Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship

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Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship
TypeProvincial medal of merit
Awarded forExceptional long-term efforts and outstanding contributions to well-being of communities
Presented byThe lieutenant governor of Ontario
EligibilityResidents of Ontario who do not hold elected office
Post-nominalsO.M.C.
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1973
Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)Queen's Medal for Champion Shot
Next (lower)Ontario Medal for Police Bravery

The Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship is a provincial decoration awarded in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was established by the Government of Ontario in 1973 to recognize people who, through exceptional long-term efforts, have made outstanding contributions to the well-being of their communities and whose assistance is given without expectation of remuneration or reward. Originally established as the Province of Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, the decoration was renamed in 2024 to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II.[1] Typically, eleven to thirteen medals are awarded each year.[2]

Recipients are selected by an independent advisory council, which has the lieutenant governor of Ontario as its honorary chair. Recipients of the decoration are entitled to use the post-nominal letters O.M.C.[3]

Any person or organization may make nominations for the decoration, but self-nominations will not be considered. Nominees must be residents of Ontario.

No elected federal, provincial, or municipal representative may be awarded the decoration while such person remains in office. The decoration may not be awarded posthumously unless the Advisory Council had selected the recipient prior to their death.[4]

Within the Canadian order of precedence for decorations and medals, the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship is worn after the Queen's Medal for Champion Shot and before the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Order in Council 979/2023 | ontario.ca".
  2. ^ "Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Order of Precedence". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ^ "The Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship" (PDF). Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat. Retrieved 27 March 2016.


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