Companion of the Order of Canada

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The Companion of the Order of Canada is the highest grade of one of Canada’s premier civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the nation or humanity at large.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian honour
grade of order
associatedWith Canadian Crown
awardedBy representative of the Canadian monarch
awardingBody Governor General of Canada
belongsToHonoursSystem Canadian honours system
country Canada
eligibility individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement
individuals who have rendered service of the highest degree to Canada or humanity
fieldOfRecognition service to Canada
service to humanity
gradeWithinOrder highest grade of the Order of Canada
hasLanguage English
French
honourCategory civil decoration
honourType national order
orderMottoLanguage Latin
partOf Order of Canada
postNominalLetters C.C.
purpose to recognize merit of the highest degree
to recognize outstanding achievement
to recognize service to humanity at large
to recognize service to the nation
region North America
relativeRank higher than Member of the Order of Canada
higher than Officer of the Order of Canada
scopeOfRecognition international
national
status currently constituted
symbolizes highest level of merit in the Order of Canada


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