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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

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Calgary

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Museum Person Rank Notes
Glenbow Museum Eric Harvie Member, Officer

Manitoba

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Winnipeg

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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

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Kitchener, Ontario

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Museum Person Rank Notes
Waterloo Regional Museum Henrietta McGarry Commander Medal donated to Hall of Fame Collection for periodic display

London, Ontario

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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

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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

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St. Mary's Museum Dr. Shirley Thomson Officer, Companion Donated following her death in August 2010 [2]

Toronto, Ontario

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Hockey Hall of Fame Wayne Gretzky Officer

Trenton, Ontario

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Leonard Birchall [3]

Quebec

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Laval

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Museum Person Rank Notes
Musee Armand Frappier Armand Frappier Companion [4]

Gatineau

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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

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Museum Person Rank Notes
Royal 22e Régiment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec) Jean Victor Allard Companion Displayed alongside Allard's other medals
Pauline Vanier Companion