Corrections Exemplary Service Medal

Corrections Exemplary Service Medal
Obverse and reverse of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal (Canada).
TypeLong Service Medal
Awarded for20 years of service[1]
Presented byThe monarch of Canada
EligibilityCanadian correctional services employees[1]
StatusCurrently awarded
Established11 June 1984[1]
Ribbon bar of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Police Exemplary Service Medal[2]
Next (lower)Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal[2]

The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal (French: Médaille pour services distingués en milieu correctionnel) is a Canadian service medal for correctional officers and employees.

It is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest of the exemplary service medals.

To qualify for this medal the recipient has to meet the following criteria:

  • 20 years of full-time (but not necessarily consecutive) service in a Canadian correctional service.
  • 10 years service as a peace officer in a correctional facility, as a probation officer, as a parole officer, or in another position that brought the recipient into contact with offenders on a regular basis.
  • Has not received another decoration from the Crown for this service.
  • Has, during the 20 years of service, conducted themselves in an exemplary manner, characterized by good conduct, industry and efficiency.[2]
  1. ^ a b c "The Governor General of Canada > Medals". Gg.ca. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "The Governor General of Canada > Additional Information". Gg.ca. Retrieved 16 September 2015.