Order of Canada
Order of Canada Ordre du Canada | |
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Latin for 'They desire a better country') | |
Eligibility | All living Canadians, except federal and provincial politicians and judges while holding office |
Criteria | The highest degree of merit, an outstanding level of talent and service, or an exceptional contribution to Canada and humanity |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Elizabeth II |
Sovereign | Charles III |
Chancellor and Principal Companion | Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada |
Grades |
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Former grades |
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First induction | 1 July 1967 |
Total inductees | 8,375 (as of January 2024[update])[1] |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Member of the Order of Merit |
Next (lower) | Commander of the Order of Military Merit |
The Order of Canada (French: Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship recognizing the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as efforts by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions. Membership is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning "they desire a better country", a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16.[2] The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer and Member. Specific people may be given extraordinary membership and deserving non-Canadians may receive honorary appointment into each grade.
King Charles III, the reigning Canadian monarch, is the order's sovereign. The governor general administers the order as its Chancellor and Principal Companion.[3] Appointees to the order are recommended by an advisory board and formally inducted by the governor general or the sovereign. Initially awards required the prior approval of the sovereign; however since 1978 the sovereign is only informed of awards after they have been made.[4]
As of January 2024[update], 8,375 people have been appointed to the order,[1] including scientists, musicians, politicians, artists, athletes, business people, film stars and benefactors. Some have resigned or have been removed from the order, while other appointments have been controversial. Appointees are presented with insignia and receive the right to armorial bearings.
History
The process of founding the Order of Canada began in early 1966 and concluded on 17 April 1967,
From the Order of Canada grew a
Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan represented the order at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.[14]
Grades
The Canadian monarch, seen as the
Officers of the Order of Canada (post-nominals: OC, in French: Officier de l'ordre du Canada) have demonstrated an outstanding level of talent and service to Canadians, and up to 64 may be appointed each year, not including those inducted as extraordinary Officers or in an honorary capacity, with no limit to how many may be living at one time.[35] As of August 2017[update], there were 1,049 living Officers.[36]
Members of the Order of Canada (post-nominals: CM, in French: Membre de l'ordre du Canada) have made an exceptional contribution to Canada or Canadians at a local or regional level, group, field or activity. As many as 136 Members may be appointed annually, not including extraordinary Members and those inducted on an honorary basis, and there is no limit on how many Members may be living at one time.[37] As of August 2017[update], there were 2,281 living Members.[38]
Insignia
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Upon admission into the Order of Canada, members are given various insignia of the organization, all designed by

The badges for inductees are of a similar design to the Sovereign's badge, though without precious stones, and slight differences for each grade. For Companions, the emblem is
The ribbon is white and bordered in red stripes, similar to the
Wear of the insignia is according to guidelines issued by the Chancellery of Honours, which stipulate that the badges be worn before most other national orders, that is, at the end of an individual's medal bar closest to the centre of the chest or at the wearer's neck, with only the Victoria Cross, the Cross of Valour, and the badge of the Order of Merit permitted to be worn before the badges of the Order of Canada.[12][46] Those in the grades of Companion or Officer may wear their badges on a neck ribbon, while those in the Member group display their insignia suspended by a ribbon from a medal bar on the left chest. Protocol originally followed the British tradition, wherein female appointees wore their Order of Canada emblem on a ribbon bow positioned on the left shoulder. These regulations were altered in 1997, and women may wear their insignia in either the traditional manner or in the same fashion as the men.[47]

With the
On the grant to Bishop's College School, Quebec, the Sovereign's insignia of the Order was depicted below the Royal Arms of Canada, the only time the badge has been incorporated into a grant document.[52]
Possession and sale
The constitution of the Order of Canada states that the insignia remain property of the Crown,[53] and requires any member of the order to return to the chancellery their original emblem should they be upgraded within the order to a higher rank.[54] Thus, while badges may be passed down as family heirlooms, or loaned or donated for display in museums, they theoretically cannot be sold. However, this has proved impossible to enforce, with several Order of Canada insignia put up for sale over the decades. The first was the Companion's badge of M. J. Coldwell, who was appointed in 1967; his badge was sold at auction in 1981, an act that received criticism from government officials.[55]
In 2007, it was revealed that one of the first ever issued insignia of the Order of Canada, a Medal of Service awarded originally to Quebec historian Gustave Lanctot, was put up for sale via e-mail. Originally, the anonymous auctioneer, who had purchased the decoration for $45 at an estate sale in Montreal, attempted to sell the insignia on eBay; however, after the bidding reached $15,000, eBay removed the item, citing its policy against the sale of government property, including "any die, seal or stamp provided by, belonging to, or used by a government department, diplomatic or military authority appointed by or acting under the authority of Her Majesty." Rideau Hall stated that selling medals was "highly discouraged"; however, the owner continued efforts to sell the insignia via the internet.[56] Five years later, a miniature insignia presented to Tommy Douglas was put on auction in Ontario as part of a larger collection of Douglas artifacts.[57] Douglas's daughter, Shirley Douglas, purchased the set for $20,000.[58]
Eligibility and appointment

Any of the three levels of the Order of Canada are open to all living Canadian citizens,
At certain periods, holders of the order were presented with other awards, usually commemorative medals. Thus far, two commemoratives have been given automatically to every living member of the Order of Canada: the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977[62] and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.[63]
Advisory council

The task of the order's advisory council is to evaluate the nominations of potential inductees, decide if the candidates are worthy enough to be accepted into the order, and make recommendations to the governor general, who appoints the new members. The council is chaired by the
As of July 2024[update], the members of the advisory council are:[64]
- Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada (Chair)
- Ewan Affleck
- Susan Aglukark
- John Hannaford, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
- Sharon Davis-Murdoch
- Marie Yvonne Delorme
- Stephanie Dixon
- Alain-G. Gagnon, President of the Royal Society of Canada
- Daniel Germain
- Karina LeBlanc
- Isabelle Mondou, Department of Canadian Heritage
- Deep Saini, Chair of Universities Canada and President & Vice-Chancellor of McGill University
- Canada Council for the Arts
Refusal
Few have declined entry into the Order of Canada; as of 1997[update], 1.5 per cent of offered appointments to the order had been refused.[66] The identities of those individuals who have declined induction since the 1970s are kept confidential, so the full list is not publicly known. Some, however, have spoken openly about their decisions, including Robert Weaver, who stated that he was critical of the "three-tier" nature of the order;[67] Claude Ryan and Morley Callaghan, who both declined the honour in 1967; Mordecai Richler, who twice declined; and Marcel Dubé, Roger Lemelin and Glenn Gould, who all declined in 1970.[68] However, all the above individuals, save for Gould, later did accept appointment into the order. Others have rejected appointment on the basis of being supporters of the Quebec sovereignty movement, such as Luc-André Godbout,[69] Rina Lasnier and Geneviève Bujold,[68] while Alice Parizeau, another supporter of Quebec sovereignty, was criticized for accepting entry into the order despite her beliefs.[70]

Victoria Cross recipient
Resignation and removal
Resignations from the order can take place only through prescribed channels, which include the member submitting to the Secretary General of the Order of Canada a letter notifying the chancellery of his or her desire to terminate their membership, and only with the governor general's approval can the resignation take effect.[76] On 1 June 2009, the governor general accepted the resignations of astronomer and inventor René Racine, pianist Jacqueline Richard, and Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte;[77][78] on 11 January 2010, the same was done for Renato Giuseppe Bosisio, an engineering professor, and Father Lucien Larré;[79] and on 19 April 2010 for Frank Chauvin.[80] It was also reported that other constituents of the Order of Canada had, in reaction to Henry Morgentaler's induction into their ranks, indicated that they would return or had returned their emblems in protest,[81][82] including organizations such as the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and Madonna House Apostolate doing so on behalf of deceased former members.[81][83]
Members may be removed from the order if the Advisory Council feels their actions have brought the order into disrepute. In order for this to be done, the council must agree to take action and then send a letter to the person both telling of the group's decision and requesting a response. Anyone removed from the order is required to return their insignia. As of February 2025,[update] nine people have been removed from the Order of Canada:
The Order's Advisory Council considered a request made in 2021 for the expulsion of Julie Payette, the 29th Governor General of Canada, from the order. Payette, an Extraordinary Companion, resigned from the viceregal post over allegations of harassment of personnel at Rideau Hall.[99]
Controversial appointments
The advisory board attempts to remain apolitical and pragmatic in its approach to selecting new members of the Order of Canada, generally operating without input from

One former police detective, Frank Chauvin, along with a Catholic anti-abortion activist, filed suit against the Order of Canada Advisory Council, demanding that the minutes of the meeting relating to Morgentaler be made public.
Peter Savaryn, a member of the Waffen-SS Galician Division,[105] was awarded the Order of Canada in 1987,[106] for which Governor General of Canada Mary Simon expressed "deep regret" in 2023.[107]
Proposed amendments
At a 2006 conference on Commonwealth honours, Christopher McCreery, an expert on Canada's honours, raised the concern that the three grades of the Order of Canada were insufficient to recognize the nation's very best; one suggestion was to add two more levels to the order, equivalent to knighthoods in British orders. The order of precedence also came under scrutiny, particularly the anomaly that all three grades of the Order of Canada supersede the top levels of each of the other orders (except the Order of Merit), contrary to international practice.[108]
In June 2010, McCreery suggested reforms to the Order of Canada that would avert the awkwardness around appointing members of the
See also
- List of companions of the Order of Canada
- Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)
Notes
- ^ A replica of Father Maurice Proulx's Order of Canada insignia at the Musée québécois de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation in La Pocatière, Quebec.
- royal proclamations issued by the King or in his name, the order is thus referred to as "Our Order of Canada".[16]
- ^ For example, Denys Arcand was created as an Officer of the Order of Canada on 29 December 1986 and was promoted to Companion on 29 October 2004.[24]
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- ISBN 978-0-8020-3940-8
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- Office of the Governor General of Canada (24 August 2017), Honours > Order of Canada > Search: Order of Canada Membership List > Honour Received: Order of Canada; Field: Both Living and Deceased
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0-919801-10-3
- ISBN 978-1-5500-2748-8
- ISBN 978-1-4597-2415-0
- ISBN 978-1-45973-657-3
- ISBN 978-0-8020-3940-8
- ISBN 978-1-48750-094-8
- McCreery, Christopher (2008), On Her Majesty's Service; Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada, Dundurn Press, ISBN 978-1-55002-742-6
- The Register of Canadian Honours, Canadian Almanac and Directory, 1991, ISBN 1-895021-01-4
- ISBN 0660573229
- ISBN 978-1-92795-876-6
External links
- Governor General's Order of Canada site
- Canadian Medals Chart: Orders, Decorations and Medals
- Order of Canada 50th anniversary history website
- search for past recipients of the Order of Canada