List of Order of Canada insignia displayed in museums
Insignia of the Order of Canada 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.
Alberta
Calgary
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Glenbow Museum | Eric Harvie | Member, Officer |
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights | John Peters Humphrey | Officer | Museum is currently under construction. Medal image currently forms part of the Museum's digital collection [1] |
Ontario
Kitchener, Ontario
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Waterloo Regional Museum | Henrietta McGarry | Commander | Medal donated to Hall of Fame Collection for periodic display |
London, Ontario
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Royal Canadian Regiment Museum | Milton Fowler Gregg | Officer | Medal is a replacement. Original was stolen along with Gregg's Victoria Cross |
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum | Thomas Eric D'Oyly Snow | Member | Displayed mounted with Snow's OBE |
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum | Charles Foulkes | Companion |
Ottawa, Ontario
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Laurier House | Lester B. Pearson | Companion | Displayed with Pearson's Order of Merit |
Rideau Hall | Oscar Peterson | 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 |
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St. Mary's Museum | Dr. Shirley Thomson | Officer, Companion | Donated following her death in August 2010 [2] |
Toronto, Ontario
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Hockey Hall of Fame | Wayne Gretzky | Officer |
Trenton, Ontario
Leonard Birchall [3]
Quebec
Laval
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Musee Armand Frappier | Armand Frappier | Companion | [4] |
Gatineau
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Canadian Museum of Civilization | Lotta Hitschmanova | Companion | Contained in the "Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall" permanent exhibit |
Quebec City
Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
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Royal 22e RĂ©giment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec) | Jean Victor Allard | Companion | Displayed alongside Allard's other medals |
Royal 22e RĂ©giment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec) | Pauline Vanier | Companion |