List of Order of Canada insignia displayed in museums
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Insignia of the Order of Canada are often donated or loaned to museums to be included in their displays about important Canadians. Below is a list of known locations where these medals are displayed.
Alberta
[edit]Calgary
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbow Museum | Eric Harvie | Member, Officer |
Manitoba
[edit]Winnipeg
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Museum for Human Rights | John Peters Humphrey | Officer | Museum is currently under construction. Medal image currently forms part of the Museum's digital collection [1] |
Ontario
[edit]Kitchener, Ontario
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Regional Museum | Henrietta McGarry | Commander | Medal donated to Hall of Fame Collection for periodic display |
London, Ontario
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Canadian Regiment Museum | Milton Fowler Gregg | Officer | Medal is a replacement. Original was stolen along with Gregg's Victoria Cross |
| Thomas Eric D'Oyly Snow | Member | Displayed mounted with Snow's OBE | |
| Charles Foulkes | Companion |
Ottawa, Ontario
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurier House | Lester B. Pearson | Companion | Displayed with Pearson's Order of Merit |
| Rideau Hall | Oscar Peterson | Companion | As of 2011 Peterson's CC is kept in a display case in the ball room and displayed to visitors to the house. |
St. Mary's, Ontario
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Museum | Dr. Shirley Thomson | Officer, Companion | Donated following her death in August 2010 [2] |
Toronto, Ontario
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame | Wayne Gretzky | Officer |
Trenton, Ontario
[edit]Leonard Birchall [3]
Quebec
[edit]Laval
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musee Armand Frappier | Armand Frappier | Companion | [4] |
Gatineau
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Museum of Civilization | Lotta Hitschmanova | Companion | Contained in the "Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall" permanent exhibit |
Quebec City
[edit]| Museum | Person | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal 22e Régiment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec) | Jean Victor Allard | Companion | Displayed alongside Allard's other medals |
| Pauline Vanier | Companion |
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