The federal government used the occasion to announce that the Mint will design and place an effigy of King Charles III on Canadian circulation coins. A $20 bank note featuring King Charles III will be unveiled 'during the next design process.'
, the post-U.K. proceedings are a chance for Canadians to mark the occasion.
Dignitaries from the Table of Precedence for Canada, including members of the King’s Privy Council for Canada were also present, including Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, Seniors Minister Kamal Khera, and Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc later delivered an address on behalf of the Government of Canada. The celebration also included the singing of O Canada by the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir, and an "optimistic and triumphant" instrumental interlude by Prince Edward Island music group Inn Echo.
Books of congratulations were available for attendees to sign at the ceremony, and guests were invited to attend an intimate reception afterwards. Muralist Dominic Laporte produced a work of art live throughout the event. The Canadian Heraldic Authority revealed updated emblems to represent the change of reign approved by King Charles III: a new royal crown and royal flag.
The federal government also used the occasion to announce—keeping up with the tradition of the reigning monarch appearing on Canadian coins since the Royal Canadian Mint began production in 1908—that the Mint will design and place an effigy of His Majesty King Charles III on Canadian circulation coins.
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