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Order of Canada

Canadian national order
Intangible order Q99700
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Summary

Order of Canada is an order[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,189 views/month, #2 of 645).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Canada[3]
  • Instance of: state order[4], state decoration[5]
  • Founder: Elizabeth II[6]
  • Subclass of: Orders, decorations and medals of Canada[7]
  • Commons category: Order of Canada[8]
  • Has part(s): Companion of the Order of Canada[9], Officer of the Order of Canada[10], Member of the Order of Canada[11], Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada[12]
  • Inception: 1967[13]
  • Official website: https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/canadian-honours/order-canada[14], https://www.gg.ca/fr/distinctions/distinctions-canadiennes/ordre-du-canada[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Order of Canada[16]
  • Commons gallery: Order of Canada[17]
  • Motto text: Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam[18], They desire a better country[19], ils désirent une patrie meilleure[20], Прагнемо добра вітчизні[21]
  • Main Wikidata property: P8951[22]
  • Native label: Order of Canada[23]
  • Category for recipients of this award: Category:Appointees to the Order of Canada[24]
  • Next lower rank: Order of Military Merit (Canada)[25]

Why It Matters

Order of Canada has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Canada Elizabeth II

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gg.ca. Retrieved . gg.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . gg.ca. Retrieved . gg.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . gg.ca. Retrieved . gg.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Order of Canada
    Main wikidata property → P8951
    Founder → Elizabeth II
    Has parts → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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