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The Canada Medal instituted on 14 October 1943 was specified to have a ribbon in the national colours, [7] which was the same ribbon used for the Canada General Service Medal. [14] The ill-fated medal was never awarded, and was abolished in 1966 with the introduction of the Order of Canada, [15] which also has a red and white ribbon.
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; P.C. 2002-1192 dates 3 Nov 2022
Before 1910, immigrants to Canada were referred to as landed immigrant (French: immigrant reçu) for a person who has been admitted to Canada as a non-Canadian citizen.The Immigration Act 1910 introduced the term of "permanent residence," and in 2002 the terminology was officially changed in with the passage of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The Star of Military Valour (French: Étoile de la vaillance militaire) is a military decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest award for military valour, [1] and one of three honours for military valour awarded by the Canadian monarch, generally through his or her viceroy-in-Council.
An expiration date or expiry date is a previously determined date after which something should no longer be used, either by operation of law or by exceeding the anticipated shelf life for perishable goods. Expiration dates are applied to some food products and other products like infant car seats where the age of the product may affect its safe ...
On entry, Canada Border Services Officers (BSO) stamp passports or travel documents and visitors are granted a stay of 6 months from the date of entry. If a specific date was written on the stamp, however, the visitor must leave Canada before that date. [87] [88] Visitors wishing to extend their status date must apply 30 days before it expires ...
The recipient's name and the date of the incident for which they are being honoured are engraved underneath the motto. [ 4 ] [ 11 ] This medallion is worn by men, suspended from a red ribbon around the neck; and by women, below the left shoulder suspended from a red ribbon fashioned into a bow; [ 12 ] a miniature cross may be worn on the ribbon ...
All of the ribbons have an 18 millimetres (0.71 in) central stripe of red with 2 millimetres (0.079 in) edges of white, the 5 millimetres (0.20 in) edges of the ribbon are the stripes that vary. The Allied Force ribbon has light blue edges, the South-West Asia ribbon has green edges, and the Expeditionary ribbon has light grey edges. [3] [4] [7]