🐦 Chapter 8: Canadian Symbols
8.5.1 The Order of Canada and Other Honours
1 paragraphs · 2 questions
Outstanding citizens are recognised in every country. The Canadian term for these official awards is honours, and there are three types: orders, decorations and medals. British honours served Canada for many years. Then came a system of its own, which began in 1967 - the centennial year of Confederation - with the Order of Canada. Any citizen may put forward the name of someone worth recognising. In 1973, for instance, the jazz pianist Oscar Peterson was given the Order of Canada by the 20th Governor General, Roland Michener.
Key Facts
- Honours are orders, decorations and medals
- The Order of Canada began in 1967, Confederation's centennial year
- Canada used British honours before that
- Any citizen may nominate someone for an honour
Test yourself on this topic
2 practice questions from “The Order of Canada and Other Honours”, each with the answer explained.
- Canada's official honours are made up of which three kinds of award?
- In what year did Canada begin its own honours system with the Order of Canada?
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