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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:
The full membership of the Order of Canada and Order of Military Merit, as well as all winners of Canadian bravery decorations will typically also receive commemorative medals automatically, while for members of the Canadian Forces, merit with length of service and prestige of current appointment is considered. [90]
Recipients of Canadian military awards and decorations (6 C) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Canada" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The medal is decagonal (ten-sided, representing the ten provinces), 36 millimetres across the flats, with raised busts. [1] The King George VI medal is .800 fine silver and gilded. The Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III medal is tombac (a copper-zinc alloy). A gilded copper version was introduced in 2008.
Ontario was the first, creating the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship in 1973, and the Police Bravery Medal and Firefighter's Bravery Medal in 1975 and 1976, respectively. Alberta followed with the Alberta Order of Excellence in 1979. Quebec was the first province to establish a true order: l'Ordre national du Quebec in 1984.
The Order of Canada (French: Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
The Canadian monarch—at present King Charles III —is seen as the fount of honour [5] and is thus at the apex of the Order of Military Merit as its sovereign, [n 2] followed by the governor general of Canada who serves as the fellowship's chancellor, and the chief of the Defence Staff who is the principal commander. [1]
Military awards and decorations of Canada (3 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.