Order of Canada

noun

1. an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967

Example Sentences

The allegations led to her recently returning her Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour.

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Peter Savaryn, a former chancellor of the University of Alberta, was given the Order of Canada in 1987.

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Mr Savaryn was a founding member of the Alberta Cultural Heritage Council, and was awarded the Order of Canada for promoting multiculturalism.

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"Historical appointments to the Order of Canada reflect a specific moment in time, and would have been based on limited information sources available at that time."

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The Order of Canada is awarded on behalf of the reigning monarch by Canada's governor general, the representative of the British monarchy in Canada.

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