The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

In 2022, Canada and Ontario are celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking her 70th anniversary on the Throne.

This year marks a historic occasion to celebrate and pay tribute to Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign and the first to celebrate a platinum jubilee.

As The Queen’s representative in Ontario, the Lieutenant Governor will be marking the Platinum Jubilee throughout the year with a variety of events and visits to communities across the province.

Follow along with Platinum Jubilee news and events:

• Accession Day Flag Raising with the Monarchist League of Canada (Ontario)
• Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Gardens Announced
• Statement by the Lieutenant Governor at the start of the Platinum Jubilee Year
• Learn how to request a Platinum Jubilee Pin
• Lieutenant Governor to Mark the Occasion of Platinum Jubilee with a Garden Party
• Hear from the Voices of Ontario at the Lieutenant Governor’s Platinum Jubilee Garden Party
• View Photos from the Lieutenant Governor’s Platinum Jubilee Garden Party

Learn more about the Platinum Jubilee:

• Government of Canada
• Governor General of Canada
• The Royal Family

Social Media posts from Platinum Jubilee events:

February 6

• Accession Day Statement from the Lieutenant Governor
• Jubilee Flag Raising with the Monarchist League
• Accession Sunday Service

February 7

• Platinum Jubilee Garden News Release

March 13

• Commonwealth Sunday Church Service

March 14

• Commonwealth Day
• Royal Tour Airport Welcome

May 18

• Royal Tour Reception with the Governor General
• Royal Tour Clarence House Visit
• Royal Tour Assumption Elementary School Visit

May 21

• Amherstburg Tree Planting Ceremony

May 27

• St. George Society Spring Gala

May 28

• Warkworth Lilac Festival
• Bangladesh Centre and Community Services Celebration

June 2

• Coronation Day Message 
• Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacon Lighting at Casa Loma
• Majestic Inspirations: 70 Hats for 70 Years

June 3

• York Club Dinner in honour of HMTQ’s Platinum Jubilee

June 4

• Niagara on the Lake Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting

June 5

• City of Toronto Platinum Jubilee Tree Planting
• OLGO Garden Party
  • OLGO Garden Party Photos

June 21

• Platinum Jubilee Garden Official Groundbreaking

June 26

• Royal Canadian Legion City of Hamilton District Track & Field Championships and Platinum Jubilee Celebration

June 30

• Petawawa Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

July 1

• Canada Day in the Village of Merickville-Wolford
• Unveiling of Prescott Platinum Jubilee Garden

July 3

• Carleton Place Tree Planting

July 15

• Red Lake Norseman Festival and Platinum Jubilee Celebration

July 22

• North Grenville Platinum Jubilee Flag Raising

August 5

• Cricket and the Crown Event
• Waterdown Platinum Jubilee High Tea
• Visit to Platinum Jubilee Treaty Forest Installation in Hamilton

August 6

• Seguin Township Platinum Jubilee Celebration

August 13

• Port Hope Arts Festival and Platinum Jubilee Celebration

August 20

Stratford Platinum Jubilee Celebration

August 25

Meaford Platinum Jubilee Volunteer Celebration

September 25

Fergus Legion Platinum Jubilee Hight Tea

September 30

Platinum Jubilee Garden Unveiling

October 14

McMichael Royal Oak Tree Planting