Appointments to the Order of St. John

Summary#

This notice, published in the Canada Gazette on June 21, 2025, records appointments of Canadians to the MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. It is a formal honours list that gives people ranks in the Order (Knights, Dames, Commanders, Officers, Members).

What it does#

• Announces appointments of named Canadians to ranks in the MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.
• Lists appointees under the ranks: Knights, Dames, Commanders, Officers, and Members.
• Says the honours were awarded by instruments dated April 11, 2024, September 11, 2024, December 2, 2024, and January 15, 2025.

Who's affected#

• The people named in the Gazette. The notice lists appointees by rank. Reproduced below as printed in the Gazette (some lines in the original appear to run together; I have kept the wording as published):

Knights of the Order of St. John

• Douglas Anthony Alberts
• Thomas Gordon Hannah
• His Honour the Honourable Gerald W. Kisoun, O.N.W.T.
• The Reverend Canon Christopher Bennett
• Jethro Pratt
• His Honour the Honourable Wassim Salamoun, O.P.E.I.
• His Honour the Honourable Michael J. Savage
• Donald Allen Smith

Dames of the Order of St. John

• Her Honour the Honourable Joan Marie Josephine Aylward, O.N.L.
• Her Honour the Honourable Manon Jeannotte
• Carmie McCormack

Commanders of the Order of St. John

• Marika Beaumont
• Major‑General Guy Chapdelaine, O.M.M., C.D. (Retired)
• Michel C. Doré
• Steven David Gaetz
• The Honourable Raymonde Gagné, C.M., O.M.
• Michelle Covi Haswell
• Jay Christopher Noden
• Glen William Rutland
• Christopher Arthur Shewchuk

Officers of the Order of St. John

• Ahmad Sulaiman Aini
• Trudie Marlene Bonbernard
• Colonel Gary E. Burton, C.D. (Retired)
• Man‑Nga Maria Chen
• Lieutenant‑Colonel Frances Chilton‑Mackay, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. (Retired)
• Lieutenant‑Colonel Élise Corriveau
• Lloyd Wayne Hartley
• Master Warrant Officer Andrew Christian Derek Hilland, C.D.
• Karyn Lynn Kennedy
• Sam Kwok
• Vincent Paul McNamara
• Jason Paul Geraldine Elizabeth Redmond (as printed)
• Barbara Ann Renkers
• Lisa Schwann
• Sergeant Michael Steven Smook

Members of the Order of St. John

• Carson Ronald Atkinson

• Hans Girdhari Bathija

• Andrew Bigg

• Major David Blain, C.D.

• Elaine Blythe Brown

• Ian Tyler Burgess

• Corporal Andrew N. K. Curtis, C.D.

• Captain Dana Daring

• Terry Lee Denike

• Stephen Desroches

• Lieutenant‑Colonel Daniel Alexandre Doran, M.M.M., C.D.

• Nancy Farrell

• Jodie Lynn Foster

• Liza Fournier

• Carol Louise Hauta

• Helen Marie Hayward

• Kevin William Hazelwood

• Bridget Mary Hepditch

• Lieutenant‑Colonel Trevor Jain, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.

• Aase Kelly

• Jason Willis

• Michael Kelly

• Brian Kenny

• Michelle Khan

• Corporal Robert Shawn King

• Lynn Ann Kitchen

• Jonathan Kuntz

• Tina Lam

• Yi Wing Leo Leung

• Karleigh Meadow Wellman

• Libby Jason Riley Linton

• Hermann Cornelius Luitingh

• Warrant Officer Elspeth Margaret Shery Lyon

• Carley Marie MacIntyre

• Alexandru Razvan Marian

• The Honourable Yonah Martin

• Louise Marie Mercier

• Rajat Narang

• David James Neill

• Josée Parent

• Mary‑Anne Parkinson

• Judith Christine Power

• Leonard Rostotski

• Margaret Salak

• Christopher Paul Salmon

• Christopher Salvatore Spiteri

• Jessica Sproule

• Elizabeth Toombs

• Lieutenant(N) Tony Tsang, C.D. (Retired)

• Michael Joseph Verberne

• Corporal Adam Patrick Weddel

• Major David Angus Wright, C.D.

• Megan Mayomi Lang

• En Yim

• The Governor General of Canada acted on behalf of THE KING to make these appointments, on the recommendation of the Grand Prior of the Order.

Why it matters#

• These appointments are honours that recognize service or contribution. Members often have roles in community, voluntary, or emergency first‑aid work connected historically with the Order.
• For the named people, the appointments are a public recognition that may affect how they are listed in official records and how they are addressed in formal settings.
• For the public, the list shows who received national honours. The notice is largely ceremonial and does not change laws or government programs.