▁brief ▁guard ▁mount ing ▁ceremony ▁and ▁an ▁exhibition ▁dr ill . ▁Gu ards ▁are ▁posted ▁every ▁week end ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁and ▁evening ▁hours ▁and ▁on ▁national ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁Canada ▁The ▁service ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁typically ▁maintain s ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁public ▁duties ▁det ach ments ▁and ▁units . ▁Public ▁duties ▁have ▁been ▁performed ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁public ▁duties ▁having ▁been ▁performed ▁at ▁various ▁provincial ▁capit als , ▁typically ▁at ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁or ▁the ▁official ▁resid ences ▁of ▁the ▁lieutenant ▁govern ors . ▁However , ▁public ▁duties ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁and ▁Quebec ▁City ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Ott awa ▁ ▁Public ▁duties ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁is ▁formally ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁two ▁reg iments ▁of ▁foot ▁gu ards , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Gren ad ier ▁Gu ards , ▁and ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Foot ▁Gu ards ; ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁main ▁tasks ▁being ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁sent ries ▁for ▁public ▁duties ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁The ▁two ▁reg iments ▁of ▁foot ▁gu ards , ▁alongside ▁with ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Hor se ▁Gu ards , ▁based ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁make ▁up ▁Canada ' s ▁House hold ▁Division . ▁Public ▁duties ▁in ▁which ▁these ▁reg iments ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁includes ▁mount ing ▁the ▁guard ▁at ▁Parliament ▁Hill ; ▁and ▁R ide au ▁Hall , ▁the ▁official ▁residence ▁for ▁the ▁Mon arch , ▁and ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada