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The complete list of LGBTQ individuals who have been so honoured are: | The complete list of LGBTQ individuals who have been so honoured are: | ||
| − | * [[AA Bronson]] | + | * [[Salah Bachir]] - businessman and philanthropist |
| + | * [[Robin Blaser]] - poet | ||
| + | * [[AA Bronson]] - artist | ||
* [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]] - Playwright | * [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]] - Playwright | ||
* [[Morton Beiser]] - Professor, psychologist, and epidemiologist | * [[Morton Beiser]] - Professor, psychologist, and epidemiologist | ||
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* [[Walter Borden]] - Theatre actor and playwright | * [[Walter Borden]] - Theatre actor and playwright | ||
* [[Michel Marc Bouchard]] - playwright | * [[Michel Marc Bouchard]] - playwright | ||
| + | * [[Ronnie Burkett]] - puppeteer | ||
* [[Edith Butler]] - Folk singer | * [[Edith Butler]] - Folk singer | ||
| + | * [[Joan Chalmers]] - philanthropist | ||
* [[Wayson Choy]] - Writer | * [[Wayson Choy]] - Writer | ||
* [[Toller Cranston]] - Figure Skater | * [[Toller Cranston]] - Figure Skater | ||
* [[Douglas Coupland]] - Writer | * [[Douglas Coupland]] - Writer | ||
| + | * [[Libby Davies]] - politician | ||
* [[Clemence Desrochers]] - Writer, actor, singer | * [[Clemence Desrochers]] - Writer, actor, singer | ||
| + | * [[Sara Diamond]] - Academic | ||
| + | * [[Cheri DiNovo]] - religious leader, politician | ||
| + | * [[Xavier Dolan]] - filmmaker | ||
| + | * [[Debbie Douglas]] - Immigration activist | ||
* [[Arthur Erickson]] - Architect | * [[Arthur Erickson]] - Architect | ||
* [[Timothy Findley]] - Writer | * [[Timothy Findley]] - Writer | ||
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* [[James Kudelka]] - Dancer and choreographer | * [[James Kudelka]] - Dancer and choreographer | ||
* [[Phyllis Lambert]] - Architect | * [[Phyllis Lambert]] - Architect | ||
| + | * [[KD Lang]] - singer | ||
* [[Laurier LaPierre]] - Journalist, Senator | * [[Laurier LaPierre]] - Journalist, Senator | ||
* [[Douglas V. Le Pan]] - Diplomat | * [[Douglas V. Le Pan]] - Diplomat | ||
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* [[Ann-Marie MacDonald]] - author, playwright | * [[Ann-Marie MacDonald]] - author, playwright | ||
* [[Wade MacLauchlan]] - Premier, Prince Edward Island, and academic | * [[Wade MacLauchlan]] - Premier, Prince Edward Island, and academic | ||
| + | * [[Lee Maracle]] - academic | ||
* [[Marnie McBean]], Olympic athlete | * [[Marnie McBean]], Olympic athlete | ||
* [[Robert McCall]] - Ice Dancer | * [[Robert McCall]] - Ice Dancer | ||
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* [[Ron Rosenes]] - AIDS Activist | * [[Ron Rosenes]] - AIDS Activist | ||
* [[Sinclair Ross]] - Novelist | * [[Sinclair Ross]] - Novelist | ||
| + | * [[Martine Roy]] - Activist | ||
* [[Jane Rule]] - Writer | * [[Jane Rule]] - Writer | ||
* [[Nancy Ruth]] - Canadian Senator | * [[Nancy Ruth]] - Canadian Senator | ||
| + | * [[Ann Saddlemyer]] - Academic | ||
* [[Ian Scott]] - Lawyer and former Attorney General of Ontario | * [[Ian Scott]] - Lawyer and former Attorney General of Ontario | ||
* [[James D. Stewart]] - Academic | * [[James D. Stewart]] - Academic | ||
| + | * [[Angela Swan]] - transgender lawyer | ||
| + | * [[Mark Tewksbury]] - Athlete | ||
* [[Michel Tremblay]] - Writer | * [[Michel Tremblay]] - Writer | ||
* [[Charlotte Whitton]] - Politician | * [[Charlotte Whitton]] - Politician | ||
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* [[LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom]] | * [[LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom]] | ||
* [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]] | * [[LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours]] | ||
| + | * [[LGBTQ Members of the Order of Orange-Nassau]] | ||
| + | * [[Nobel Prize Winners from the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 1 September 2024
The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour for lifetime achievement in that country. Consisting of three levels of honour (Member, Officer, and Companion), new honourees are announced in June and December of each year. The Order is administered by the Governor General of Canada on behalf of the Queen. The first of such awards was presented on July 1st, 1967 – the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.
Companions of the Order of Canada honours are awarded for service with the highest degree of merit to Canada and to humanity or in recognition of extraordinary achievement in their field of endeavour. Only 165 living recipients are allowed and 15 awards per year. In 1972 holders of the Medal of Service took the newly created rank of Officer (OC), and a third level, Member (CM), was introduced. Up to 64 appointments can be made to the rank of Officer every year compared with 136 to the rank of Member.
Honourees include scientists, musicians, politicians, artists, athletes, business people, television and film stars, benefactors, and others. Recipients are entitled to have placed after their names the letters representing the category in which each is appointed: CC, OC or CM.
The complete list of LGBTQ individuals who have been so honoured are:
- Salah Bachir - businessman and philanthropist
- Robin Blaser - poet
- AA Bronson - artist
- Anne-Marie Alonzo - Playwright
- Morton Beiser - Professor, psychologist, and epidemiologist
- Heather Bishop - Folk singer
- Marie-Claire Blais - Social Commentator and writer
- Walter Borden - Theatre actor and playwright
- Michel Marc Bouchard - playwright
- Ronnie Burkett - puppeteer
- Edith Butler - Folk singer
- Joan Chalmers - philanthropist
- Wayson Choy - Writer
- Toller Cranston - Figure Skater
- Douglas Coupland - Writer
- Libby Davies - politician
- Clemence Desrochers - Writer, actor, singer
- Sara Diamond - Academic
- Cheri DiNovo - religious leader, politician
- Xavier Dolan - filmmaker
- Debbie Douglas - Immigration activist
- Arthur Erickson - Architect
- Timothy Findley - Writer
- Rex Harrington - Ballet Dancer
- Brent Hawkes - Religion
- Tomson Highway - Playwright
- Charles C. Hill - Curator, National Gallery of Canada
- John Hirsch - Theatre and television
- William Hutt - classical theatre actor
- Bruce Kidd - Academic and athlete
- James Kudelka - Dancer and choreographer
- Phyllis Lambert - Architect
- KD Lang - singer
- Laurier LaPierre - Journalist, Senator
- Douglas V. Le Pan - Diplomat
- Robert Lepage - Film, theatre, and opera productions
- Ann-Marie MacDonald - author, playwright
- Wade MacLauchlan - Premier, Prince Edward Island, and academic
- Lee Maracle - academic
- Marnie McBean, Olympic athlete
- Robert McCall - Ice Dancer
- Norman McLaren - animated film director
- Rick Mercer - comedian and political satirist
- Charles Pachter - Artist
- Glenn Pushelberg - Designer
- Ron Rosenes - AIDS Activist
- Sinclair Ross - Novelist
- Martine Roy - Activist
- Jane Rule - Writer
- Nancy Ruth - Canadian Senator
- Ann Saddlemyer - Academic
- Ian Scott - Lawyer and former Attorney General of Ontario
- James D. Stewart - Academic
- Angela Swan - transgender lawyer
- Mark Tewksbury - Athlete
- Michel Tremblay - Writer
- Charlotte Whitton - Politician
- George Yabu - Designer
