Member of the Order of Canada

E35663

civilian honour order of merit rank

Member of the Order of Canada is the entry-level rank within Canada’s highest civilian honour, awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civilian honour → order of merit rank →
administeredBy	Office of the Secretary to the Governor General →
associatedWith	Canadian honours system →
awardFor	community dedication → outstanding achievement → service to the nation →
conferredBy	Governor General of Canada →
country	Canada →
eligibility	Canadian citizens → non-Canadian citizens →
established	1967 →
establishedBy	Queen Elizabeth II →
FrenchTitle	Membre de l’Ordre du Canada →
gradeLevel	Member →
hasGenderNeutralTitle	true →
higherRank	Companion of the Order of Canada → Officer of the Order of Canada →
honourCategory	civilian →
insigniaFeature	St. Edward’s Crown → red maple leaf →
insigniaIncludes	snowflake-shaped badge →
insigniaMaterial	silver →
isGradeOf	three-tier Order of Canada →
isNonMilitary	true →
languageOfTitle	English → French →
lifetimeAward	true →
mottoOfOrder	Desiderantes meliorem patriam →
orderPrecedenceInCanada	high →
partOf	Order of Canada →
postNominalLetters	C.M. → CM →
promotionPossibleTo	Companion of the Order of Canada → Officer of the Order of Canada →
rankInOrder	entry level →
revocationPossible	true →
scopeOfContribution	international → local → national → regional →
status	currently awarded →
symbolizes	recognition of significant contributions to Canada →
typeOfRecognition	national honour →
wearingOccasion	ceremonial events → formal state occasions →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CM →	abbreviationFor
Order of Canada →	grade
Order of Canada →	hasGrade
Officer of the Order of Canada →	higherRankThan
Mario Lemieux →	honor
Dusty Cohl →	honorificTitle
Order of Canada →	lowestGrade