List of Order of Canada insignia displayed in Museums

Insignia of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...

are often donated or loaned to museums to be included in their displays about important Canadians. Below is a list of known locations where these medals are displayed.

Calgary

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Glenbow Museum	Eric Harvie	Member, Officer

Winnipeg

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Canadian Museum for Human Rights Canadian Museum for Human Rights The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a national museum currently under construction in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at the historic Forks where the Assiniboine and Red Rivers meet...	John Peters Humphrey	Officer	Museum is currently under construction. Medal image currently forms part of the Museum's digital collection http://humanrightsmuseum.ca/virtual-exhibits/media_photo/all?page=2&show=810

London Ontario

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Royal Canadian Regiment Museum The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum is a military museum located at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario, Canada, the historic home of the The Royal Canadian Regiment .-History:...	Milton Fowler Gregg Milton Fowler Gregg Milton Fowler Gregg, VC, PC, OC, CBE, MC, ED, CD was a Canadian officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest Commonwealth award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War...	Officer	Medal is a replacement. Original was stolen along with Gregg's Victoria Cross Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Royal Canadian Regiment Museum The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum is a military museum located at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario, Canada, the historic home of the The Royal Canadian Regiment .-History:...	Thomas Eric D'Oyly Snow	Member	Displayed mounted with snows OBE
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Royal Canadian Regiment Museum The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum is a military museum located at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario, Canada, the historic home of the The Royal Canadian Regiment .-History:...	Charles Foulkes (Canadian Army general)	Companion

Ottawa, Ontario

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Laurier House Laurier House Laurier House is a National Historic Site of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located at 335 Laurier Avenue East . It was formerly the residence of two Canadian Prime Ministers, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King. The house was built in 1878, but had significant later alterations...	Lester B. Pearson Lester B. Pearson Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...	Companion	Displayed with Pearson's Order of Merit Order of Merit The Order of Merit is a British dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture...
Rideau Hall Rideau Hall Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 0.36 km2 estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of 170 rooms across 9,500 m2 , and 24 outbuildings around the...	Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, and received other numerous awards and honours over the course of his career...	Companion	As of 2011 Peterson's CC is kept in a display case in the ball room and displayed to visitors to the house.

St. Mary's Ontario

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
St. Mary's Museum	Dr. Shirley Thomson Shirley Thomson Dr. Shirley Lavinia Thomson, CC, OOnt was a Canadian civil servant.Born in St Marys, Ontario, she received a B.A. degree in history in 1952 from the University of Western Ontario. In 1974 she received a M.A. degree in art history from the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1981 she received...	Officer, Companion	Donated following her death in August 2010 http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=dP09B15z3b0A&EID=892293d8-8d1f-4c9e-8823-4a377185562d&skip=.

Toronto Ontario

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Hockey Hall of Fame Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...	Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...	Officer

Gatineau

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Museum of Civilization Museum of Civilization Museum of Civilization may refer to:Canadian Museum of Civilization, a museum in GatineauMusée de la civilisation, a museum in Quebec City...	Lotta Hitschmanova Lotta Hitschmanova Lotta Hitschmanova, was a Canadian humanitarian. In 1945, she helped to found USC Canada as the Unitarian Service Committee of Canada...	Companion	Contained in the "Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall" permanent exhibit

Quebec City

Museum	Person	Rank	Notes
Royal 22e Régiment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec Citadelle of Quebec The Citadelle — the French name is used both in English and French — is a military installation and official residence located atop Cap Diamant, adjoining the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada... )	Jean Victor Allard Jean Victor Allard Jean Victor Allard, was the first French-Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966–1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of general....	Companion	Displayed alongside Allard's other medals
Royal 22e Régiment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec)	Pauline Vanier Pauline Vanier The Honourable Pauline Vanier, PC, CC, DStJ , born Pauline Archer in Montreal, married Georges Vanier on September 29, 1921. Georges would become one of Canada's first professional diplomats, Canada's first ambassador to France and Canada's first Canadian-born French-speaking Governor General of...	Companion

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