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Canadian honours order of wearing

This article is about the list of precedence for medals, honours, and post-nominals. For the order of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.

The following is the Canadian order of precedence for decorations and medals in the Canadian Honours System. Where applicable, post-nominal letters are indicated.

Awards of valour edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Recipient of the Victoria Cross VC
  Recipient of the Cross of Valour CV

National orders edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Member of the Order of Merit OM
  Companion of the Order of Canada CC
  Officer of the Order of Canada OC
  Member of the Order of Canada CM
  Commander of the Order of Military Merit CMM
  Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces COM
  Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
  Officer of the Order of Military Merit OMM
  Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces OOM
  Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO
  Member of the Order of Military Merit MMM
  Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces MOM
  Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO
  Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John GCStJ[n 1]
  Knight/Dame of the Order of St. John KStJ/DStJ[n 1]
  Commander of the Order of St. John CStJ[n 1]
  Officer of the Order of St. John OStJ[n 1]
  Member of the Order of St. John MStJ[n 1]
  1. ^ a b c d e Postnominal letters for this order are only used within the order itself.

Provincial orders edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec GOQ
  Officer of the National Order of Quebec OQ
  Knight of the National Order of Quebec CQ
  Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit SOM
  Member of the Order of Ontario OOnt
  Member of the Order of British Columbia OBC
  Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence AOE
  Member of the Order of Prince Edward Island OPEI
  Member of the Order of Manitoba OM
  Member of the Order of New Brunswick ONB
  Member of the Order of Nova Scotia ONS
  Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador ONL

Territorial orders edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Member of the Order of Nunavut ONu
  Member of the Order of the Northwest Territories ONWT
  Member of the Order of Yukon OY

National decorations edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Recipient of the Star of Military Valour SMV
  Recipient of the Star of Courage SC
  Recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross (military division) MSC
  Recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross (civilian division) MSC
  Recipient of the Medal of Military Valour MMV
  Recipient of the Medal of Bravery MB
  Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (military division) MSM
  Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) MSM
  Recipient of the Royal Victorian Medal RVM

National decorations not included in order of precedence edit

The Royal Victorian Chain a personal award of the monarch that is of high status, but does not confer on the recipient any title or post-nominal letters, nor is it included in the order-in-council setting out the order of precedence for the wear of honours, decorations, and medals.

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain

National medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Sacrifice Medal

National medals not included in order of precedence edit

Certain national medals are recognized as a part of the Canadian honours system but are not included in the Order in Council that sets out the precedence of honours, decorations, and medals in Canada.

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Memorial Cross

War and operational service medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Korea Medal
  Recipient of the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea
  Recipient of the Gulf and Kuwait Medal
  Recipient of the Somalia Medal
  Recipient of the South-West Asia Service Medal
Recipient of the General Campaign Star
 
  • Allied Force
 
  • South-West Asia
 
  • Expedition
Recipient of the General Service Medal
 
  • Allied Force
 
  • South-West Asia
 
  • Expedition
Recipient of the Operational Service Medal
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Expedition

Special service medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Special Service Medal with Bars[n 1]
  • Pakistan 1989-90
  • Alert
  • Peace/Paix
  • NATO/OTAN
  • Humanitas
  • Ranger
  • Expedition
  Recipient of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
  1. ^ Bars worn with first earned nearest the medal; when ribbon is worn, a silver, gold or red maple leaf is worn to show a 2nd, 3rd, 4th or subsequent bar.

United Nations medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Korea Medal
  Recipient of the Emergency Force (Egypt and Sinai) Medal
  Recipient of the Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO) and
United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL)
  Recipient of the Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal
  Recipient of the Congo Medal
  Recipient of the Temporary Executive Authority in West New Guinea Medal
  Recipient of the Yemen Observer Mission Medal
  Recipient of the Cyprus Medal
  Recipient of the India/Pakistan Observation Mission Medal
  Recipient of the Emergency Force Middle East Medal
  Recipient of the Disengagement Observer Force in Golan Heights Medal
  Recipient of the Interim Force in Lebanon Medal
  Recipient of the Military Observer Group in Iran and Iraq Medal
  Recipient of the Transition Assistance Group in Namibia Medal
  Recipient of the Observer Group in Central America Medal
  Recipient of the Observer Mission in Iraq and Kuwait Medal
  Recipient of the Angola Verification Mission Medal
  Recipient of the Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Medal
  Recipient of the Observer Mission in El Salvador Medal
  Recipient of the Protection Force in Yugoslavia Medal
  Recipient of the Advance Mission in Cambodia Medal
  Recipient of the Transitional Authority in Cambodia Medal
  Recipient of the Operation in Somalia Medal
  Recipient of the Operation in Mozambique Medal
  Recipient of the Observation Mission in Uganda and Rwanda Medal
  Recipient of the Assistance Mission in Rwanda Medal
  Recipient of the Mission in Haiti Medal
  Recipient of the Verification of Human Rights and Compliance with the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala Medal
  Recipient of the Verification Mission in the Central African Republic Medal
  Recipient of the Preventive Deployment Force in Macedonia Medal
  Recipient of the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Medal
  Recipient of the Observer Group in Prevlaka Medal
  Recipient of the Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Medal
  Recipient of the Observer Mission in Sierra Leone Medal
  Recipient of the Transitional Administration in East Timor Medal
  Recipient of the Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Medal
  Recipient of the Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Medal
  Recipient of the Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Recipient of the Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
  Recipient of the Mission in Sudan
  Recipient of the Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste
  Recipient of the Hybrid Mission with the African Union in Darfur
  Recipient of the Mission in South Sudan
  Recipient of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
  Recipient of the Special Service Medal
  Recipient of the Headquarters Medal

United Nations medals not included in order of precedence edit

Certain United Nations medals are recognized as a part of the Canadian honours system but are not included in the Order in Council that sets out the precedence of honours, decorations, and medals in Canada.

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan & Pakistan

North Atlantic Treaty Organization medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Medal for Yugoslavia
  Recipient of the Medal for Kosovo
  Recipient of the Medal for Macedonia
  Recipient of the Article 5 Medal for Operation Eagle Assist
  Recipient of the Article 5 Medal for Operation Active Endeavour
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for the Balkans
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for ISAF
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Pakistan
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Training Mission in Iraq
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Logistical Support in Sudan
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Africa
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Operation Unified Protector
  Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Operation Sea Guardian

International mission medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the International Commission for Supervision and Control Medal; Indo-China, 1954–1973
  Recipient of the International Commission of Control and Supervision Medal; Vietnam, 1973
  Recipient of the Multinational Force and Observers Medal; Sinai, 1982-
  Recipient of the European Community Monitor Mission Medal; Yugoslavia, 1991-
  Recipient of the International Force East Timor Medal; 1999-2000
  Recipient of the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medals

Polar and Volunteer medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Polar Medal
  Recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers

Commemorative medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Canadian Centennial Medal
  Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  Recipient of the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Long service and good conduct medals edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Recipient of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal
  Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration CD

Exemplary service medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Police Exemplary Service Medal
  Recipient of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal
  Recipient of the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal
  Recipient of the Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal
  Recipient of the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal
  Recipient of the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal

Special medals edit

Ribbon Honour
  Recipient of the Queen's Medal for Champion Shot

Other decorations and medals edit

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters
  Recipient of the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship OMC
  Recipient of the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery
  Recipient of the Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery
  Recipient of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal SVM
  Recipient of the Ontario Provincial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
  Recipient of the Service Medal of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
  Recipient of the Commissionaires Long Service Medal
Recipient of the Newfoundland and Labrador Bravery Award
  Recipient of the Newfoundland and Labrador Volunteer Service Medal
  Recipient of the British Columbia Fire Services Bravery Medal
  Recipient of the British Columbia Fire Services Long Service Medal
  Recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan
  Recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal
  Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[a]
  • Commonwealth orders (approved by the King-in-Council)
  • Commonwealth decorations (approved by the King-in-Council)
  • Commonwealth medals (approved by the King-in-Council)
  • Foreign orders (approved by the King-in-Council)
  • Foreign decorations (approved by King-in-Council)
  • Foreign medals (approved by the King-in-Council)

There are a number of honours and medals administered by provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, which are not on the list, such as the Order of Polaris, membership in which is awarded by the government of Yukon's Transportation Hall of Fame. This means that they are not part of the Canadian honours system and their insignia must be worn on the right side of the chest, similar to organizational medals granted by the Royal Canadian Legion or the Canadian Cadet Organizations.

British awards granted prior to 1 June 1972 edit

Any person who, prior to June 1, 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may wear the insignia of the decoration or medal together with the insignia of any Canadian order, decoration or medal that the person is entitled to wear, the proper sequence being the following:

Orders and decorations edit

War and operational service medals edit

Special service medals edit

Order of Precedence as set out above in current precedence

United nations medals edit

Order of Precedence as set out above in current precedence

International Commission and Organizational medals edit

Order of Precedence as set out above in current precedence

Polar medals edit

The order of precedence is the date on which they are awarded.

Commemorative medals edit

Long service and good conduct medals edit

Exemplary service medals edit

Order of Precedence as set out above in current precedence

Special medal edit

Other decorations and medals edit

Order of Precedence as set out above in current precedence

Note—Canadians can still be awarded British Medals as well as Medals from other countries but they must first be approved by the Government of Canada. (See Nickle Resolution) These items are worn at the end of the current order of precedence, and one receiving a British Order, Decoration or Medal after 1 June 1972 will abide by the normal order of precedence, not the one catered to pre-1972 awardings.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The lieutenant governors-in-council of six provinces created commemorative medals for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. These medals were added to the order of precedence on November 3, 2022 by an Order-in-Council, ranking below the Alberta Centennial Medal.[1]

Citations edit

  1. ^ Order-in-Council

References edit

  • Elizabeth II (29 June 1988), Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive, 1998, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 22 January 2010, retrieved 2 December 2009
  • Department of National Defence, Sequence for Wearing Orders, Decorations and Medals (PDF), Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, retrieved 14 November 2014
  • Office of the Governor General of Canada, Wearing of Orders, Decorations and Medals (PDF), Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-02, retrieved 3 December 2009
  • P.C. 2002-1192 dates 3 Nov 2022

External links edit

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