Authorization to Wear Platinum Jubilee Medals
Order Authorizing the Wearing of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals and Directing that They Be Added to the Order of Precedence: SI/2022-56
This order authorizes recipients of six provincial Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medals to wear one insignia (recipients who received more than one may choose which to wear) and directs that those medals be added to the Canadian honours order of precedence. The instrument was registered in the Canada Gazette on 2022-11-23; the order is dated 2022-11-03.
- Published
- November 23, 2022
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- Order Authorizing the Wearing of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals and Directing that They Be Added to the Order of Precedence
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- November 3, 2022
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
The order titled Order Authorizing the Wearing of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals and Directing that They Be Added to the Order of Precedence: SI/2022-56 (P.C. 2022-1192) lets people who received certain provincial Platinum Jubilee medals wear them and sets where those medals appear in the Canadian honours order. It was registered in the Canada Gazette on November 23, 2022 (order dated November 3, 2022).
What it does#
- Authorizes recipients to wear one insignia of the provincial Platinum Jubilee medal they received. If a person got more than one of these medals, they may choose which one to wear.
- Adds those provincial medals to the Canadian honours order of precedence. They are placed after all medals listed under “Other Medals” in section 1 of the Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive, 1998.
- The specific medals named are:
- The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Nova Scotia)
- The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (New Brunswick)
- Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Manitoba)
- Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Prince Edward Island)
- Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta)
- Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan)
Who's affected#
- People who received any of the provincial Platinum Jubilee medals listed above.
- Members of the military, public service, and organizations that follow formal dress and honours protocol, because the order clarifies how these medals are worn and ranked.
- If it’s unclear who else might be affected (for example, recipients from provinces not listed), the order itself only names the six provincial medals above.
Why it matters#
- It gives medal recipients official permission to wear these provincial Jubilee medals alongside other decorations.
- It provides a clear place for these medals in the honours lineup, which matters at ceremonies, official events, and when following uniform rules.
- For recipients, this removes uncertainty about wearing multiple honours and about how the new medals relate to existing ones.
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Source: Canada Gazette