Gov. Gen. Simon launches mental health project for North, Indigenous communities

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.