Honorary appointments to the Order of Canada

Five honorary appointments to the Order of Canada are permitted per year by the order's constitution. The following is a list of all honorary appointments to date. Names rendered in italics were later made Canadian citizens; these memberships thereby became regarded no longer as honorary but instead as substantive.

#NameCitizenshipAppointmentInvestitureDeath/removalOccupation/field of endeavour
Companions
5. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 3 September 1998 24 September 1998 5 December 2013 Former President of South Africa.
6. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1 August 2000 31 October 2000 30 March 2002 Former Royal Consort of Canada.
9. Frank Gehry 12 November 2002 16 June 2003 Architect.
10. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 8 May 2003 7 May 2004 16 February 2016 Former Secretary-General of the United Nations.
11. Václav Havel 8 May 2003 3 March 2004 18 December 2011 Former President of the Czech Republic.
12. Aga Khan IV 29 October 2004 6 June 2005 4 February 2025 Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.
Officers
2. John Kenneth Galbraith 17 April 1997 5 November 1997 29 April 2006 Economist.
3. James Hillier 17 April 1997 5 November 1997 15 January 2007 Inventor of the electron microscope.
4. Charles Dutoit 23 October 1997 30 January 2002 Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
8. Tanya Moiseiwitsch 10 October 2002 16 May 2003 19 February 2003 Theatre designer for the Stratford Festival.
15. Charles Aznavour 10 April 2008 5 July 2008 1 October 2018 Musician and actor.
16. Bernard Pivot 10 April 2008 7 May 2008 6 May 2024 Television host and culture promoter.
18. Sima Samar 25 May 2009 17 November 2010 Human rights leader.
19. Ronnie Hawkins 29 June 2013 7 May 2014 29 May 2022 Rock Musician
20. Bramwell Tovey 29 June 2013 21 November 2014 12 July 2022 Conductor and composer
22. Michael Schade 30 Dec 2016 25 August 2017 Opera singer
25. Marie Ann Battiste 27 June 2019 6 May 2022 Indigenous rights activist and language educator
28. Richard Wayne Hill Sr. 28 December 2023 Indigenous arts activist
29. Kent Nagano 27 June 2024 Opera conductor and administrator
30. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga 27 June 2024 Former President of Latvia
Members
1. Zena Sheardown 11 October 1981 29 December 1986 Instrumental participant during the Canadian Caper.
7. Lois Lilienstein 1 May 2002 24 October 2003 22 April 2015 Member of Sharon, Lois & Bram.
13. Francis Cabot 29 June 2005 9 September 2005 19 November 2011 Horticulturist.
14. Salome Bey 17 November 2005 26 October 2006 9 August 2020 Musician.
17. Zachary Richard 25 May 2009 7 April 2010 Singer, songwriter, and poet.
21. Johann Olav Koss 1 July 2015 13 May 2016 Olympic speedskater and founder of Right to Play.
23. Kathy Reichs 27 Dec 2018 18 Nov 2019 Forensic Anthropologist and crime fiction writer .
24. Richard J. Schmeelk 27 Dec 2018 4 Sep 2019 19 May 2022 Banker and Philanthropist, Founder of the Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowship .
26. Alfred E. Slinkard 27 Nov 2020 13 April 2022 24 Nov 2022 Plant scientist and agronomic breeder.
27. Jackie Richardson 29 Dec 2021 Jazz singer and actress.
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