Order of Canada

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civilian honour national order

The Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation.

Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian honour →
national order →
administeredBy Office of the Secretary to the Governor General →
advisoryBody Advisory Council for the Order of Canada →
awardedFor international service that brings credit to Canada →
lifetime achievement →
significant contributions to Canada →
canBeRevoked yes →
ceremonyLocation Rideau Hall →
chancellor Governor General of Canada →
country Canada →
createdDuring Expo 67 →
surface form: "Canadian Centennial"
eligibility Canadian citizens →
non-Canadians in exceptional cases →
establishedBy Elizabeth II →
surface form: "Queen Elizabeth II"
establishedOnAdviceOf Canadian federal government (Ottawa) →
surface form: "Government of Canada"
firstInvestitureYear 1967 →
grade Companion of the Order of Canada →
Member of the Order of Canada →
Officer of the Order of Canada →
hasDivision civil division →
headquartersCity Ottawa →
headquartersLocation Rideau Hall →
headquartersProvince Ontario →
highestGrade Companion of the Order of Canada →
inception 1967 →
insigniaCentre maple leaf →
insigniaMaterial enamelled metal →
insigniaShape snowflake →
insigniaWornOn left breast →
lowestGrade Member of the Order of Canada →
middleGrade Officer of the Order of Canada →
motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam →
mottoEnglish They desire a better country →
mottoLanguage Latin →
partOf Canadian Honours System →
postNominalForCompanion CC →
postNominalForMember CM →
postNominalForOfficer OC →
purpose recognize dedication to the community →
recognize outstanding achievement →
recognize service to the nation →
rankInCanada one of the highest civilian honours of Canada →
revocationAuthority Governor General of Canada →
ribbonColour white with red edges →
selectionProcess public nomination →
review by Advisory Council →
sovereign Charles III, King of Canada →
surface form: "Monarch of Canada"
type Order of Merit →
surface form: "order of merit"
Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CC → associatedWith → Order of Canada →
CM → associatedWith → Order of Canada →
Étienne Gilson → award received → Order of Canada →
Adrienne Clarkson → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Alain Simard → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Charles Taylor → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Christine Sinclair → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
David Foster → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Dusty Cohl → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Eugene Levy → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Frank Gehry → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Geoffrey Hinton → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Graeme Gibson → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
H. S. M. Coxeter → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Hayley Wickenheiser → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Jean Béliveau → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Jean Vanier → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Jeff Skoll → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
John Kenneth Galbraith → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
John Polanyi → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
John Ralston Saul → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Joni Mitchell → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Lorne Michaels → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Lorne David Michaels → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
subject surface form: "Lorne Michaels"
Malcolm Gladwell → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Mary Simon → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Neil Young → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Patrick Lane → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Stephen Cook → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Sydney Newman → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Wanda Koop → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Yannick Nézet-Séguin → awardReceived → Order of Canada →
Governor General of Canada → confers → Order of Canada →
CC → establishedBy → Order of Canada →
this entity surface form: "Constitution of the Order of Canada"
CC → gradeOf → Order of Canada →
Officer of the Order of Canada → gradeOf → Order of Canada →
Roberta Bondar → hasHonor → Order of Canada →
Seymour Schulich → hasHonor → Order of Canada →
Gordie Howe → honor → Order of Canada →
Canadian Honours System → includesOrder → Order of Canada →
CC → isHighestGradeOf → Order of Canada →
Adrienne Clarkson → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Clarence S. Campbell → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Dusty Cohl → memberOf → Order of Canada →
John Polanyi → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Leonard Cohen → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario → memberOf → Order of Canada →
this entity surface form: "Order of Canada (ex officio)"
The Moose → memberOf → Order of Canada →
subject surface form: "Mark Messier"
Michael Ondaatje → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Pat Quinn → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Patrick Lane → memberOf → Order of Canada →
Yoshua → memberOf → Order of Canada →
subject surface form: "Yoshua Bengio"
The Aga Khan → notableAward → Order of Canada →
subject surface form: "Aga Khan IV"
Celine Dion → notableAward → Order of Canada →
Companion of the Order of Canada → partOf → Order of Canada →
Member of the Order of Canada → partOf → Order of Canada →
Officer of the Order of Canada → partOf → Order of Canada →
OC → partOf → Order of Canada →
subject surface form: "Officer of the Order of Canada"
CC → partOfSeries → Order of Canada →
this entity surface form: "Order of Canada grades"
Johann Olav Koss → receivedAward → Order of Canada →
Order of Ontario → relatedNationalHonour → Order of Canada →
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