Honorary appointments to the Order of Canada explained

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.

Name Citizenship Appointment Investiture Death/removal Occupation/field of endeavour
Companions
5.Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 3 September 199824 September 19985 December 2013Former President of South Africa.[1]
6.Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother1 August 200031 October 200030 March 2002Former Royal Consort of Canada.[2]
9.Frank Gehry 12 November 200216 June 2003Architect.[3]
10.Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8 May 20037 May 200416 February 2016Former Secretary-General of the United Nations.[4]
11.Václav Havel8 May 20033 March 200418 December 2011Former President of the Czech Republic.[5]
12.Aga Khan IV 29 October 20046 June 2005Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.[6]
Officers
2.John Kenneth Galbraith17 April 19975 November 199729 April 2006Economist.[7]
3.James Hillier17 April 19975 November 199715 January 2007Inventor of the electron microscope.[8]
4.Charles Dutoit23 October 199730 January 2002Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.[9]
8.Tanya Moiseiwitsch10 October 200216 May 200319 February 2003Theatre designer for the Stratford Festival.[10]
15.Charles Aznavour 10 April 20085 July 20081 October 2018Musician and actor.[11]
16.Bernard Pivot10 April 20087 May 2008Television host and culture promoter.[12]
18.Sima Samar25 May 200917 November 2010Human rights leader.[13]
19.Ronnie Hawkins29 June 2013 7 May 201429 May 2022Rock Musician[14]
20.Bramwell Tovey29 June 201321 November 201412 July 2022Conductor and composer
22.Michael Schade30 Dec 201625 August 2017Opera singer [15]
25.Marie Ann Battiste27 June 20196 May 2022Indigenous rights activist and language educator [16]
28.Richard Wayne Hill Sr.28 December 2023Indigenous arts activist [17]
29.Kent Nagano27 June 2024Opera conductor and administrator [18]
30.Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga 27 June 2024Former President of Latvia[19]
Members
1.Zena Sheardown 11 October 198129 December 1986Instrumental participant during the Canadian Caper.[20]
7.Lois Lilienstein1 May 200224 October 200322 April 2015Member of Sharon, Lois & Bram.[21]
13.Francis Cabot29 June 20059 September 200519 November 2011Horticulturist.[22]
14.Salome Bey17 November 200526 October 20069 August 2020[23] Musician.[24]
17.Zachary Richard25 May 20097 April 2010Singer, songwriter, and poet.[25]
21.Johann Olav Koss1 July 201513 May 2016Olympic speedskater and founder of Right to Play.[26]
23.Kathy Reichs27 Dec 201818 Nov 2019Forensic Anthropologist and crime fiction writer .[27]
24.27 Dec 20184 Sep 2019Banker and Philanthropist, Founder of the Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship .
26.Alfred E. Slinkard27 Nov 202013 April 2022Plant scientist and agronomic breeder.[28]
27.Jackie Richardson29 Dec 2021Jazz singer and actress.[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada . Search Order of Canada Membership List . Nelson Mandela, C.C. . 2009-07-25 . 2008-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081220113752/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3904 . dead .
  2. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Her Majesty The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth, C.C., L.G., L.T., C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., LL.D..
  3. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Frank Gehry, C.C..
  4. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, C.C..
  5. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Václav Havel, C.C.. 2009-07-25. 2005-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20051210181747/http://i.onmeda.de/nav/e1_selbsttests.gif. dead.
  6. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Aga Khan, C.C.. 2009-07-25. 2007-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20071022192403/http://gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=8642. dead.
  7. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada . Search Order of Canada Membership List . John Kenneth Galbraith, O.C., Ph.D., LL.D. . 2009-07-25 . 2007-05-17 . https://archive.today/20070517165119/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3766 . dead .
  8. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. James Hillier, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.A.P.S.. 2009-07-25. 2007-09-30. https://archive.today/20070930035750/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3701. dead.
  9. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Charles Dutoit, O.C..
  10. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Tanya Moiseiwitsch, O.C..
  11. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Charles Aznavour, O.C..
  12. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Bernard Pivot, O.C..
  13. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Sima Samar, O.C..
  14. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Governor General Announces 74 New Appointments to the Order of Canada List.
  15. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Governor General Announces 100 New Appointments to the Order of Canada as Canada Turns 150.
  16. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Governor General Announces 83 New Appointments to the Order of Canada. 2019-06-30. 2019-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20190628034534/https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2019/governor-general-announces-83-new-appointments-order-canada. dead.
  17. Web site: General . Office of the Secretary to the Governor . 2023-12-22 . Order of Canada appointees – December 2023 . 2023-12-29 . The Governor General of Canada.
  18. Web site: General . Office of the Secretary to the Governor . 2023-12-22 . Order of Canada Appointees – June 2024 – June 2024 . 2024-05-27 . The Governor General of Canada.
  19. Web site: General . Office of the Secretary to the Governor . 2023-12-22 . Order of Canada Appointees – June 2024 – June 2024 . 2024-05-27 . The Governor General of Canada.
  20. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Zena Kahn Sheardown, C.M..
  21. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Lois Ada Lilienstein, C.M., B.Mus., D.H.L..
  22. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Francis H. Cabot, C.M., C.Q..
  23. https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/canada-s-first-lady-of-blues-salome-bey-dies-1.13203792 Canada's First Lady Of Blues Salome Bey Dies
  24. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Salome Bey, C.M..
  25. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Search Order of Canada Membership List. Zachary Richard, C.M..
  26. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada Appointments.
  27. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada Appointments. 2018-12-27. 2018-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230654/https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2018/governor-general-announces-103-new-appointments-order-canada. dead.
  28. Web site: Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada Appointments. 26 November 2020.
  29. Governor General announces 135 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada. December 29, 2021.

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