The order of wear for decorations and medals of Canada is published by the Governor General of Canada.

Awards of valour Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Recipient of the Victoria Cross VC Recipient of the Cross of Valour CV

National orders Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Member of the Order of Merit OM Companion of the Order of Canada CC Officer of the Order of Canada OC Member of the Order of Canada CM Commander of the Order of Military Merit CMM Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces COM Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO Officer of the Order of Military Merit OMM Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces OOM Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO Member of the Order of Military Merit MMM Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces MOM Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO Bailiff/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John GCStJ Knight/Dame of the Order of St John KStJ/DStJ Commander of the Order of St John CStJ Officer of the Order of St John OStJ Member of the Order of St John MStJ

Provincial orders Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec GOQ Officer of the National Order of Quebec OQ Knight of the National Order of Quebec CQ Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit SOM Member of the Order of Ontario OOnt Member of the Order of British Columbia OBC Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence AOE Member of the Order of Prince Edward Island OPEI Member of the Order of Manitoba OM Member of the Order of New Brunswick ONB Member of the Order of Nova Scotia ONS Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador ONL

Territorial orders Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Member of the Order of Nunavut ONu Member of the Order of the Northwest Territories ONWT Member of the Order of Yukon OY

National decorations Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Recipient of the Star of Military Valour SMV Recipient of the Star of Courage SC Recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross (military division) MSC Recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross (civilian division) MSC Recipient of the Medal of Military Valour MMV Recipient of the Medal of Bravery MB Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (military division) MSM Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) MSM Recipient of the Royal Victorian Medal RVM

National decorations not included in order of precedence The Royal Victorian Chain a personal award of the monarch that is of high status, but does not confer on the recipient any title or post-nominal letters, nor is it included in the order-in-council setting out the order of precedence for the wear of honours, decorations, and medals.

Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain

National medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Sacrifice Medal

National medals not included in order of precedence Certain national medals are recognized as a part of the Canadian honours system but are not included in the Order in Council that sets out the precedence of honours, decorations, and medals in Canada. Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Memorial Cross

War and operational service medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Korea Medal Recipient of the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea Recipient of the Gulf and Kuwait Medal Recipient of the Somalia Medal Recipient of the South-West Asia Service Medal Recipient of the General Campaign Star Allied Force South-West Asia Expedition Recipient of the General Service Medal Allied Force South-West Asia Expedition Recipient of the Operational Service Medal South-West Asia Sierra Leone Haiti Sudan Humanitas Expedition

Special service medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Special Service Medal with Bars Recipient of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal

United Nations medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Korea Medal Recipient of the Emergency Force (Egypt and Sinai) Medal Recipient of the Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO) andUnited Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) Recipient of the Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal Recipient of the Congo Medal Recipient of the Temporary Executive Authority in West New Guinea Medal Recipient of the Yemen Observer Mission Medal Recipient of the Cyprus Medal Recipient of the India/Pakistan Observation Mission Medal Recipient of the Emergency Force Middle East Medal Recipient of the Disengagement Observer Force in Golan Heights Medal Recipient of the Interim Force in Lebanon Medal Recipient of the Military Observer Group in Iran and Iraq Medal Recipient of the Transition Assistance Group in Namibia Medal Recipient of the Observer Group in Central America Medal Recipient of the Observer Mission in Iraq and Kuwait Medal Recipient of the Angola Verification Mission Medal Recipient of the Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Medal Recipient of the Observer Mission in El Salvador Medal Recipient of the Protection Force in Yugoslavia Medal Recipient of the Advance Mission in Cambodia Medal Recipient of the Transitional Authority in Cambodia Medal Recipient of the Operation in Somalia Medal Recipient of the Operation in Mozambique Medal Recipient of the Observation Mission in Uganda and Rwanda Medal Recipient of the Assistance Mission in Rwanda Medal Recipient of the Mission in Haiti Medal Recipient of the Verification of Human Rights and Compliance with the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala Medal Recipient of the Verification Mission in the Central African Republic Medal Recipient of the Preventive Deployment Force in Macedonia Medal Recipient of the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Medal Recipient of the Observer Group in Prevlaka Medal Recipient of the Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo Medal Recipient of the Observer Mission in Sierra Leone Medal Recipient of the Transitional Administration in East Timor Medal Recipient of the Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Medal Recipient of the Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Medal Recipient of the Stabilization Mission in Haiti Recipient of the Operation in Côte d'Ivoire Recipient of the Mission in Sudan Recipient of the Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Recipient of the Hybrid Mission with the African Union in Darfur Recipient of the Mission in South Sudan Recipient of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Recipient of the Special Service Medal Recipient of the Headquarters Medal

United Nations medals not included in order of precedence Certain United Nations medals are recognized as a part of the Canadian honours system but are not included in the Order in Council that sets out the precedence of honours, decorations, and medals in Canada.

Ribbon Honour Recipient of the UN Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan & Pakistan

North Atlantic Treaty Organization medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Medal for Former Yugoslavia (1992–2002) Recipient of the Medal for Kosovo (1998–2002) Recipient of the Medal for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2001–2002) Recipient of the Article 5 Medal for Operation Eagle Assist (2001–2002) Recipient of the Article 5 Medal for Operation Active Endeavour (2001–2016) Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Operations in the Balkans (2003–) Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (2004–2011) Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for NATO Logistical Support to the African Union Mission in Sudan (2005–2007) Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for North Atlantic Council Approved NATO operations and activities in relation to Africa (2008–) Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Service on NATO Operation Unified Protector - Libya (2011) Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Medal for Service on NATO Operation Sea Guardian (2016–)Recipient of the Non-Article 5 Vigilance Medal (2022–)

International mission medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the International Commission for Supervision and Control Medal; Indo-China, 1954–1973 Recipient of the International Commission of Control and Supervision Medal; Vietnam, 1973 Recipient of the Multinational Force and Observers Medal; Sinai, 1982– Recipient of the European Community Monitor Mission Medal; Yugoslavia, 1991– Recipient of the International Force East Timor Medal; 1999–2000 Recipient of the European Security and Defence Policy Service Medals

Polar and Volunteer medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Polar Medal Recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers

Commemorative medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Canadian Centennial Medal Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal Recipient of the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Long service and good conduct medals Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Recipient of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration CD

Exemplary service medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the Police Exemplary Service Medal Recipient of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal Recipient of the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal Recipient of the Canadian Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal Recipient of the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal Recipient of the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal

Special medals Ribbon Honour Recipient of the King's Medal for Champion Shot

Other decorations and medals Ribbon Honour Post-nominal letters Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship OMC Recipient of the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery Recipient of the Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery Recipient of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal SVM Recipient of the Ontario Provincial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Recipient of the Service Medal of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Recipient of the Commissionaires Long Service Medal Recipient of the Newfoundland and Labrador Bravery Award Recipient of the Newfoundland and Labrador Volunteer Service Medal Recipient of the British Columbia Fire Services Bravery Medal Recipient of the British Columbia Fire Services Long Service Medal Recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan Recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Commonwealth orders (approved by the King-in-Council) Commonwealth decorations (approved by the King-in-Council) Commonwealth medals (approved by the King-in-Council) Foreign orders (approved by the King-in-Council) Foreign decorations (approved by King-in-Council) Foreign medals (approved by the King-in-Council)

There are a number of honours and medals administered by provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, which are not on the list, such as the Order of Polaris, membership in which is awarded by the government of Yukon's Transportation Hall of Fame. This means that they are not part of the Canadian honours system and their insignia must be worn on the right side of the chest, similar to organizational medals granted by the Royal Canadian Legion or the Canadian Cadet Organizations.

British awards granted prior to 1 June 1972 Any person who, prior to June 1, 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may wear the insignia of the decoration or medal together with the insignia of any Canadian order, decoration or medal that the person is entitled to wear, the proper sequence being the following:

Orders and decorations