<page_title> State funerals in Canada </page_title> <section_title> List of state funerals in Canada </section_title> <table> <cell> Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2002 <col_header> Date of ceremony </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ottawa <col_header> Place of ceremony </col_header> </cell> <cell> President of South Africa <col_header> State position </col_header> </cell> <cell> Nelson Mandela <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2013 <col_header> Date of ceremony </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ottawa <col_header> Place of ceremony </col_header> </cell> </table>
A commemoration ceremony was held in Ottawa in 2002 for the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and in 2013 for Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa; these commemorations are classified as state funerals by the Canadian government.