Appendix 3 – Examples for the Sacrifice Medal (SM) – Eligible cases

This list is not all inclusive and should only be used as a guide when considering eligibility.

Eligible cases

1. Died under honourable conditions on or after 7 October 2001:
   1. as a direct result of hostile action;
   2. as a direct result of military service including:
      1. death during training or operations, following a vehicle accident, plane crash, shipwreck, parachute or diving accident, loss at sea, an accidental discharge of weapons, an ammunition handling accident,  a fire or explosion, fatal fall, heart attack or as a result of a heat stroke, physical exhaustion or stress during mandated training;
      2. accidental death when travelling on duty;
      3. death as a result of mental disorders that are, based on the review by a qualified mental health care practitioner, directly attributable to military service.
2. Wounded under honourable circumstances as a direct result of hostile action:
   1. enemy gunshot wound in action;
   2. improvised Explosive Device (IED) strike against a vehicle;
   3. explosion of a pressure-triggered antipersonnel mine;
   4. aircraft shot down or ship sunk or damaged by hostile fire;
   5. rocket attack inside the wire;
   6. explosion while removing or neutralizing land mines or bombs (due to mine or bomb disposal duty);
   7. building collapse while attempting to rescue individuals trapped following an enemy air strike or terrorist attack (due to rescue duty);
   8. vehicle-borne suicide attack against a convoy or ship;
   9. terrorist attack against an embassy or government building in Canada or elsewhere;
   10. collision of an aircraft, vehicle or vessel, on the condition that the occurrence is directly related to a hostile action.
3. Wounded as a result of fire aimed at a hostile force or what is or was thought to be a hostile force (due to friendly fire):
   1. hit by bombs dropped by our own or allied forces planes;
   2. hit by misdirected naval missile, artillery or riffle fire by our own or allied forces.
4. Wounds that require not less than seven (7) days of treatment in hospital or equivalent treatment that were caused by:
   1. exposure to the elements as a result of aircraft, vehicle or vessel being destroyed or disabled by hostile action:
      1. Aircraft shot down by enemy anti-aircraft weapon, uninjured survivors hold out for several days in the desert and are subsequently hospitalized or die as a result of exposure (dehydration, sunburn, heatstroke);
      2. Exposure while at sea following sinking of a ship or destruction of a plane by enemy fire.
   2. harsh treatment or neglect while a captive of a hostile force;
   3. use of nuclear, biological or chemical agents by a hostile force.
5. Mental disorder diagnosed by qualified mental health practitioner and directly attributable to hostile action (a review of the medical file is necessary to confirm the link between the disorder and hostile action):
   1. Operational Stress Injury (OSI) resulting from enemy action or suicide caused by such mental disorders related to hostile action.

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