Vol. 132, No. 43 — October 24, 1998

ORDER IN COUNCIL

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Letters patent amending the Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1997

P.C. 1998-1373 August 24, 1998

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, hereby directs that Letters Patent do issue, under the Great Seal of Canada, amending the Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1997, made by Letters Patent on May 26, 1997, in accordance with the annexed schedule.

SCHEDULE

1. Section 2 of the Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1997 is replaced by the following:

2. The Order of Canada shall consist of Her Majesty in right of Canada, the Governor General of Canada and the Governor General's spouse, the Companions, Officers and Members and the honorary Companions, Officers and Members.

2. Paragraph 5(c) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(c) accepting any nomination for appointments as Companion, Officer, Member, or honorary Companion, Officer or Member.

3. Subsection 7(4) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(4) The Council shall invite the Deputy Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to participate in the review of nominations for honorary Companions, Officers and Members.

4. Paragraph 8(b) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(b) compile and submit to the Governor General a list of those nominees in the categories of Companion, Officer and Member and honorary Companion, Officer and Member who have the greatest merit; and

5. Subsection 9(2) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(2) A person who is not a Canadian citizen may be appointed as an honorary Companion, Officer or Member.

6. Section 10 of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

10. (1) Any person or organization may submit to the Secretary General for consideration by the Council a nomination of a Canadian citizen for appointment as a Companion, Officer or Member, and of a non-Canadian citizen for appointment as an honorary Companion, Officer or Member.

(2) The Governor General may appoint as honorary Companions, Officers and Members a maximum of five persons in any year.

7. Section 11 of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

11. Appointments of persons as Companions and honorary Companions shall be made in recognition of their outstanding achievement and merit of the highest degree, especially in service to Canada or to humanity at large.

8. Section 13 of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

13. The number of Companions, other than honorary Companions, is limited to one hundred and sixty-five, in addition to Her Majesty the Queen, the Principal Companion and the Principal Companion's spouse, any former Governor General and that former Governor General's spouse.

9. Section 17 of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

17. The Governor General may appoint as Officers, other than honorary Officers, a maximum of fifty-two persons in any year.

10. Sections 18 and 19 of the Constitution are replaced by the following:

18. Appointments of persons as Members and honorary Members shall be made for distinguished service in or to a particular community, group or field of activity.

19. The Governor General may appoint as Members, other than honorary Members, a maximum of one hundred and six persons in any year.

11. Subsection 21(2) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(2) Honorary Companions, Officers and Members are entitled to

(a) wear such insignia as the Governor General may, by Ordinance, prescribe; and

(b) place after their name the letters associated with their rank, as set out in paragraph (1)(d).

12. Subsection 23(2) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(2) Where a person who is a Companion, Officer or Member, or an honorary Companion, Officer or Member, resigns from the Order or where a person's appointment to the Order is terminated by Ordinance, the person shall return the person's insignia to the Secretary General.

13. Paragraph 25(c) of the Constitution is replaced by the following:

(c) the Governor General makes an Ordinance terminating the person's appointment to the Order.

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