The Order of Montreal () is a municipal order awarded to residents of the city of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada, since 2016.
The honour succeeds the former Great Montrealer, which was conferred from 1988 to 2015 by the .
History
As a legacy of Montréal's 375th anniversary, Ville de Montréal created an honorary order to recognize the talents and achievements of the men and women who have helped shape the city. The new honour was announced in December 2015 and on 17 May 2016 mayor Denis Coderre presented the inaugural honours. It was decided that they would be awarded on 17 May each year, which is the anniversary of the founding of Montreal.
The Order of Montreal succeeded the , a special honour that was created in 1988 by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and terminated in 2015. All recipients of that honour were awarded the Order of Montreal in December 2016 with the rank of Commander.From Great Montrealer to Member of the Ordre, Ordre de Montréal.Great Montrealers join the Ordre de Montréal, Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal.
Description
As a municipal order, it is not directly ranked in the Canadian honours system.
The Order, like the Order of Canada and National Order of Quebec, has three ranks consisting of (in descending order) commander, officer, and knight. Each year, three commanders, six officers, and eight knights are invested.
The Order of Montreal recognizes 17 prominent personalities each year, following a public call for nominations. Recipients of the honour have distinguished themselves in one or more of the following ways, regardless of their area of activity: Decisive contribution to the development of Montreal Notable contribution to the national or international reputation of Montreal Exemplary commitment to the community Exceptional professional achievements
Applications are accepted until 31 October each year for the Order of Montreal for the following year. Nominations must be supported by two persons.
Eligibility
Regardless of age, status or field of activity, persons nominated for admission to the Order must meet at least one of the following criteria:
Be born on the territory of the Montreal urban agglomeration Reside or have resided within this same territory for at least 5 years Carry out or have carried out professional activities within this same territory for at least 5 years
Medal
The medal of the Order of Montreal incorporates the City's official symbols, that is, the flag of Montreal and its coat of arms.Medal
Order of Montreal council
Chosen for their credibility, the members of the council of the Order of Montreal thoroughly review each application to ensure the prestige of the institution. The council plays an advisory role. Its main mandate is to review the files submitted following the annual call for nominations and to make recommendations for admission to the Order.
This role includes the assigning of a rank – commander, officer or knight – for each selected nominee, based on the scope of their achievements. Council members will take into consideration the scope, originality and impact of the achievements on community life, as well as any specific factor deemed relevant. The council may also make suggestions regarding the management of the Ordre and all matters intended to safeguard the prestige and reputation of the Ordre.
Medal recipients are named by the City's executive committee, upon the recommendation of the mayor.
Ceremony
Recipients are presented with their insignia at an official ceremony at city hall. The event is held each year normally on May 17, the date of the founding of Montreal.
The presentation of the insignia is accompanied by a certificate bearing the seal of the Ordre. Recipients' names are then written in calligraphy in the Ordre's "Golden Book".
Each recipient is entitled to one page on the website, detailing his or her contributions and achievements.
Large-format photos of each recipient are also displayed at Montreal City Hall along the route taken by guided tours.
Notable recipients
Since its inception in 2016, the following notable individuals have received the Order:
2016: Denys Arcand 2016: Frédéric Back 2016: Laurent Beaudoin 2016: Michel Bélanger 2016: Jean Béliveau 2016: Francesco Bellini 2016: Aldo Bensadoun 2016: André Bérard 2016: Lise Bissonnette 2016: Yvette Brind'Amour 2016: Charles Bronfman 2016: Georges Brossard 2016: Alexander Brott 2016: Denis Brott 2016: André Caillé 2016: Gilles Carle 2016: Thérèse Casgrain (Posthumous award) 2016: Claude Castonguay 2016: André Chagnon 2016: Gretta Chambers 2016: Robert Charlebois 2016: Ludmilla Chiriaeff 2016: Marcel Côté 2016: Arlette Cousture 2016: Jean Coutu 2016: David Culver 2016: Camille A Dagenais 2016: Pierre Dansereau 2016: Charles Daudelin 2016: Paul David 2016: A. Jean de Grandpré 2016: Yvon Deschamps 2016: Hélène Desmarais 2016: Paul Desmarais 2016: Paul Desmarais Jr 2016: Jean Drapeau 2016: Jean Duceppe 2016: Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux 2016: William Feindel 2016: Denise Filiatrault 2016: Armand Frappier 2016: Roger Gaudry 2016: Daniel Gauthier 2016: Gratien Gélinas 2016: Jacques Genest 2016: Paul Gérin-Lajoie 2016: Phil Gold 2016: Alan B. Gold 2016: Jeannine Guindon 2016: Pavel Hamet 2016: Michal Hornstein 2016: Emmett Johns 2016: Oliver Jones 2016: Maryvonne Kendergi 2016: Maurice L'Abbé 2016: Andrée Lachapelle 2016: Robert Lacroix 2016: Guy Laliberté 2016: Bernard Lamarre 2016: Jacques Lamarre 2016: Phyllis Lambert 2016: André Langevin 2016: Daniel Langlois 2016: Paul-Émile Léger 2016: Margaret Lock 2016: Antonine Maillet 2016: Rémi Marcoux 2016: L. Jacques Ménard 2016: Dominique Michel 2016: Albert Millaire 2016: Brenda Milner 2016: Henry Mintzberg 2016: Claude Montmarquette 2016: Jean C. Monty 2016: Balfour M. Mount 2016: Heather Munroe-Blum 2016: Kent Nagano 2016: Huguette Oligny 2016: J. Alphonse Ouimet 2016: Julie Payette 2016: Alfred Pellan 2016: Pierre Péladeau 2016: Sam Pollock 2016: Hubert Reeves 2016: Maurice Richard 2016: Denise Robert 2016: Emanuele Lino Saputo 2016: Jeanne Sauvé 2016: Charles R. Scriver 2016: Alain Simard 2016: Paul Tellier 2016: Michèle Thibodeau Deguire 2016: Michel Tremblay 2016: Pierre Elliott Trudeau 2016: Charles Taylor 2016: Lise Watier 2017: Manon Barbeau 2017: Jean Davignon 2017: Michelle Dawson 2017: Jacqueline Desmarais 2017: Dany Laferrière 2017: Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2017: Alanis Obomsawin 2017: Françoise Sullivan 2017: Ashok Vijh 2018: Joséphine Bacon 2018: Marisa Ferretti Barth 2018: Anik Bissonnette 2018: Nathalie Bondil 2018: Michel Chrétien 2018: Angèle Dubeau 2018: Ratna Ghosh 2018: Michel Lemieux 2018: Victor Pilon 2018: Richard Pound 2018: Louise Roy 2018: Louis Vachon 2019: Jean Beaudin 2019: Sylvie Bernier 2019: Gina P. Cody 2019: Paul-André Fortier 2019: Madeleine Juneau 2019: René Richard Cyr 2019: Joseph Rouleau 2020: Françoise Bertrand 2020: Walter Boudreau 2020: Guy Breton 2020: Pierre Bruneau 2020: Michel Goulet 2020: Guy Latraverse 2020: Donna Mergler 2020: Lorraine Pintal 2022: Aurèle Cardinal 2022: Claude Corbo 2022: Gérald Larose 2022: Monique Mujawamariya 2023: Farah Alibay 2023: Louise Arbour 2023: Claude Gagnon 2023: Danièle Sauvageau 2023: Kim Yaroshevskaya 2024: Louise Bessette 2024: Luc Provost 2024: Gabor Szilasi
See also
Order of Hamilton Order of Ottawa
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