MEDALS

HONOUR

SIMPLY PUT, IS A VETERAN,
WHETHER REGULAR OR RESERVE, ACTIVE OR RETIRED,
IS SOMEONE WHO, AT ONE POINT IN THEIR LIFE,
WROTE A BLANK CHEQUE MADE PAYABLE TO "THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA,"
FOR AN AMOUNT OF
“UP TO AND INCLUDING HIS LIFE."

THAT IS HONOUR;
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY
WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT.

Author unknown

Canadian Honours (Orders, Decorations, Medals & Insignia)

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/index-eng.asp

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu

http://www.gg.ca/honours/index_e.asp

http://www.medals.org.uk/canada/canada-ribbons.htm

Special Service Medal (SSM) criteria for peacekeeping service

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/chart-tableau-eng.asp?ref=SSM

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group04/ssm

Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM)

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/chart-tableau-eng.asp?ref=CPSM

http://www.affsc.ca/cpsm/cpsm_index.htm

CPSM Eligible Missions

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/eli-adm/cpsmel-semcsm-eng.asp#

CPSM Non Eligible Missions

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/eli-adm/cpsmnel-snemcsm-eng.asp

United Nations Medals and Insignia

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/index-eng.asp

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/medals/

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group05

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group07

http://www.medals.org.uk/united-nations/united-nations--ribbons1.htm

http://rustyknight.topcities.com/UN.htm

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/images/medals/un_medals.htm

UNSM Korea

NATO Medals and Insignia

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/index-eng.asp

http://www.medals.org.uk/nato/nato-ribbons.htm

European Medals and Insignia

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/index-eng.asp

http://www.medals.org.uk/european-union/european-union-ribbons.htm

Multinational Mission Medals

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/chc-tdh/index-eng.asp

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group06

Wear of Orders, Decorations and Medals

http://www.gg.ca/honours/wear/index_e.asp

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/medals/wearmedals

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/faq/index-eng.asp

Wearing Medals

Obtaining and Replacing Medals

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/medals/infomedals

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/cu-cn/index-eng.asp

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhr-ddhr/faq/index-eng.asp#q4

Application for Medals

Private Commemorative Peacekeeping Medals

http://www.skanhandel.dk/

Commemoratives

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (CPVA) does not approve nor condemn the purchase and wearing of private commemorative medals and other insignia by its members. However, CPVA members should exercise good judgement regarding the sentimental value of these unofficial commemoratives versus the greater value of the official service decorations which they wear in public. These medals and devices are not recognized by the Government of Canada and are not listed in the official order of precedence. Members are hereby advised that such commemorative devices are to be worn over the right breast only and may not be juxtaposed with official service medals or affixed to the ribbons thereof. Members are further advised to consult the official website of the Governor-General of Canada at http://www.gg.ca/honours/wear/index_e.asp and Article 419 of the Criminal Code of Canada to obtain more detailed information.