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(Notice is hereby given that the appointment of Captain (Retired) Jean-Charles Perreault to the Order of Military Merit was terminated by Ordinance signed by the Administrator of the Government of Canada on February 3, 2021. [Dated] Ottawa, April 10, 2021 [Signed] Ian McCowan Secretary General of the Order of Military Merit)
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.
While traditionally appointment to the Order of Canada has been utilised to recognize prominent Canadians, Brian Mulroney appointed 18 Canadians to the Privy Council on Canada Day in 1992 in commemoration of Canada's 125th anniversary, and two more (W.O. Mitchell and Maurice Richard) later that year.
Companions of the Order of Canada, the highest level of the Order of Canada, have demonstrated the highest degree of merit to Canada and humanity, on the national or international scene. Up to 15 companions are appointed each year, [ 1 ] with a limit of 180 living companions at any given time. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Governor General of Canada: So styled while in office; thereafter, only styled as the Right Honourable. Consort of the governor general: So styled for the duration of spouse's time as governor general. Ambassadors So styled only in the country of accreditation. The Right Honourable (FR: Le/La très honorable) Governor general of Canada
Still, the beginnings of a distinct Canadian honours system came in March 1934, with the creation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal by royal warrant of King George V, issued on the advice of the Cabinet of R. B. Bennett; this was the first time an honour specific to Canada and for service in Canada had been established by ...
All other Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada in order with the date of their appointment to the Privy Council, but with precedence given to those who bear the title "Right Honourable" in accordance with the date of receiving the honorary title. [6] List of current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada