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Governor General to Present Honours in Montréal OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present a Meritorious Service Decoration (Civil Division) to Mr. Pernell-Karl (P.K.) Subban and the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to 12 deserving individuals from the Montréal region. The ceremony will take place in the P.K. Subban Atrium of the Montreal Children’s Hospital, on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. RECIPIENTS AND CITATIONS MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATION Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban, M.S.C.Nashville, Tennessee and Toronto, OntarioMeritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) A member of the board of directors of the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation and...

Order of Canada Investiture CeremonyFebruary 14, 2017 Governor General to Invest 42 Recipients intothe Order of Canada and Officially Release 50th Anniversary Book OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will invest 3 Companions, 11 Officers and 28 Members into the Order of Canada during a special ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, February 17, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will also mark the official release of the book They Desire a Better Country: The Order of Canada in 50 Stories, a collection of inspiring stories celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of the...

NATIONAL HONOURS ANNOUNCEMENT - DECLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE, FOR SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL REASONS, THE NAMES AND CITATIONS OF CAF RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS AND AWARDS ARE NOT RELEASED PUBLICLY ALTHOUGH THE FACT THAT AN AWARD HAS BEEN MADE IS ANNOUNCED. AFTER SOME TIME HAS ELAPSED AND THE SECURITY CONCERNS ARE REDUCED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, THE NAMES AND SANITIZED CITATIONS CAN BE MADE PUBLICFOR EXAMPLE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNVEILING OF THE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE AT THE VALOUR BUILDING IN OTTAWA ON 25 MAY 15, HONOURING THE 20 RECIPIENTS OF THE STAR OF MILITARY VALOUR (SMV) DURING THE AFGHANISTAN...

RECOGNITION FOR OPERATION REASSURANCE AND OPERATION UNIFIER REFS: A. CANFORGEN 073/16 CMP 076/16 251912Z APR 16 B. CANFORGEN 003/09 CMP 002/09 081950Z JAN 09 C. CANFORGEN 096/09 CMP 042/09 201315Z MAY 09 FURTHER TO REF A, AFC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE USE OF THE EXISTING NATO AND EXPEDTION BARS TO THE SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY METHOD TO RECOGNIZE SERVICE WITH OPS REASSURANCE AND UNIFIER RESPECTIVELY. HOWEVER, THE CDS HAS DIRECTED THE CF HONOURS POLICY COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT A HOLISTIC REVIEW OF THE SERVICE RECOGNITION FRAMEWORK AND INTENDS TO RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES THAT THE...

Governor General Announces 100 New Appointmentsto the Order of Canada as Canada Turns 150 OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, today announced 100 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new list includes 3 Companions (C.C.), 22 Officers (O.C.) and 75 Members (C.M.). Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date. “I am delighted to recognize these new recipients of the Order of Canada in this milestone year,” said the Governor General. “Besides marking Canada’s 150th anniversary, 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the...