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Donald Trump’s return to the White House as the 47th president of the United States officially begins today with his swearing-in ceremony at noon EST.

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Here’s what else you need to know about the historic event.

9:39 a.m. EST Transgender protections

Trump will sign an executive order declaring that the federal government would recognize only two genders: male and female, an incoming White House official said Monday.The order undoes parts of one President Joe Biden signed on his first day in office four years ago. Trump’s order could restrict access to gender-affirming medical care and sports competitions for some transgender people. The official said only two sexes will be recognized on passports and visas. The Associated Press

9:37 a.m. EST Executive orders

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is going to issue a series of orders aimed at remaking America’s immigration policies in his first day in office, ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending birthright citizenship, an incoming White House official said.It’s unclear how he would carry out some of his executive orders, while others are expected to be immediately challenged in the courts. The Associated Press

9:34 a.m. EST Trudeau in Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Quebec for a cabinet meeting, where officials have convened a war room of sorts to respond to any tariff announcements today. A source told CTV News this morning that they hope the Washington Post and New York Times reporting is true, and that the incoming administration will not introduce tariffs against Canada on day one. However, if something comes down today, they will respond, the source said.

9:28 a.m. EST: No tariffs on first day

Citing White House sources, The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are reporting Donald Trump will not be imposing tariffs on his first day of office.

9:24 a.m. EST: Trump on motorcade

Donald and Melania Trump have left St. John’s Episcopal Church and have stepped into his motorcade.

9:21 a.m. EST: Major security presence

Some 25,000 police and military personnel are in Washington this morning.

The operation is the result of 18 months of planning, international security expert Jeanne Meserve told CTV News.

Authorities had to take into account the two assassination attempts against the president-elect, and the recent attack in New Orleans, on top of their regular security considerations, she said.

9:18 a.m. EST: Trump goes to church

Ahead of his inauguration, Trump begins his morning with a prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Here he is shaking hands with Vice President-elect JD Vance as Usha Vance, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Melania Trump’s father, Victor Knavs (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

9:08 a.m. EST: PM Trudeau not attending

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not attending Trump’s inauguration. Instead, he is in Quebec for a cabinet retreat.

Canada-U.S. relations is a priority topic for the meeting, which takes place under the shadow of Trump’s threats of sweeping tariffs against Canada.

In a statement released ahead of the retreat last week, Trudeau vowed “to make unequivocally clear the mutually beneficial trade and security relationship the two countries share.”

9 a.m. EST: Moving day madness

The “transfer of families” is a frenetic Inauguration Day ritual of approximately five hours where the White House is turned over from the outgoing presidential family to the incoming one.

In that time, while the outgoing and incoming presidents are together for the inaugural ceremony -- White House residence staff hustle to inventory belongings, pack and move out one family and prepare the residence for its new occupants.

The process wasn’t always so efficient, though.

After the disputed election of 1876, outgoing President Ulysses S. Grant suggested that his successor, Rutherford B. Hayes, take the oath of office two days early to prevent potential unrest.

Hayes did that but then took a second oath as scheduled. Grant, though, didn’t actually vacate the White House until after Haye’s second swearing-in.

The Associated Press

With files from CTV’s Phil Hahn and Luca Caruso-Moro