Five honorary appointments to the Order of Canada are permitted per year by the order's constitution. The following is a list of all honorary appointments to date. Names rendered in italics were later made Canadian citizens; these memberships thereby became regarded no longer as honorary but instead as substantive.
# | Name | Citizenship | Appointment | Investiture | Death/removal | Occupation/field of endeavour |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Companions | ||||||
5. | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela | [n 1] | 3 September 1998 | 24 September 1998 | 5 December 2013 | Former President of South Africa. [1] |
6. | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | [n 2] | 1 August 2000 | 31 October 2000 | 30 March 2002 | Former Royal Consort of Canada. [2] |
9. | Frank Gehry | [n 3] | 12 November 2002 | 16 June 2003 | Architect. [4] | |
10. | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | 8 May 2003 | 7 May 2004 | 16 February 2016 | Former Secretary-General of the United Nations. [5] | |
11. | Václav Havel | 8 May 2003 | 3 March 2004 | 18 December 2011 | Former President of the Czech Republic. [6] | |
12. | Aga Khan IV | [n 4] | 29 October 2004 | 6 June 2005 | Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. [7] | |
Officers | ||||||
2. | John Kenneth Galbraith | [n 5] | 17 April 1997 | 5 November 1997 | 29 April 2006 | Economist. [8] |
3. | James Hillier | [n 6] | 17 April 1997 | 5 November 1997 | 15 January 2007 | Inventor of the electron microscope. [9] |
4. | Charles Dutoit | 23 October 1997 | 30 January 2002 | Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. [10] | ||
8. | Tanya Moiseiwitsch | 10 October 2002 | 16 May 2003 | 19 February 2003 | Theatre designer for the Stratford Festival. [11] | |
15. | Charles Aznavour | [n 7] | 10 April 2008 | 5 July 2008 | 1 October 2018 | Musician and actor. [13] |
16. | Bernard Pivot | 10 April 2008 | 7 May 2008 | Television host and culture promoter. [14] | ||
18. | Sima Samar | 25 May 2009 | 17 November 2010 | Human rights leader. [15] | ||
19. | Ronnie Hawkins | 29 June 2013 | 7 May 2014 | 29 May 2022 | Rock Musician [16] | |
20. | Bramwell Tovey | 29 June 2013 | 21 November 2014 | 12 July 2022 | Conductor and composer [16] | |
22. | Michael Schade | 30 Dec 2016 | 25 August 2017 | Opera singer [17] | ||
25. | Marie Ann Battiste | 27 June 2019 | 6 May 2022 | Indigenous rights activist and language educator [18] | ||
28. | Richard Wayne Hill Sr. | 28 December 2023 | Indigenous arts activist [19] | |||
29. | Kent Nagano | 27 June 2024 | Opera conductor and administrator [20] | |||
30. | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | [n 8] | 27 June 2024 | Former President of Latvia [21] | ||
Members | ||||||
1. | Zena Sheardown | [n 9] | 11 October 1981 | 29 December 1986 | Instrumental participant during the Canadian Caper. [22] | |
7. | Lois Lilienstein | 1 May 2002 | 24 October 2003 | 22 April 2015 | Member of Sharon, Lois & Bram. [23] | |
13. | Francis Cabot | 29 June 2005 | 9 September 2005 | 19 November 2011 | Horticulturist. [24] | |
14. | Salome Bey | 17 November 2005 | 26 October 2006 | 9 August 2020 [25] | Musician. [26] | |
17. | Zachary Richard | 25 May 2009 | 7 April 2010 | Singer, songwriter, and poet. [27] | ||
21. | Johann Olav Koss | 1 July 2015 | 13 May 2016 | Olympic speedskater and founder of Right to Play. [28] | ||
23. | Kathy Reichs | 27 Dec 2018 | 18 Nov 2019 | Forensic Anthropologist and crime fiction writer . [29] | ||
24. | Richard J. Schmeelk | 27 Dec 2018 | 4 Sep 2019 | Banker and Philanthropist, Founder of the Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship . [30] | ||
26. | Alfred E. Slinkard | [n 10] | 27 Nov 2020 | 13 April 2022 | Plant scientist and agronomic breeder. [31] | |
27. | Jackie Richardson | [n 11] | 29 Dec 2021 | Jazz singer and actress. [32] |
Five honorary appointments to the Order of Canada are permitted per year by the order's constitution. The following is a list of all honorary appointments to date. Names rendered in italics were later made Canadian citizens; these memberships thereby became regarded no longer as honorary but instead as substantive.
# | Name | Citizenship | Appointment | Investiture | Death/removal | Occupation/field of endeavour |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Companions | ||||||
5. | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela | [n 1] | 3 September 1998 | 24 September 1998 | 5 December 2013 | Former President of South Africa. [1] |
6. | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | [n 2] | 1 August 2000 | 31 October 2000 | 30 March 2002 | Former Royal Consort of Canada. [2] |
9. | Frank Gehry | [n 3] | 12 November 2002 | 16 June 2003 | Architect. [4] | |
10. | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | 8 May 2003 | 7 May 2004 | 16 February 2016 | Former Secretary-General of the United Nations. [5] | |
11. | Václav Havel | 8 May 2003 | 3 March 2004 | 18 December 2011 | Former President of the Czech Republic. [6] | |
12. | Aga Khan IV | [n 4] | 29 October 2004 | 6 June 2005 | Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. [7] | |
Officers | ||||||
2. | John Kenneth Galbraith | [n 5] | 17 April 1997 | 5 November 1997 | 29 April 2006 | Economist. [8] |
3. | James Hillier | [n 6] | 17 April 1997 | 5 November 1997 | 15 January 2007 | Inventor of the electron microscope. [9] |
4. | Charles Dutoit | 23 October 1997 | 30 January 2002 | Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. [10] | ||
8. | Tanya Moiseiwitsch | 10 October 2002 | 16 May 2003 | 19 February 2003 | Theatre designer for the Stratford Festival. [11] | |
15. | Charles Aznavour | [n 7] | 10 April 2008 | 5 July 2008 | 1 October 2018 | Musician and actor. [13] |
16. | Bernard Pivot | 10 April 2008 | 7 May 2008 | Television host and culture promoter. [14] | ||
18. | Sima Samar | 25 May 2009 | 17 November 2010 | Human rights leader. [15] | ||
19. | Ronnie Hawkins | 29 June 2013 | 7 May 2014 | 29 May 2022 | Rock Musician [16] | |
20. | Bramwell Tovey | 29 June 2013 | 21 November 2014 | 12 July 2022 | Conductor and composer [16] | |
22. | Michael Schade | 30 Dec 2016 | 25 August 2017 | Opera singer [17] | ||
25. | Marie Ann Battiste | 27 June 2019 | 6 May 2022 | Indigenous rights activist and language educator [18] | ||
28. | Richard Wayne Hill Sr. | 28 December 2023 | Indigenous arts activist [19] | |||
29. | Kent Nagano | 27 June 2024 | Opera conductor and administrator [20] | |||
30. | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga | [n 8] | 27 June 2024 | Former President of Latvia [21] | ||
Members | ||||||
1. | Zena Sheardown | [n 9] | 11 October 1981 | 29 December 1986 | Instrumental participant during the Canadian Caper. [22] | |
7. | Lois Lilienstein | 1 May 2002 | 24 October 2003 | 22 April 2015 | Member of Sharon, Lois & Bram. [23] | |
13. | Francis Cabot | 29 June 2005 | 9 September 2005 | 19 November 2011 | Horticulturist. [24] | |
14. | Salome Bey | 17 November 2005 | 26 October 2006 | 9 August 2020 [25] | Musician. [26] | |
17. | Zachary Richard | 25 May 2009 | 7 April 2010 | Singer, songwriter, and poet. [27] | ||
21. | Johann Olav Koss | 1 July 2015 | 13 May 2016 | Olympic speedskater and founder of Right to Play. [28] | ||
23. | Kathy Reichs | 27 Dec 2018 | 18 Nov 2019 | Forensic Anthropologist and crime fiction writer . [29] | ||
24. | Richard J. Schmeelk | 27 Dec 2018 | 4 Sep 2019 | Banker and Philanthropist, Founder of the Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship . [30] | ||
26. | Alfred E. Slinkard | [n 10] | 27 Nov 2020 | 13 April 2022 | Plant scientist and agronomic breeder. [31] | |
27. | Jackie Richardson | [n 11] | 29 Dec 2021 | Jazz singer and actress. [32] |