. 8-9
^ Hubbard, R.H.; Rideau Hall; McGill-Queen’s University Press; Montreal and London; 1977; p. 55, 59
^ Hubbard; pp. 101-106
^ Hubbard; pp. 145-146
^ Hubbard; p. 157
^ Hubbard; p. 162
^ Christie's
^ Dalton, Melinda; The Record: Royal visit sparks memories; May 4, 2007
^ CBC News: Prince Andrew honoured by Queen's York Rangers; November 10, 2000
^ CTV.ca: Prince Charles to tour Yukon's rustic beauty; April 22, 2001
^ Canadian Press; CTV News: Prince Andrew delights Toronto monarchists; June 14, 2003
^ [Boland, Jack; Canoe News: Paddling into history; May 12, 2006]
^ CBC News: Prince Andrew to meet Halifax reservists; April 30, 2007
^ Hurst, Jeff; Cambridge Times: Princely plans for Andrew; May 1, 2007
^ Dalton, Melinda; The Record: Cambridge set to host Royal visit in May; April 10, 2007
^ CTV News: Princess Anne helps mark regimental centennial; June 2, 2007
^ Canadian Press; CTV News: Prince Harry may be training in Alberta: reports; June 2, 2007
^ Kennedy, Sarah; Fernandez, Pablo; Gilchrist, Emma; Sun Media: Prince Harry training in Alberta; June 2, 2007
^ Hubbard, R.H.; Rideau Hall; McGill-Queen’s University Press; Montreal and London; 1977
^ Hubbard; p. 102
^ Library and Archives Canada; Behind the Diary: The Royal Tour of 1939
^ Great Ships: Empress of Britain (II)

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