| Operational Service Medal | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Members of the Canadian Forces, an allied force, or Canadian police officers who have taken part in important missions overseas. |
| Presented by | The monarch of Canada&sq=&lang=&file=File:Arms_of_Canada_(shield).svg) |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 5 July 2010 |
| First awarded | 6 December 2010[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | General Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Special Service Medal |
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The Operational Service Medal (French: Médaille du service opérationnel) is a campaign medal created in 2010 by the Canadian monarch-in-Council to recognize members of the Canadian Forces, allied forces, Canadian police officers, or Canadian civilians working for the Canadian Forces who had directly participated in any military campaign under Canadian or allied command.[2] It is, within the Canadian system of honours, the lowest of the war and operational service medals.
- ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada (2 December 2010). "Governor General to Preside Over the Inaugural Presentation of the Operational Service Medal". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada (8 September 2010). "Creation of the Operational Service Medal". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 8 September 2010.