ites . ▁ ▁Function ▁ ▁The ▁Cit ad elle ▁is ▁a ▁function ing ▁military ▁installation ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁residence ▁of ▁both ▁Canada ' s ▁monarch ▁and ▁its ▁governor ▁general . ▁The ▁latter , ▁by ▁tradition , ▁res ides ▁there ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁shorter ▁periods ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁As ▁is ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁other ▁federal ▁royal ▁residence , ▁R ide au ▁Hall ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Canadian ▁award ▁present ations ▁and ▁invest it ures ▁and ▁cer emon ies ▁for ▁both ▁incoming ▁and ▁out going ▁amb ass adors ▁and ▁high ▁commission ers ▁to ▁Canada ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Cit ad elle . ▁The ▁residence ▁is ▁also ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁running ▁a ▁visitors ' ▁program ▁and ▁free ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁rooms ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁educational ▁t ours ▁for ▁students . ▁The ▁Cit ad elle ▁attract s ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁military ▁cer emon ies ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁ 2 2 e ▁Rég iment ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Cit ad elle ' s ▁para de ▁ground , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁changing ▁of ▁the ▁guard ▁and ▁of ▁batt alion ▁command ▁and ▁the ▁consec r ation ▁of ▁each ▁success ive ▁Bat isse ▁the ▁Go at ▁as ▁regiment al ▁mas cot . ▁Additionally , ▁daily ▁at ▁no on , ▁a ▁can non ▁is ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁fort , ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁which