Canadian Medals Chart
This honours chart shows the sequence to wear modern Canadian orders, decorations and medals. Awards are displayed in sequential order of precedence from left to right starting at the top with the Victoria Cross.
Some awards are not included, such as those related to the two World Wars and Korean War as well as some provincial awards. It is unlikely that they will be awarded to serving members of the Canadian Forces.
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Orders, Decorations, and Medals
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Cross of Valour (CV)
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Order of Merit (OM)
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Companion of the Order of Canada (CC)
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Officer of the Order of Canada (OC)
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Member of the Order of Canada (CM)
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Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM)
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Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM)
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Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
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Officer of the Order of Military Merit (OMM)
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Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (OOM)
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Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
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Member of the Order of Military Merit (MMM)
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Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (MOM)
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
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The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (all grades)
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The Ordre national du Québec (GOQ, OQ CQ)
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Saskatchewan Order of Merit (SOM)
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The Order of Ontario (O Ont)
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Order of British Columbia (OBC)
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Alberta Order of Excellence (AOE)
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Order of Prince Edward Island (OPEI)
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Order of Manitoba (OM)
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Order of New Brunswick (ONB)
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Order of Nova Scotia (ONS)
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Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (ONL)
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Order of Nunavut (ONu)
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Order of the Northwest Territories (ONWT)
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Order of Yukon (OY)
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Star of Military Valour (SMV)
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Star of Courage (SC)
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Meritorious Service Cross (MSC)
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Medal of Military Valour (MMV)
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Medal of Bravery (MB)
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Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
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Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)
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Sacrifice Medal (SM)
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Gulf and Kuwait Medal
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Somalia Medal
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South-West Asia Service Medal (SWASM)
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General Campaign Star – ALLIED FORCE (GCS-AF)
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General Campaign Star – SOUTH-WEST ASIA (GCS-SWA)
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General Campaign Star – EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP)
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General Service Medal – ALLIED FORCE (GSM-AF)
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General Service Medal – SOUTH-WEST ASIA (GSM-SWA)
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General Service Medal – EXPEDITION (GSM-EXP)
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Operational Service Medal – South-West Asia (OSM-SWA)
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Operational Service Medal – Sierra Leone (OSM-SL)
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Operational Service Medal – Haiti (OSM-H)
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Operational Service Medal – Sudan (OSM-S)
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Operational Service Medal – HUMANITAS (OSM-HUM)
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Operational Service Medal – EXPEDITION (OSM-EXP)
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Special Service Medal (SSM)
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Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM)
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UN Emergency Force (UNEF)
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UN Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO)
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UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan & Pakistan (UNGOMAP)
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UN Military Observer Group in India & Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
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UN Organization in Congo (ONUC)
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UN Temporary Executive Authority in West New Guinea (UNTEA)
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UN Yemen Observer Mission (UNYOM)
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UN Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
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UN India Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM)
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UN Emergency Force Middle East (UNEFME)
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UN Disengagement Observation Force (UNDOF)
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UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
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UN Military Observation Group in Iran – Iraq (UNIIMOG)
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UN Transition Assistance Group (Namibia) (UNTAG)
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UN Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA)
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UN Iraq – Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM)
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UN Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM)
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UN Mission for the Referendum In Western Sahara (MINURSO)
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UN Observation Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)
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UN Protection Force (Yugoslavia) (UNPROFOR)
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UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC)
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UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
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UN Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM)
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UN Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ)
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UN Observer Mission Uganda – Rwanda (ONOMUR)
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UN Assistance Mission For Rwanda (UNAMIR)
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UN Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
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United Mission for the verification of Human Rights in Guatemala (MINUGUA)
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UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA)
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UN Preventive Deployment Force (Macedonia) (UNPREDEP)
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UN Mission in Bosnia – Herzegovina (UNMIBH)
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UN Military Observer Mission in Prevlaka (Croatia) (UNMOP)
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UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
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United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
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UN Mission East Timor (UNAMET)
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UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC/MONUSCO)
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UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
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UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
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UN Operation in Ivory Coast (ONUCI)
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UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
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United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
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United Nations - African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
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UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
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The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
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UN Special Service Medal (UNSSM)
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UN Headquarters Medal (UNHQ)
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NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia (NATO-FY)
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NATO Medal for Kosovo (NATO-K)
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NATO for Former Republic of Macedonia (NATO-FYROM)
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Article 5 NATO Medal for Operation EAGLE ASSIST
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Article 5 NATO Medal for Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR
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Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for Operations in the Balkans
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Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for service with the NATO Training Implementation Mission and the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-IRAQ)
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Non-Article 5 Medal for NATO Logistical Support to the African Union Mission in Sudan
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Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for North Atlantic Council Approved NATO operations and activities in relation to AFRICA
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Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for Service on NATO Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR - LIBYA (OUP-LIBYA)
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Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for Service on NATO Operation SEA GUARDIAN
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Non-Article 5 NATO VIGILANCE Medal
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International Commission for Supervision and Control Indo-China (ICSC)
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International Commission of Control and Supervision Vietnam (ICCS)
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Multinational Force and Observers (SINAI) (MFO)
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European Community Monitor Mission (Yugoslavia) (ECMMY)
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International Force East Timor (INTERFET)
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European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal / Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal (ESDP/CSDP)
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Polar Medal
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Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
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Canadian Centennial Medal
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
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125 Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
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Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal
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King Charles III’s Coronation Medal
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Long Service Medal
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
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Police Exemplary Service Medal
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Corrections Exemplary Service Medal
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Fire Service Exemplary Service Medal
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Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal
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Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal
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Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal
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King's Medal for Champion Shot
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Service Medal of the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem
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Commissionaires Long Service Medal
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Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal (Provincial)
Departmental Awards
Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation
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Governor General’s Commendation for Bravery
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Vice-Regal Commendation
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Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation
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Chief of the Defence Staff Commendation
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner's Commendation
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Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner's Commendation
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Correctional Service Canada Citation for Bravery
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Correctional Service Canada Commissioner’s Commendation
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Command Commendation
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commanders' Commendation
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St. John Chancellor’s Commendation
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St. John Provincial/Territorial Commendation
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Canadian Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service
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Canadian Forces’ Unit Commendation
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