Honorary appointments to the Order of Canada

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Five honorary appointments to the Order of Canada are permitted per year by the order's constitution. The following is a list of all honorary appointments to date. Names rendered in italics were later made Canadian citizens; these memberships thereby became regarded no longer as honorary but instead as substantive.

#NameCitizenshipAppointmentInvestitureDeath/removalOccupation/field of endeavour
Companions
5. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Flag of South Africa.svg [n 1] 3 September 199824 September 19985 December 2013Former President of South Africa. [1]
6. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Royal Standard of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.svg [n 2] 1 August 200031 October 200030 March 2002Former Royal Consort of Canada. [2]
9. Frank Gehry Flag of the United States.svg [n 3] 12 November 200216 June 2003Architect. [4]
10. Boutros Boutros-Ghali Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of the United Nations.svg 8 May 20037 May 200416 February 2016Former Secretary-General of the United Nations. [5]
11. Václav Havel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 8 May 20033 March 200418 December 2011Former President of the Czech Republic. [6]
12. Aga Khan IV Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg [n 4] 29 October 20046 June 2005 Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. [7]
Officers
2. John Kenneth Galbraith Flag of the United States.svg [n 5] 17 April 19975 November 199729 April 2006Economist. [8]
3. James Hillier Flag of the United States.svg [n 6] 17 April 19975 November 199715 January 2007Inventor of the electron microscope. [9]
4. Charles Dutoit Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 23 October 199730 January 2002Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. [10]
8. Tanya Moiseiwitsch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 10 October 200216 May 200319 February 2003Theatre designer for the Stratford Festival. [11]
15. Charles Aznavour Flag of France.svg [n 7] 10 April 20085 July 20081 October 2018Musician and actor. [13]
16. Bernard Pivot Flag of France.svg 10 April 20087 May 2008Television host and culture promoter. [14]
18. Sima Samar Flag of the Taliban.svg 25 May 200917 November 2010 Human rights leader. [15]
19. Ronnie Hawkins Flag of the United States.svg 29 June 20137 May 201429 May 2022Rock Musician [16]
20. Bramwell Tovey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 29 June 201321 November 201412 July 2022Conductor and composer [16]
22. Michael Schade Flag of Germany.svg 30 Dec 201625 August 2017Opera singer [17]
25. Marie Ann Battiste Flag of the United States.svg 27 June 20196 May 2022Indigenous rights activist and language educator [18]
28.Richard Wayne Hill Sr. Flag of the United States.svg 28 December 2023Indigenous arts activist [19]
Members
1. Zena Sheardown Flag of Guyana.svg [n 8] 11 October 198129 December 1986Instrumental participant during the Canadian Caper. [20]
7. Lois Lilienstein Flag of the United States.svg 1 May 200224 October 200322 April 2015Member of Sharon, Lois & Bram. [21]
13. Francis Cabot Flag of the United States.svg 29 June 20059 September 200519 November 2011Horticulturist. [22]
14. Salome Bey Flag of the United States.svg 17 November 200526 October 20069 August 2020 [23] Musician. [24]
17. Zachary Richard Flag of the United States.svg 25 May 20097 April 2010Singer, songwriter, and poet. [25]
21. Johann Olav Koss Flag of Norway.svg 1 July 201513 May 2016Olympic speedskater and founder of Right to Play. [26]
23. Kathy Reichs Flag of the United States.svg 27 Dec 201818 Nov 2019Forensic Anthropologist and crime fiction writer . [27]
24. Richard J. Schmeelk  [ fr ] Flag of the United States.svg 27 Dec 20184 Sep 2019Banker and Philanthropist, Founder of the Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship . [28]
26. Alfred E. Slinkard Flag of the United States.svg [n 9] 27 Nov 202013 April 2022Plant scientist and agronomic breeder. [29]
27. Jackie Richardson Flag of the United States.svg [n 10] 29 Dec 2021Jazz singer and actress. [30]

Notes

  1. ↑ Nelson Mandela was granted Honorary Canadian Citizenship in 2001. However, this is ceremonial and does not make his appointment substantive
  2. ↑ The Queen Mother, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family, was a Canadian subject but not a Canadian citizen.
  3. ↑ Gehry, though born in Toronto, moved with his family to the United States in 1942, before the enactment of the Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946. However, Gehry was granted Canadian citizenship in 2002, [3] and is now no longer listed as an honorary Companion of the order.
  4. ↑ The Aga Khan was granted Honorary Canadian Citizenship in 2011. However, this is ceremonial and does not make his appointment substantive
  5. ↑ Galbraith was born in Ontario before the establishment of Canadian citizenship and renounced his status as a British subject in 1937 to become a United States citizen.
  6. ↑ Hillier was born in Ontario before the establishment of Canadian citizenship and renounced his status as a British subject in 1945 to become a United States citizen.
  7. ↑ In December 2008 Aznavour was granted Armenian Citizenship by Presidential decree [12]
  8. ↑ Zena Sheardown was the wife of John Sheardown, a Canadian employed at the Canadian Embassy in Iran during the Iranian Revolution of 1979. At great risk to her personal safety, Zena Sheardown was instrumental in the success of the Canadian Caper, allowing six American diplomats to be safely removed from the country. Sheardown was the first honorary appointment to the Order of Canada; the uniqueness of this appointment made it slow, to the point that Flora MacDonald had to ask for and receive unanimous consent from the House of Commons of Canada before the appointment was seriously considered. By the time she was invested into the order in 1986, Sheardown had become a Canadian citizen and the Advisory Council changed the status of her induction from honorary to substantive.
  9. ↑ Born in Rockford, Washington in 1931, Dr. Alfred Eugene Slinkard moved to Canada in 1972 to joined the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre with a goal of diversifying Western Canada's agriculture sector away from wheat. In this role Dr. Slinkard developed the Laird and Eston variety of Lentils in the 1970s and 80s. Laird grew to become one of the most recognized lentils in the world and made Canada one of the largest suppliers of Lentils and other pulse crops to the world market.
  10. ↑ Born in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1947, Richardson moved to Canada in 1954.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nelson Mandela, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Her Majesty The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth, C.C., L.G., L.T., C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., LL.D." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  3. ↑ "Gehry named to Order of Canada". CBC. 17 June 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Frank Gehry, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  5. ↑ "Boutros Boutros-Ghali, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  6. ↑ "Václav Havel, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  7. ↑ "Aga Khan, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  8. ↑ "John Kenneth Galbraith, O.C., Ph.D., LL.D." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  9. ↑ "James Hillier, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.A.P.S." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  10. ↑ "Charles Dutoit, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  11. ↑ "Tanya Moiseiwitsch, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  12. ↑ "Charles Aznavour Awarded Armenian Citizenship". Star Pulse. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Charles Aznavour, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  14. ↑ "Bernard Pivot, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  15. ↑ "Sima Samar, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  21. ↑ "Lois Ada Lilienstein, C.M., B.Mus., D.H.L." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  22. ↑ "Francis H. Cabot, C.M., C.Q." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  23. ↑ Canada's First Lady Of Blues Salome Bey Dies
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  25. ↑ "Zachary Richard, C.M." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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