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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
OM: Member of the Order of Merit: Commonwealth order CC: Companion of the Order of Canada: The Order of Canada is awarded by the governor general for "the highest degree of merit, an outstanding level of talent and service, or an exceptional contribution to Canada and humanity".
List of honorifics may refer to: English honorifics; French honorifics; Canadian honorifics; Chinese honorifics; Filipino styles and honorifics; German honorifics;
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.
His/Her Majesty – King/Queen of Canada; His/Her Excellency – Governor General, vice-regal consort, ambassadors, and high commissioners in office; The Right Honourable – Governors general, prime ministers, chief justices of Canada and certain eminent Canadians for life; His/Her Honour – Lieutenant-governors and viceregal consorts in office
In Canada, while not always enshrined in legislation, some people are commonly referred to as The Honourable (French: l'honorable). Those who have the honorific for life include: [10] [11] [12] Senators; Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada (mostly members or former members of the federal Cabinet) Lieutenant governors
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. [34]