Royal Style and Titles for the King
Proclamation Establishing for Canada the Royal Style and Titles: SI/2024-4
A proclamation establishes the sovereign’s official Canadian title as "Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth." The proclamation was signed on 2024-01-08 and registered in the Canada Gazette on 2024-01-31, directing federal institutions and officials to use this formal wording in legal and ceremonial contexts.
- Published
- January 31, 2024
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- Proclamation Establishing for Canada the Royal Style and Titles
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- January 8, 2024
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
The government issued the Proclamation Establishing for Canada the Royal Style and Titles: SI/2024-4. It sets the sovereign’s official Canadian title as Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The proclamation was made on January 8, 2024 and registered in the Gazette on January 31, 2024.
What it does#
- Establishes the formal royal style and titles to be used for the sovereign in Canada: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.
- Implements a decision authorized by the Royal Style and Titles Act, 2023 (assented June 22, 2023) and recorded under Order in Council P.C. 2023-1234 of December 15, 2023.
- Records the proclamation with the Great Seal of Canada and names Mary May Simon as the Governor General who gave the instrument its witness signature on January 8, 2024.
Who's affected#
- Federal institutions and officials who use the sovereign’s formal title in laws, proclamations, letters patent and other official materials.
- Anyone who works with or cites the Crown’s formal name in an official or ceremonial context (for example, government communicators, legal drafters, and ceremonial officers).
- The general public indirectly, because this is the title the Canadian state will use when referring to the monarch.
- The proclamation text does not list specific administrative steps or a deadline for changing existing documents.
Why it matters#
- This is the official, legal wording the Canadian government will use when referring to the monarch in formal and legal contexts.
- It clarifies the sovereign’s Canadian title following passage of the Royal Style and Titles Act, 2023, so future official references should be consistent with the wording in this proclamation.
- For most people this is a formal, symbolic step; it mainly matters to institutions and officials who prepare or maintain legal, ceremonial, or constitutional documents.
Key topics
Source: Canada Gazette