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Five honorary appointments to the Order of Canada are permitted per year by the order's constitution. The following is a list of all honorary appointments to date. Names rendered in italics were later made Canadian citizens; these memberships thereby became regarded no longer as honorary but instead as substantive.
The appointment process for the Order of Canada is notable for being mostly removed from the active partisan influence normally seen in the British honours system. Unlike in many nations, active federal and provincial politicians cannot be admitted into the order until they exit elected office.
Appointment date Investiture date Comments Aga Khan IV: 1936 October 29, 2004 June 6, 2005 Honorary appointment John Black Aird: 1923 1995 October 21, 1992 April 21, 1993 Member of the Order of Ontario: Pierrette Alarie: 1921 2011 November 15, 1995 October 8, 1996 Knight of the National Order of Quebec: Lincoln Alexander: 1922 2012 April 30, 1992
Philip originally declined an honorary appointment to the Order of Canada, feeling the offer implied he was a foreigner to Canada. In April 2013, he accepted appointment as the first extraordinary Companion.
The Order of Canada is the country's highest citizenship distinction and, according to the governor general's website, "honors people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation."
[23] [24] Similarly, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was offered only honorary appointment to the Order of Canada, which he refused on the grounds that, as the royal consort of the Queen, he was Canadian and thus entitled to a substantive appointment, [25] as he had been awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and Commemorative Medal for the ...
The first appointments to the Order of Canada were announced on December 28, 2023. [1] Further appointments were announced on June 27th, 2024. [2] Appointments to the Order of Ontario were announced on January 1, 2024. [3] All listed postnominals are postnominals held by a person immediately prior to their appointment to a given order
The Order of Canada is composed of three ranks of membership: Members (see Members of the Order of Canada) Officers (this category) Companions (see Companions of the Order of Canada) Officers of the Order of Canada (O.C.) have demonstrated an outstanding level of talent and service to Canadians. Up to 64 Officers are appointed each year ...