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{{Short description|Honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec}}
The '''National Order of Quebec''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Ordre national du Québec'') is an order of merit bestowed by the government of the ''Province'' of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It was instituted by the government of [[Prime Minister of Quebec|Premier]] [[René Lévesque]], and is one of the most prestigious honours in Quebec and [[Amérique Française|French America]]. It is awarded in three classes:
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2024}}


{{Infobox order
*'''Grand officer''' (''grand officier'') (GOQ)
| title = National Order of Quebec<br />{{nobold|{{resize|{{lang|fr|Ordre national du Québec}}}}}}
*'''Officer''' (''officier'') (OQ)
| image = Ordre quebec drapeau.png
*'''Knight''' (''chevalier'') (CQ)
| caption = Flag of the order
| awarded_by = the [[lieutenant governor of Quebec]]-in-[[Executive Council of Quebec|Council]]<br />[[File:Coat of arms of Quebec.svg|30px]]
| type = [[Order of merit]] ([[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces|provincial]])
| established = 20 June 1984
| founder = [[Gilles Lamontagne]]
| motto = {{Langnf|fr|Honneur au peuple du Québec|Homage to the people of Quebec}}
| eligibility = Residents of [[Quebec]] nominated by the Council and non-Quebecers nominated by the [[Premier of Quebec]]
| status = Currently constituted
| grades = Grand Officer (''grand officier/grande officière'') (GOQ)<br />Officer (''officier/officière'') (OQ)<br />Knight (''chevalier/chevalière'') (CQ)
| website = {{official|https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/index-en.asp}}
| higher = [[Venerable Order of Saint John]]
| lower = [[Saskatchewan Order of Merit]]
| image2 = Grand Officer National Order of Québec Undress ribbon.png
| image_size2 = 130px
| caption2 = [[Ribbon bar]] of a Grand Officer
| image3 = Officer National Order of Québec Undressed Ribbon.png
| image_size3 = 130px
| caption3 = Ribbon bar of an Officer
| image4 = Knight National Order of Québec undressed ribbon.png
| image_size4 = 130px
| caption4 = Ribbon bar of a Knight
}}
The '''National Order of Quebec''', termed officially in [[Quebec French|French]] as '''{{Lang|fr|l'Ordre national du Québec}}''', and in [[Canadian English|English]] abbreviation as the '''Order of Quebec''', is an [[order of merit]] in [[Quebec]]. Instituted in 1984 when [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Jean-Pierre Côté]] granted [[royal assent]] to the {{Lang|fr|Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec}} (National Order of Quebec Act),<ref name=EIIR3>{{Citation| last=Elizabeth II| author-link=Elizabeth II| date=20 June 1984| title=Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec| series=I.3| location=Ville de Québec| publisher=Éditeur officiel du Québec| language=fr| url=http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/O_7_01/O7_01.html| ref=CITEREF_Elizabeth_II_1984}}</ref><ref name=CE>{{Citation| last=Bingham| first=Russell| contribution=Culture > Awards > National Order of Québec (L'ordre national du Québec)| title=The Canadian Encyclopedia| editor-last=Marsh| editor-first=James H.| place=Toronto| publisher=Historica Foundation of Canada| url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/national-order-of-quebec-lordre-national-du-quebec| access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref> the order is administered by the [[Queen-in-Council|Governor-in-Council]] and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,<ref name=CE /> being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goals and objectives of the Ordre |url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/a-propos/objet-buts-ordre-en.asp |publisher=National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec |access-date=11 November 2023 |quote=It is the highest award Québec bestows.}}</ref> In 1986, the order was expanded to include honorary membership for people outside Quebec.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/a-propos/historique-en.asp |title=Background - About the Order |publisher=National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>


==Structure and appointment==
The Order is partly inspired by the [[France|French]] [[Légion d'honneur|Legion of Honour]].
Although the National Order of Quebec was established with the granting of [[royal assent]] by [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec|Quebec's lieutenant governor]] and the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian sovereign]] is the [[fount of honour]],<ref>{{Citation| url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/nat-honour-honneur/index-eng.htm| last=Royal Canadian Mounted Police| title=Honours and Recognition Programs > Canadian National Honours| publisher=[[Queen's Printer for Canada]]| access-date=20 May 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323114038/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/nat-honour-honneur/index-eng.htm| archive-date=23 March 2009| df=dmy-all}}</ref> the [[viceroy]] does not, as in other provinces, form an explicit part of the organization. Instead, the monarch's representative is related to the order only by virtue of his or her [[Queen-in-Council|place in council]], collectively termed the [[government of Quebec]],<ref>{{Citation| last=Victoria| author-link=Queen Victoria| date=1 July 1867| title=Constitution Act, 1867| series=66| location=Westminster| publisher=Queen's Printer| url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html}}</ref> to which the constitution of the Order of Quebec makes specific reference.<ref name=EIIR3 />


The order contains three grades, each with accordant [[post-nominal letters]] and place in the [[Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)|Canadian order of precedence for honours, decorations, and medals]]. They are, in descending hierarchical order:{{efn|The grade titles in French are [[Grammatical gender|gendered]]; they are given here with the male versions first.}}<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984| loc=I.2}}</ref>
==Description==
The Order was created by law on [[June 20]], [[1984]], by the [[National Assembly of Quebec]]. It is conferred upon men and women born or living in Quebec (but non-Quebecers can be inducted as well) for their outstanding achievements. The law states that nominations may also be made posthumously. The law also grants the Premier of Quebec the exclusive privilege of nominating non-Quebecers. Non-Quebecers inducted into the order are often honoured for a loyal friendship to Quebec, helping to increase its international profile, or for defending the [[French language]].


* Grand Officer ({{Lang|fr|grand officier/grande officière}}; GOQ)
The insignia are delivered during ceremonies at the [[Salon Rouge (Quebec)|Salon Rouge]] in the Parliament Building, the former home of the [[Legislative Council of Quebec]]. Exceptions are made when inductees cannot be present (notably for some non-Quebec nominations).
* Officer ({{Lang|fr|officier/officière}}; OQ)
* Knight ({{Lang|fr|chevalier/chevalière}}'';'' CQ)


Nominations to the National Order of Quebec are sought in Quebec's daily and weekly media publications and are directed to the Council of the National Order of Quebec, elected by and amongst the members of the order for a period of three years and headed by a president elected by the council for two years.{{efn|{{as of|November 2023|post=,}} members of the Council of the National Order of Quebec are: [[Claudine Roy]], President; [[Paul Grand'Maison]], Vice-President; [[Françoise Bertrand]]; [[Neil Bissoondath]]; [[Jean-Claude Poitras]]; [[Liza Frulla]]; [[Jacques Girard]]; [[John R. Porter (museum administrator)|John R. Porter]]; and [[Jean-Louis Roy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/a-propos/membres-conseil-en.asp |publisher=National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec |title=Board members |date=2 October 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984|loc=II
==Council==
10-II.12}}</ref> This body is mandated to short-list candidates and forward their suggestions to the [[Queen-in-Council|Governor-in-Council]].<ref name=CE /> Any person born, living, or who has lived in Quebec, save for anyone serving as a Member of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]],<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984| loc=I.7}}</ref> is eligible to be nominated and names may be submitted posthumously.<ref name=EIIR3 /> The Cabinet may also, without the input of the Council of the National Order of Quebec, put forward the names of non-Quebecers for appointment as honorary members.<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984| loc=I.4}}</ref> Promotion through the grades is possible for both substantive and honorary members.<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984| loc=I.6}}</ref> Admission recognizes conspicuous meritorious actions that improve or support Quebec and/or its language and culture.<ref>{{Citation| url=http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/ordre_national/appel_candidatures.htm| last=Ministère du Conseil exécutif| title=Qu'est-ce que l'Ordre national? > Appel public de candidatures| publisher=Éditeur officiel du Québec| language=fr| access-date=15 August 2009}}</ref>
The Council of the National Order of Quebec (''Conseil de l'Ordre national du Québec''), elected by and amongst the members of the Order, is mandated to short-list candidates based on the results of calls for nomination published in daily and weekly [[newspaper]]s in Quebec. The Council&#8217;s suggestions are given to the premier, who submits them to Cabinet for final approval.


==Insignia==
[[Image:ONQ Bouchard Vigneault.jpg|right|thumb|[[Lucien Bouchard]] gives the insignia to [[Gilles Vigneault]].]]
[[File:Frederick Andermann (2013).jpg|thumb|[[Frederick Andermann]] wearing the insignia of an Officer in 2013]]
Upon admission into the Order of Quebec, members are presented with various insignia of the organization—a medallion, miniature, and button.<ref>{{Citation| last=Elizabeth II| author-link=Elizabeth II| date=1985| title=Règlement sur les insignes de l'Ordre national du Québec| series=I.2| location=Ville de Québec| publisher=Éditeur officiel du Québec| language=fr| url=http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=3&file=/O_7_01/O7_01R1.HTM| ref=CITEREF_Elizabeth_II_1985}}</ref> All are administered by the Regulations for the Insignia of the National Order of Quebec and were designed by [[Madeleine Dansereau]], who was inspired by the [[Heraldry|heraldic]] elements of the [[Flag of Quebec|provincial flag]], notably the colours of blue and white used on the order's ribbon and the ''[[fleur-de-lis]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/titres-insignes-symboles/index-en.asp |title=Titles, insignia and symbols |publisher=National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref> The badge of a Grand Officer consists of two 18[[Carat (purity)|kt]] [[gold]] plates, in the shape of a [[cross]] formed by two {{convert|60|mm|in}} by {{convert|40|mm|in}} arms, symmetrically superimposed atop one another 4&nbsp;mm apart, the obverse face a [[Jewellery#Metal finishes|high-polish]], [[Rustication (architecture)|rusticated]] surface; at the lower left corner is a white enamel [[fleur-de-lis]]. On the reverse of the badge is inscribed the order's motto—{{Lang|fr|Honneur au peuple du Québec}} (homage to the people of Quebec)—and a serial number at the base of the vertical bar. The badge for Officers is of a nearly identical design, but made of arms {{convert|50|mm|in}} long by {{convert|25|mm|in}} wide, the obverse plate in 18k gold with an applied gold fleur-de-lis, and the rear in [[sterling silver]]. Knights have a medal with a {{convert|40|mm|in}} diameter, brushed silver medallion with a symmetrically placed, etched cross with arms {{convert|30|mm|in}} long by {{convert|20|mm|in}} wide and filled with a highly polished, rusticated surface; a gold fleur-de-lis is mounted at the lower, left side of the cross. Each member will also receive miniature versions of their insignia, identical in appearance save for size: those for all grades being {{convert|18|mm|in}} wide in each direction or in circumference. A lapel pin is also used for wear on casual civilian clothing.<ref name=EIIR1985I.3>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1985| loc=I.3-I.14}}</ref> Male members wear their emblems suspended from a {{convert|38|mm|in}} wide ribbon, at the collar for Grand Officers and Officers, and on a vertical ribbon on a medal bar on the left chest for Knights; women Grand Officers and Officers wear their insignia on a ribbon bow pinned at the left shoulder, and female Knights carry their medals in the same fashion as the men. The ribbon for miniatures is {{convert|18|mm|in}} wide.<ref name=EIIR1985I.3 />


The regulations of the National Order of Quebec stipulate that the premier presents new inductees with their insignia, either on the [[National Holiday (Quebec)|National Holiday of Quebec]] or another day during the National Week.<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1985| loc=III.19-III.20}}</ref> The ceremony takes place in the ''[[Legislative Council of Quebec|Salon Rouge]]'' of the [[Parliament Building (Quebec)|parliament building]] in [[Quebec City]], though exceptions are sometimes made when inductees cannot be present (notably for some non-Quebecer appointments).<ref name=CE /> The insignia remain property of the [[Monarchy in Quebec|Crown in Right of Quebec]] and must be returned upon a holder's cessation of membership in the society,<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984| loc=III.23}}</ref> whether by death or dismissal.<ref>{{Harvnb| Elizabeth II| 1984| loc=III.24}}</ref>
==Recipients==

Many people have been inducted into the National Order of Quebec since its inception in 1984. The following are some of the best-known recipients.
==Inductees==
The following are some notable appointees into the National Order of Quebec:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/index-en.asp |title=Members of the Ordre national du Québec |publisher=National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>


===Quebec inductees===
===Quebec inductees===
====Grand officer====
*[[Jean Victor Allard]] (1985), Chief of the Defence Staff of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]
*[[Jean Drapeau]] (1987), mayor of Montreal
*[[Marcelle Ferron]] (1992), painter and stained glass artist
*[[Armand Frappier]] (1985), researcher
*[[Gérard Filion]] (1989), newspaper director
*[[Paul Gérin-Lajoie]] (Officer in 1987, promoted to Grand officer in 1998)
*[[Phyllis Lambert]], architect
*[[Félix Leclerc]] (1985), singer-songwriter
*[[Jean-Paul Lemieux]] (1997, posthumously)
*[[Brian Mulroney]] (2002), prime minister of Canada
*[[Gérard Parizeau]] (1991), insurer, historian
*[[Jean-Paul Riopelle]] (Officer in 1988, promoted to Grand officer in 1994), painter
*[[Jean Vanier]] philanthropist, theologian, founder of [[L'Arche]]
*[[Gilles Vigneault]] (Knight in 1985, promoted to Grand officer in 2000), singer-songwriter


====Grand Officer====
[[Image:ONQ Landry Deschamps.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bernard Landry]] gives the insignia to [[Yvon Deschamps]].]]
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* [[Jean Victor Allard]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] GOQ [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Canadian Efficiency Decoration|ED]] [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]]}}, [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], appointed 1985
* [[Marcel Bélanger]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] GOQ}}, economist, appointed 1974
* [[Jean Béliveau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CC GOQ}}, hockey player, appointed 2010
* [[Lucien Bouchard]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] GOQ}}, 27th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008
* [[Robert Bourassa]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, 22nd Premier of Quebec, appointed posthumously 2008
* [[Jean Campeau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, politician and businessman, appointed Grand Officer in 1990
* [[Leonard Cohen|Leonard Norman Cohen]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, singer-songwriter, appointed 2008
* [[Maurice Couture]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]]|country=CAN|GOQ}}, Archbishop of Quebec 1990–2002, appointed 2003
* [[Robert Després]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, businessman, appointed 2003
* [[Jean Drapeau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, mayor of Montreal, appointed 1987
* [[Marcelle Ferron]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, painter and stained glass artist, appointed 1992
* [[Gérard Filion]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, newspaper director, appointed 1989
* [[Armand Frappier]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, researcher, appointed 1985
* [[Paul Gérin-Lajoie]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]}}, appointed Officer in 1987 and Grand Officer in 1998
* [[Phil Gold]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada|FRCPC]] [[American College of Physicians|MACP]]}}, scientist, physician, appointed Officer in 1989 and Grand Officer in 2019
* [[Emmett Johns]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] GOQ}}, Canadian priest and humanitarian, appointed 2003
* [[Daniel Johnson Jr.]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, 25th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008
* [[Pierre-Marc Johnson]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, 24th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008
* [[Phyllis Lambert|Phyllis Barbara Lambert]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|OAL]] [[Royal Architectural Institute of Canada|FRAIC]] [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] [[Royal Canadian Academy of Arts|FRCA]]}}, architect and philanthropist
* [[Bernard Landry]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, 28th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008
* [[Charles Philippe Leblond]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, scientist, professor, appointed Grand Officer in 2001
* [[Félix Leclerc]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] GOQ}}, singer-songwriter, appointed 1985
* [[Jean Paul Lemieux]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, painter, appointed posthumously 1997
* [[René Lévesque]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, 23rd Premier of Quebec, appointed posthumously 2008
* [[Brian Mulroney|Martin Brian Mulroney]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, 18th Prime Minister of Canada, appointed 2002
* [[Alanis Obomsawin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] GOQ}}, filmmaker, First Nations activist, appointed 2016
* [[Jacques Parizeau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, 26th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008
* [[Jean-Paul Riopelle]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, painter, appointed Officer in 1988 and Grand Officer in 1994
* [[Ethel Stark]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] GOQ}}, violinist and conductor, appointed 2003
* [[Charles Taylor (philosopher)|Charles Taylor]] {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|GOQ|FRSC|FBA}}, philosopher, appointed 2003
* [[Jean Vanier]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] GOQ}}, philanthropist, theologian, founder of [[L'Arche]], appointed 1992
* [[Gilles Vigneault]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=GOQ}}, singer-songwriter, appointed Knight in 1985 and Grand Officer in 2000
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====Officer====
====Officer====
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*[[Laurent Beaudoin]] (1990), businessman
* [[Yves Beauchemin]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, novelist, appointed 2003
*[[Michel Brault]] (2003), film-maker
* [[Laurent Beaudoin]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CMG|CC|OQ|FCA}}, businessman appointed 1990
*[[Solange Chaput-Roland]] (1985)
* [[Francesco Bellini (businessman)|Francesco Bellini]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OQ}}, research scientist and entrepreneur, appointed 2004
*[[Jean Coutu (pharmacist)|Jean Coutu]] (1993), businessman
* [[Daniel Borsuk]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, plastic surgeon, appointed 2019
*[[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]] (1998), singer
* [[Michel Brault]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, filmmaker, appointed 2003
*[[Léon Dion]] (1990), author, teacher, intellectual
* [[Boris Brott]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OOnt|OQ}}, conductor, appointed 2014
*[[Fernand Dumont]] (1992), author, intellectual
* [[Solange Chaput-Rolland]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OQ}}, appointed 1985
*[[Phil Gold]] (1989), scientist, physician
* [[Jean Coutu (pharmacist)|Jean Coutu]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OQ}}, businessman, appointed 1993
*[[Denise Filiatrault]] (2000), playwright, actor
* [[Richard Cruess]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|OQ|FRSC}}, orthopaedic surgeon and academic, appointed 2003
*[[Anne Hébert]] (1985), writer
* [[Bernard Derome]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] OQ}}, news anchor, appointed 2006
*[[Louis Laberge]] (1988), union leader
* [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ}}, singer, appointed 1998
*[[Robert Lepage]] (1999), playwright, film-maker
* [[Léon Dion]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] OQ [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]}}, author, teacher, intellectual, appointed 1990
*[[Jean-Louis Lévesque]] (1991), entrepreneur, philanthropist
* [[Fernand Dumont]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, author, intellectual, appointed 1992
*[[Antonine Maillet]] (1990), writer, playwright
* [[Marie-Hélène Falcon]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, dance and theatre, appointed 2003
*[[Gaston Miron]] (1996), poet
* [[Denise Filiatrault]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] OQ}}, playwright, actor, appointed 2000
*[[Ted Moses]] (2002), aboriginal chief
* [[Anne Hébert]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ}}, writer, appointed 1985
*[[Lise Payette]] (2001), politician, writer
* [[Larkin Kerwin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]}}, physicist, appointed 1988
*[[Pierre Perreault]] (1998), film-maker
* [[Lucia Kowaluk]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ}}, community activist, appointed 2014
*[[Hubert Reeves]] (1994), astrophysicist
* [[Louis Laberge]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, union leader, appointed 1988
*[[Maurice Richard]] (1985), hockey player
* [[Normand Laprise]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, chef and author, appointed 2009
*[[Jean-Pierre Perreault]] (2004), choreographer
* [[Robert Lepage]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ}}, playwright, filmmaker, appointed 1999
*[[Bernard Derome]] (2006), news anchor
* [[Monique F. Leroux]], {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] OQ}} businesswoman, appointed 2012
* [[Jean-Louis Lévesque]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] OQ}}, entrepreneur, philanthropist, appointed 1991
* Vincent Lemieux {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, professor and political scientist, appointed 2003
* [[André Melançon]] OQ, actor, screenwriter and film director, appointed 2013
* [[Gaston Miron]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, poet, appointed 1996
* [[Ted Moses]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, aboriginal chief, appointed 2002
* Louise Otis {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, judge, appointed 2003
* Denise Ouellet-Grenier {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OQ}}, director of the L'Ordre national du Québec until 2001, appointed 2003
* [[Lise Payette]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, politician, writer, appointed 2001
* [[Pierre Péladeau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] OQ}} businessman, appointed 1989
* [[Louise Penny]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] OQ}}, author, appointed 2017
* [[Hubert Reeves]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ}}, astrophysicist, appointed 1994
* [[Maurice Richard]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|OC]] OQ}}, hockey player, appointed 1985
* [[Mary Simon]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] OQ}}, Governor General of Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 6, 2021|title=Prime Minister announces The Queen's approval of Canada's next Governor General|url=https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2021/07/06/prime-minister-announces-queens-approval-canadas-next-governor|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=[[Canadian Government]]}}</ref> appointed 1992<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2011|title=Mary Simon, Officière (1992)|url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre-en.asp?id=154|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=National Order of Quebec}}</ref>
* [[Mary Two-Axe Earley]] {{Post-nominals|country=||list=OQ}}, women's rights activist, appointed 1985
* [[Jacques Villeneuve]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, racing driver, appointed 1998
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====Knight====
====Knight====
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*[[Denys Arcand]] (1990), film-maker
* [[Jacques Amyot (swimmer)|Jacques Amyot]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, long-distance swimmer, appointed 2001
*[[Frederick Back|Frédérick Back]] (1989), animator
* [[Denys Arcand]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] CQ}}, filmmaker, appointed 1990
*[[Denise Bombardier]] (2000), journalist
* [[Frédéric Back]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, animator, appointed 1989
*[[Gaétan Boucher]] (1985), speed skater
* [[Alice Benjamin]], appointed 1993
*[[Pierre Bourque (mayor)|Pierre Bourque]] (1993), mayor of Montreal
* [[Sylvie Bernier]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, Olympic diver, appointed 1985
*[[Françoise David]] (1999), social and feminist activist
* [[Ferdinand Biondi]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, radio broadcaster, appointed 1985
*[[Yvon Deschamps]] (2001), comedian
* [[Neil Bissoondath]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, author, appointed 2010
*[[Jean Duceppe]] (1985), actor
* [[Denise Bombardier]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, journalist, appointed 2000
*[[Diane Dufresne]] (2002), singer, painter
* [[Claire Bonenfant]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, president of the Quebec Status of Women Council, appointed 1991
*[[Marc Favreau]] (1995), actor
* [[Émile Bouchard]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, hockey player, appointed 2008
*[[Jean-Pierre Ferland]], singer-songwriter
* [[Gaétan Boucher]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, speed skater, appointed 1985
*[[Madeleine Ferron]] (1992), writer
* [[Isabelle Boulay]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, singer, appointed 2012
*[[Jacques Godbout]] (1998), writer, film-maker
* [[Pierre Bourque (politician)|Pierre Bourque]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, mayor of Montreal, appointed 1993
*[[Pauline Julien]] (1997), singer-songwriter
* [[Françoise David]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, social and feminist activist, appointed 1999
*[[Marie-Claire Kirkland Casgrain]] (1985)
* [[Yvon Deschamps]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, comedian, appointed 2001
*[[Jacques Lacoursière]] (2002), historian
* [[Jean Duceppe]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, actor, appointed 1985
*[[Guy Laliberté]] (1997)
* [[Diane Dufresne]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, singer and painter, appointed 2002
*[[Claude Léveillé]] (1998), singer-songwriter
* [[Laurent Duvernay-Tardif]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, NFL player, appointed 2019
*[[Raymond Lévesque]] (1997), singer-songwriter
* [[Gad Elmaleh]], comedian, appointed 2017
*[[Édouard Lock]] (2001), dancer
* [[Marc Favreau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, actor, appointed 1995
*[[Louis Lortie]] (1998), pianist
* [[Jean-Pierre Ferland]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, singer-songwriter
*[[Norman McLaren]] (1985), animator, film-maker
* [[Madeleine Ferron]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, writer, appointed 1992
*[[Pierre Nadeau]] (1992), journalist
* [[Daniel Germain]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, philanthropist, appointed 1997
*[[Julie Payette]] (2000), astronaut
* [[Jacques Godbout]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, writer and filmmaker, appointed 1998
*[[Oscar Peterson]] (1991), jazz musician
* [[Marc-André Hamelin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, pianist
*[[Luc Plamondon]] (1990), songwriter
* [[Otto Joachim (composer)|Otto Joachim]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, composer, musician, painter, appointed 1993
*[[Ghislain Picard]] (2003), aboriginal activist
* [[Roland-Benoît Jomphe]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, poet, appointed 1987
*[[Léa Roback]] (2000), feminist and socialist activist
* [[Oliver Jones (pianist)|Oliver Theophilus Jones]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, pianist, organist, composer and arranger, appointed 1994
*[[Jean-Louis Roux]] (1989), actor
* [[Pauline Julien]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, singer-songwriter, appointed 1997
*[[Michel Tremblay]] (1991), playwright, author
* [[Madeleine Juneau]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, museologist, teacher, nun, appointed 2017
*[[Marc-Andre Hamelin]], pianist
* [[Marie-Claire Kirkland|Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] CQ}}, appointed 1985
* [[Françoise Labbé]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, artist, appointed 1997
* [[Jacques Lacombe]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, conductor, appointed 2012
* [[Jacques Lacoursière]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] CQ}}, historian, appointed 2002
* [[Guy Lafleur]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, hockey player, appointed 2005
* [[Guy Laliberté]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, appointed 1997
* [[Mario Lemieux]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, hockey player, appointed 2009
* [[Michel Lemieux]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, performance artist and theatre director, appointed 2014
* [[Édouard Lock]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, dancer, appointed 2001
* [[Louis Lortie]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, pianist, appointed 1998
* [[Norman McLaren]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] CQ}}, animator and filmmaker, appointed 1985
* [[Julie Payette]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, astronaut, appointed 2000
* [[Oscar Peterson]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] CQ [[Order of Ontario|OOnt]]}}, jazz musician, appointed 1991
* [[Chantal Petitclerc]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] CQ, [[Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)|MSM]]}}, wheelchair athlete, Canadian senator, appointed 2005
* Samuel Pierre, professor, appointed 2009<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-05 |title=Samuel Pierre - Knight of the Ordre national du Québec - National Order of Quebec |url=https://www.polymtl.ca/prix/en/laureates/samuel-pierre-knight-ordre-national-du-quebec-national-order-quebec |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Awards and Honors |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Victor Pilon]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, director, theatre designer, visual designer and photographer, appointed 2014
* [[Luc Plamondon]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, songwriter, appointed 1990
* [[Jean-Louis Roux]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] CQ}}, actor and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, appointed 1989
* [[Hubert Sacy]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CC]] CQ}}, General manager of Éduc’alcool, appointed 2010
* [[Pierre Théberge]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|CQ}}, Museum director
* [[Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] CQ}}, engineer, appointed in 2005
* [[Michel Tremblay]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, playwright and author, appointed 1991
* [[Alain Trudel]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, conductor and trombonist, appointed 2019
* [[Jesús Carles de Vilallonga]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, painter, appointed 2011
* [[Denis Villeneuve]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, director and screenwriter, appointed in 2019
* [[Jean Wilkins]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, specialized physician (adolescent medicine), appointed 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jean Wilkins – Ordre national du Québec |url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=3162 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca}}</ref>
* [[Paul Zumthor]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, medievalist and literary historian, appointed 1992<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=343 | title=Paul Zumthor – Ordre national du Québec }}</ref>
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===Non-Quebec inductees===
===Non-Quebec inductees===
[[Image:ONQ Landry Depardieu.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bernard Landry]] gives the insignia to [[Gérard Depardieu]].]]


====Grand officer====
====Honorary Grand Officer====
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*[[Charles Dutoit]] (1995), conductor
* [[Charles Dutoit]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] GOQ}}, conductor, appointed 1995
* [[François Hollande]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|GCB]] GOQ}}, [[President of France]], appointed 2014


====Officer====
====Honorary Officer====
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*[[Raymond Barre]] (1986), [[prime minister of France]]
* [[Raymond Barre]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, [[Prime Minister of France]], appointed 1986
*[[Jacques Chirac]] (1987), [[president of France]] ([[mayor of Paris]] at time of nomination)
* [[Jacques Chirac]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|OAL]], OQ}}, President of France, appointed 1987
*[[Laurent Fabius]] (1986), prime minister of France
* [[Jim Douglas]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, [[Governor of Vermont]], appointed 2010
*[[Alain Juppé]] (1996), prime minister of France
* [[Michel Drucker]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, television host, appointed Knight 2001, Officer 2010
*[[Jordi Pujol]] (1996), president of [[Catalonia]]
*[[Lionel Jospin]] (1998), prime minister of France
* [[Laurent Fabius]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1986
* [[Lionel Jospin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1998
*[[Alain Peyrefitte]] (1998), French politician
* [[Alain Juppé]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1996
*[[Philippe Séguin]] (2000), president of the [[French National Assembly]]
* [[Antonine Maillet]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Order of Canada|CC]] OQ [[Order of New Brunswick|ONB]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]]}}, [[Acadian]] writer and playwright, appointed 1990
*[[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] (2003), prime minister of France
* [[Nana Mouskouri]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, [[Greece|Greek]] singer, appointed 2013
*[[Michel Rocard]] (2000), prime minister of France
* [[Alain Peyrefitte]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, French politician, appointed 1998
*[[Edmund Stoiber]] (2003), minister-president of [[Bavaria]]
* [[Jordi Pujol]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, [[List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya|President of the Generalitat of Catalonia]], appointed 1996
* [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, Prime Minister of France, appointed 2003
* [[Michel Rocard]] [[Order of Australia|AC]], {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, Prime Minister of France, appointed 2000
* [[Philippe Séguin]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, President of the [[French National Assembly]], appointed 2000
* [[Edmund Stoiber]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=}}, Minister-President of [[Bavaria]], appointed 2003
* [[Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga]] [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|OC}}, {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OQ}}, [[President of Latvia]], appointed 2006


====Knight====
====Honorary Knight====
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*[[Gérard Depardieu]] (2002), actor
* [[David Azrieli]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|CM]] CQ}}, architect, appointed 1999
*[[Michel Drucker]] (2001), television host
* [[Gérard Depardieu]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CQ}}, actor, appointed 2002, removed from order 2023
*[[Bernard Pivot]] (2001), television host
* [[Bernard Pivot]] {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Canada|OC]] CQ}}, television host, appointed 2001


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Canadian awards]]
* [[Symbols of Quebec]]
* [[State decoration]]
*[[List of Canadian provincial and territorial orders]]
* [[Prix du Québec]]
*[[List of prizes, medals, and awards]]
*[[List of Quebecers]]
*[[State decoration]]


==External link==
==Notes==
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*{{fr icon}} [http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca National Order of Quebec website]


==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Members of the National Order of Quebec|!]]
{{commons category|Ordre national du Québec|National Order of Quebec}}
* {{official|https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/index-en.asp}}


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National Order of Quebec
Ordre national du Québec
Flag of the order
Awarded by the lieutenant governor of Quebec-in-Council
TypeOrder of merit (provincial)
Established20 June 1984
MottoHonneur au peuple du Québec (French for 'Homage to the people of Quebec')
EligibilityResidents of Quebec nominated by the Council and non-Quebecers nominated by the Premier of Quebec
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderGilles Lamontagne
GradesGrand Officer (grand officier/grande officière) (GOQ)
Officer (officier/officière) (OQ)
Knight (chevalier/chevalière) (CQ)
WebsiteOfficial website
Precedence
Next (higher)Venerable Order of Saint John
Next (lower)Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Ribbon bar of a Grand Officer

Ribbon bar of an Officer

Ribbon bar of a Knight

The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec (National Order of Quebec Act),[1][2] the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,[2] being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec.[3] In 1986, the order was expanded to include honorary membership for people outside Quebec.[4]

Structure and appointment

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Although the National Order of Quebec was established with the granting of royal assent by Quebec's lieutenant governor and the Canadian sovereign is the fount of honour,[5] the viceroy does not, as in other provinces, form an explicit part of the organization. Instead, the monarch's representative is related to the order only by virtue of his or her place in council, collectively termed the government of Quebec,[6] to which the constitution of the Order of Quebec makes specific reference.[1]

The order contains three grades, each with accordant post-nominal letters and place in the Canadian order of precedence for honours, decorations, and medals. They are, in descending hierarchical order:[a][7]

  • Grand Officer (grand officier/grande officière; GOQ)
  • Officer (officier/officière; OQ)
  • Knight (chevalier/chevalière; CQ)

Nominations to the National Order of Quebec are sought in Quebec's daily and weekly media publications and are directed to the Council of the National Order of Quebec, elected by and amongst the members of the order for a period of three years and headed by a president elected by the council for two years.[b][9] This body is mandated to short-list candidates and forward their suggestions to the Governor-in-Council.[2] Any person born, living, or who has lived in Quebec, save for anyone serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec,[10] is eligible to be nominated and names may be submitted posthumously.[1] The Cabinet may also, without the input of the Council of the National Order of Quebec, put forward the names of non-Quebecers for appointment as honorary members.[11] Promotion through the grades is possible for both substantive and honorary members.[12] Admission recognizes conspicuous meritorious actions that improve or support Quebec and/or its language and culture.[13]

Insignia

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Frederick Andermann wearing the insignia of an Officer in 2013

Upon admission into the Order of Quebec, members are presented with various insignia of the organization—a medallion, miniature, and button.[14] All are administered by the Regulations for the Insignia of the National Order of Quebec and were designed by Madeleine Dansereau, who was inspired by the heraldic elements of the provincial flag, notably the colours of blue and white used on the order's ribbon and the fleur-de-lis.[15] The badge of a Grand Officer consists of two 18kt gold plates, in the shape of a cross formed by two 60 millimetres (2.4 in) by 40 millimetres (1.6 in) arms, symmetrically superimposed atop one another 4 mm apart, the obverse face a high-polish, rusticated surface; at the lower left corner is a white enamel fleur-de-lis. On the reverse of the badge is inscribed the order's motto—Honneur au peuple du Québec (homage to the people of Quebec)—and a serial number at the base of the vertical bar. The badge for Officers is of a nearly identical design, but made of arms 50 millimetres (2.0 in) long by 25 millimetres (0.98 in) wide, the obverse plate in 18k gold with an applied gold fleur-de-lis, and the rear in sterling silver. Knights have a medal with a 40 millimetres (1.6 in) diameter, brushed silver medallion with a symmetrically placed, etched cross with arms 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long by 20 millimetres (0.79 in) wide and filled with a highly polished, rusticated surface; a gold fleur-de-lis is mounted at the lower, left side of the cross. Each member will also receive miniature versions of their insignia, identical in appearance save for size: those for all grades being 18 millimetres (0.71 in) wide in each direction or in circumference. A lapel pin is also used for wear on casual civilian clothing.[16] Male members wear their emblems suspended from a 38 millimetres (1.5 in) wide ribbon, at the collar for Grand Officers and Officers, and on a vertical ribbon on a medal bar on the left chest for Knights; women Grand Officers and Officers wear their insignia on a ribbon bow pinned at the left shoulder, and female Knights carry their medals in the same fashion as the men. The ribbon for miniatures is 18 millimetres (0.71 in) wide.[16]

The regulations of the National Order of Quebec stipulate that the premier presents new inductees with their insignia, either on the National Holiday of Quebec or another day during the National Week.[17] The ceremony takes place in the Salon Rouge of the parliament building in Quebec City, though exceptions are sometimes made when inductees cannot be present (notably for some non-Quebecer appointments).[2] The insignia remain property of the Crown in Right of Quebec and must be returned upon a holder's cessation of membership in the society,[18] whether by death or dismissal.[19]

Inductees

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The following are some notable appointees into the National Order of Quebec:[20]

Quebec inductees

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Grand Officer

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Officer

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Knight

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Non-Quebec inductees

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Honorary Grand Officer

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Honorary Officer

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Honorary Knight

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The grade titles in French are gendered; they are given here with the male versions first.
  2. ^ As of November 2023, members of the Council of the National Order of Quebec are: Claudine Roy, President; Paul Grand'Maison, Vice-President; Françoise Bertrand; Neil Bissoondath; Jean-Claude Poitras; Liza Frulla; Jacques Girard; John R. Porter; and Jean-Louis Roy.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Elizabeth II (20 June 1984), Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec, I.3 (in French), Ville de Québec: Éditeur officiel du Québec
  2. ^ a b c d Bingham, Russell, "Culture > Awards > National Order of Québec (L'ordre national du Québec)", in Marsh, James H. (ed.), The Canadian Encyclopedia, Toronto: Historica Foundation of Canada, retrieved 14 August 2009
  3. ^ "Goals and objectives of the Ordre". National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec. Retrieved 11 November 2023. It is the highest award Québec bestows.
  4. ^ "Background - About the Order". National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ^ Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Honours and Recognition Programs > Canadian National Honours, Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 23 March 2009, retrieved 20 May 2009
  6. ^ Victoria (1 July 1867), Constitution Act, 1867, 66, Westminster: Queen's Printer
  7. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.2
  8. ^ "Board members". National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, II 10-II.12
  10. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.7
  11. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.4
  12. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.6
  13. ^ Ministère du Conseil exécutif, Qu'est-ce que l'Ordre national? > Appel public de candidatures (in French), Éditeur officiel du Québec, retrieved 15 August 2009
  14. ^ Elizabeth II (1985), Règlement sur les insignes de l'Ordre national du Québec, I.2 (in French), Ville de Québec: Éditeur officiel du Québec
  15. ^ "Titles, insignia and symbols". National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  16. ^ a b Elizabeth II 1985, I.3-I.14
  17. ^ Elizabeth II 1985, III.19-III.20
  18. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, III.23
  19. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, III.24
  20. ^ "Members of the Ordre national du Québec". National Order of Quebec, Government of Quebec. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Prime Minister announces The Queen's approval of Canada's next Governor General". Canadian Government. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Mary Simon, Officière (1992)". National Order of Quebec. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Samuel Pierre - Knight of the Ordre national du Québec - National Order of Quebec". Awards and Honors. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Jean Wilkins – Ordre national du Québec". www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Paul Zumthor – Ordre national du Québec".
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