Honorary appointments to the Order of Canada

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 South Africa [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 United States [n 3] 12 November 2002 16 June 2003 Architect.[4]
10. Boutros Boutros-Ghali Egypt United Nations 8 May 2003 7 May 2004 16 February 2016 Former Secretary-General of the United Nations.[5]
11. Václav Havel Czech Republic 8 May 2003 3 March 2004 18 December 2011 Former President of the Czech Republic.[6]
12. Aga Khan IV Switzerland France United Kingdom [n 4] 29 October 2004 6 June 2005 Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.[7]
Officers
2. John Kenneth Galbraith United States[n 5] 17 April 1997 5 November 1997 29 April 2006 Economist.[8]
3. James Hillier United States[n 6] 17 April 1997 5 November 1997 15 January 2007 Inventor of the electron microscope.[9]
4. Charles Dutoit Switzerland 23 October 1997 30 January 2002 Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.[10]
8. Tanya Moiseiwitsch United Kingdom 10 October 2002 16 May 2003 19 February 2003 Theatre designer for the Stratford Festival.[11]
15. Charles Aznavour France [n 7] 10 April 2008 5 July 2008 1 October 2018 Musician and actor.[13]
16. Bernard Pivot France 10 April 2008 7 May 2008 6 May 2024 [14] Television host and culture promoter.[15]
18. Sima Samar Afghanistan 25 May 2009 17 November 2010 Human rights leader.[16]
19. Ronnie Hawkins United States 29 June 2013 7 May 2014 29 May 2022 Rock Musician[17]
20. Bramwell Tovey United Kingdom 29 June 2013 21 November 2014 12 July 2022 Conductor and composer[17]
22. Michael Schade Germany 30 Dec 2016 25 August 2017 Opera singer [18]
25. Marie Ann Battiste United States 27 June 2019 6 May 2022 Indigenous rights activist and language educator [19]
28. Richard Wayne Hill Sr. United States 28 December 2023 Indigenous arts activist [20]
29. Kent Nagano United States 27 June 2024 Opera conductor and administrator [21]
30. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Latvia [n 8] 27 June 2024 Former President of Latvia[22]
Members
1. Zena Sheardown Guyana [n 9] 11 October 1981 29 December 1986 Instrumental participant during the Canadian Caper.[23]
7. Lois Lilienstein United States 1 May 2002 24 October 2003 22 April 2015 Member of Sharon, Lois & Bram.[24]
13. Francis Cabot United States 29 June 2005 9 September 2005 19 November 2011 Horticulturist.[25]
14. Salome Bey United States 17 November 2005 26 October 2006 9 August 2020[26] Musician.[27]
17. Zachary Richard United States 25 May 2009 7 April 2010 Singer, songwriter, and poet.[28]
21. Johann Olav Koss Norway 1 July 2015 13 May 2016 Olympic speedskater and founder of Right to Play.[29]
23. Kathy Reichs United States 27 Dec 2018 18 Nov 2019 Forensic Anthropologist and crime fiction writer .[30]
24. Richard J. Schmeelk [fr] United States 27 Dec 2018 4 Sep 2019 19 May 2022 [31] Banker and Philanthropist, Founder of the Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship .[30]
26. Alfred E. Slinkard United States[n 10] 27 Nov 2020 13 April 2022 24 Nov 2022 [32] Plant scientist and agronomic breeder.[33]
27. Jackie Richardson United States[n 11] 29 Dec 2021 Jazz singer and actress.[34]


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  2. ^ "Her Majesty The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth, C.C., L.G., L.T., C.I., G.C.V.O., G.B.E., LL.D." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  4. ^ "Frank Gehry, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  6. ^ "Václav Havel, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  7. ^ "Aga Khan, C.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  8. ^ "John Kenneth Galbraith, O.C., Ph.D., LL.D." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  9. ^ "James Hillier, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.A.P.S." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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  11. ^ "Tanya Moiseiwitsch, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  13. ^ "Charles Aznavour, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  15. ^ "Bernard Pivot, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  16. ^ "Sima Samar, O.C." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  18. ^ "Governor General Announces 100 New Appointments to the Order of Canada as Canada Turns 150". Office of the Governor General of Canada. 20 September 2017.</
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  20. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-12-22). "Order of Canada appointees – December 2023". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  21. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-12-22). "Order of Canada Appointees – June 2024 – June 2024". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  22. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-12-22). "Order of Canada Appointees – June 2024 – June 2024". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  23. ^ "Zena Kahn Sheardown, C.M." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  24. ^ "Lois Ada Lilienstein, C.M., B.Mus., D.H.L." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  25. ^ "Francis H. Cabot, C.M., C.Q." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  26. ^ Canada's First Lady Of Blues Salome Bey Dies
  27. ^ "Salome Bey, C.M." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
  28. ^ "Zachary Richard, C.M." Search Order of Canada Membership List. Office of the Governor General of Canada.
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  31. ^ "Richard J Schmeelk Obituary". Palm Beach Daily News. 29 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Alfred Slinkard obituary". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. 29 November 2022.
  33. ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". Office of the Governor General of Canada. 26 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Governor General announces 135 new appointments to the Order of Canada" (Press release). Governor General of Canada. December 29, 2021.