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Saluting Great Canadians of 2011

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Created in 1967, Canada's System of Honours recognizes outstanding individuals for their dedication, bravery, valour and sustained contributions to our country. These honours are presented, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, during ceremonies held at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, and at the Citadelle of Quebec.

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              THE 2011 RECIPIENTS OF CANADA'S NATIONAL HONOURS              

Order of Canada

For a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

Companion


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The Right Honourable Paul Martin                                            
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Officer


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Andre Bandrauk                                Bob McDonald                  
General Maurice Baril (retired)               James McEwen                  
The Honourable James Karl Bartleman           Stuart McLean                 
Aldo Albert Daniel Bensadoun                  Jean-Jacques Nattiez          
Lieutenant-General Joseph Jacques Charles     Maureen O'Neil                
Bouchard                                      Charles Pachter               
William Scott Bowman                          Catherine Robbin              
William (Bill) James Leslie Buyers            Viola Robinson                
The Honourable Hermenegilde Chiasson          Maureen Sabia                 
Lorna Crozier                                 Seymour Schulich              
Alain Dubuc                                   David W. Scott                
Robert R. Fowler                              Peter Alexander Singer        
Donald Fraser                                 Jeffrey Skoll                 
Gordon Guyatt                                 Calvin Ralph Stiller          
General Rick J. Hillier (retired)             Yuli Turovsky                 
P. Thomas (Tom) Jenkins                       Annette Verschuren            
Hugh A. Krentz                                Hayley Wickenheiser           
Bruce Kuwabara                                Brian Williams                
Alain Lefevre                                 Ronald G. Worton              
The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch                 Tim Wynne-Jones               
Terence Macartney-Filgate                     Alvin Zipursky                
R. Peter MacKinnon                                                          
Denis Marleau                                                               
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Member


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Arnold Aberman                                Ruth E. Kajander              
Miriam Adams                                  Josef Kates                   
Archibald (Archie) Alleyne                    Pierre Lavoie                 
Cheryl Bartlett                               Eugene Levy                   
Shirley Bear                                  Ana Paula Lopes               
Jeanne Besner                                 Denis Losier                  
Anita Best                                    Leslie (Les) Manning          
Hans-Ludwig Blohm                             Pierre Maranda                
Margaret Bloodworth                           Robert Younghusband McMurtry  
Lawrence S. Bloomberg                         Michael Meaney                
Benoit Bouchard                               Alvaro Morales                
John McDonald Wilson Bradford                 Larry Nelson                  
The Honourable Patricia Carney                Pierre Nepveu                 
France Chretien Desmarais                     David Northcott               
Jocelyne Cote-O'Hara                          Samantha Joan Nutt            
Thomas Dawe                                   Ratna Omidvar                 
Jean Deslauriers                              Aaju Peter                    
Vera Elizabeth Dewar                          Samuel Pierre                 
Joan Donald                                   Nino Ricci                    
Daphne E. Dumont                              Sean Riley                    
Frank Fagan                                   Pierrette Robitaille          
Mary Lou Fallis                               Nigel Rusted                  
Edra Sanders Ferguson                         Claude Saint-Laurent          
John T. Ferguson                              Bernard Saladin d'Anglure     
Mary Ferguson-Pare                            Kathleen Sendall              
Jean-Claude Fouron                            David William Shannon         
Joella Foulds                                 Louise Sicuro                 
Marie Gignac                                  Margaret Spoelstra            
John H.V. Gilbert                             David Staines                 
Malcolm Gladwell                              F. Thomas Stanfield           
Dorothy Griffiths                             Anita Stewart                 
Mary Margaret Hetherington                    Garnette Sutherland           
Paul Valdemar (Valdy) Horsdal                 Donald John Taylor            
Frederick Hyndman                             Mair Verthuy                  
Frederic Langford Rowell (Eric) Jackman       W. Brett Wilson               
Noel Pattison James                           Bernard Zinman                
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Order of Military Merit

For exceptional leadership, service and performance of duty.

Commander


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                                              Major-General Ian Charles     
Major-General Robert Pierre Felix Bertrand    Poulter                       
Major-General Joseph Aime Jean Yvan Blondin   Major-General Joseph Marius   
Major-General Alan John Howard                Christian Rousseau            
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Officer


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Colonel Donald Kirby Abbott                                                 
Lieutenant-Colonel Sean Thomas                                              
Boyle                                                                       
Brigadier-General Paul Bury                                                 
Colonel Jamieson Cade                                                       
Lieutenant-Commander Luke Dolphis                                           
Charbonneau                         Colonel Omer Henry Lavoie               
Major Marjorie Coakwell             Colonel Gregory David Loos              
Captain (N) Marie Elizabeth Cyd     Colonel Guy Joseph Maillet              
Courchesne                          Lieutenant-Colonel Telah Sybil Morrison 
Captain (N) Joseph Pierre Gilles    Lieutenant-Colonel John Vincent Pumphrey
Couturier                           Lieutenant-Colonel Darlene Olga Quinn   
Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Allan     Colonel Pierre Ruel                     
Farris                              Lieutenant-Colonel Gilles Maurice       
Major Michael Thomas Fawcett        Sansterre                               
Colonel Joseph Pierre Herve Hercule Colonel Joseph Sylvain Sirois           
Gosselin                            Brigadier-General Anthony Thomas Stack  
Commander Stephen Edwards Irwin     Major Raymond Joseph Stockermans        
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Member


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Master Warrant Officer Jorg Karl-   Sergeant Peter Moon                     
Albert Adler                        Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Jean-Pierre
Warrant Officer Barbara Joyce       Morin                                   
Bajema                              Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Thomas     
Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Alan    Moyer                                   
Bartlett                            Chief Warrant Officer Derek John Munroe 
Sergeant Jeanette Esther Botari     Petty Officer 1st Class Derrick Paul    
Warrant Officer Patrick Roland      Nearing                                 
Bowers                              Warrant Officer Gordon Nichol           
Chief Warrant Officer Haley Joseph  Master Warrant Officer Keith Michael    
Bransfield                          Olstad                                  
Chief Warrant Officer Bernard       Petty Officer 1st Class Linda May       
Joseph Jacques Caron                Parrish                                 
Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Marcel Captain Tony Pepin                      
Chiasson                            Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Barry     
Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Claude Keith Petten                            
Chouinard                           Master Warrant Officer Paul Joseph Pinel
Warrant Officer Robert Joseph       Chief Warrant Officer Ernest Gerard     
Clarke                              Joseph Poitras                          
Petty Officer 2nd Class Yves        Petty Officer 1st Class David William   
Francois Clement                    Poole                                   
Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald      Petty Officer 1st Class Dion Sandy Vagn 
Keith Crawford                      Randell                                 
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class       Captain Rejean Richard                  
Leonard James Denning               Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph    
Warrant Officer Peter William       Ovila Mario Richard                     
Dingle                              Chief Warrant Officer William Alan      
Captain Lorne Joseph Andre Doucet   Richards                                
Master Warrant Officer Trent Donald Master Warrant Officer Joseph Eugene    
Doucette                            Patrick Richer                          
Chief Warrant Officer Karl Richard  Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Patrice    
Joseph Ellis                        Claude Rioux                            
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Harry Master Warrant Officer Joseph Marcel    
Sui Ming Fong                       Claude Rodrigue                         
Lieutenant Wayne Denis Forster      Warrant Officer Joseph Jean Dominic Roux
Lieutenant(N) Linda Anne Forward    Master Warrant Officer Joseph Normand   
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class       Eric Saint-Pierre                       
Michael Murray Garuk                Sergeant Harold Smallbones              
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class       Captain Leo Richard Snook               
Janet Alexandra Graham-Smith        Master Warrant Officer Sandra Marie     
Corporal Glenn Joseph Gerald Gray   Cecile Spragg                           
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class David Sergeant Karen Bernice Squires          
Warren Hart                         Chief Warrant Officer Shawn Douglas     
Master Warrant Officer Shane Gerald Stevens                                 
Holwell                             Warrant Officer Cameron Webster Stevens 
Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Ovila  Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Raymond Guy
Pierrot Jette                       St-Jean                                 
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class       Master Warrant Officer Marie Antonia    
Christopher Peter Koblun            Suzie Thibault                          
Master Warrant Officer Serge        Chief Warrant Officer Robert Michael    
Laforge                             Unger                                   
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Denis  Captain Jonathan Burnside Utton         
Joseph Lamothe                      Master Warrant Officer Joseph Laurent   
Lieutenant Horace Francis Lane      Stephane Vallee                         
Master Warrant Officer Joseph       Chief Warrant Officer Chadley James     
Roland Claude Lavoie                Allen Wagar                             
Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Lionel Master Warrant Officer James Francis    
Pierre Leger                        Warwick                                 
Warrant Officer Wayne Edward        Chief Warrant Officer Christopher John  
Lundrigan                           Waugh                                   
Chief Warrant Officer Dianne        Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Charles West
Maidment                            Captain Edwin Grant Whittla             
Master Warrant Officer Joseph       Warrant Officer Alfred Bervyl Williston 
Sylvain Alain Marcil                Warrant Officer Alan Wilson             
Chief Warrant Officer Deborah Ann   Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen   
Matthews                            Douglas Wood                            
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Claude Warrant Officer Joseph Emilien Francois 
McCann                              Yargeau                                 
Warrant Officer Deryk James         Warrant Officer Troy Anthony Zuorro     
McGougan                                                                    
Chief Warrant Officer Norman James                                          
McLanaghan                                                                  
Master Warrant Officer Stephen                                              
George McNabb                                                               
Warrant Officer Patricia Mears                                              
Captain Nathalie Marie Mercer                                               
Master Warrant Officer Steven                                               
Vincent Merry                                                               
Chief Warrant Officer Bradley                                               
William John Montgomery                                                     
Major Joseph Eugene Vincent Michael                                         
Marc Moo Sang                                                               
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Order of Merit of the Police Forces

For merit and exceptional service by members of the police forces.

Officer


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Assistant Commissioner Line Carbonneau   Chief Dale R. McFee                
Director General Robert C. Fahlman       Superintendent Brian S. Simpson    
Chief Robert Paul Herman                 Chief A. Paul Smith                
Deputy Chief Constable Warren  Lemcke    Chief Wendy Edna Southall          
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Member


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Deputy Chief Danny Aikman           Assistant Commissioner Dale McGowan     
Director Serge Belisle              Staff Superintendent Jeffrey McGuire    
Deputy Chief Gary C. Broste         Chief Stephen N. McIntyre               
Assistant Commissioner J.G.P.       Chief Superintendent Donald Blair       
Michel Cabana                       McKnight                                
Staff Sergeant Jean-Marc Collin     Staff Sergeant Terry McLachlan          
Deputy Chief Troy Cooper            Detective Wai-Sang Miu                  
Superintendent Robert Walter Keith  Deputy Chief Robert V. Napier           
Davis                               Chief Superintendent Richard Thomas     
Chief Glenn De Caire                Noble                                   
Chief Henry Conrad DeLaronde        Detective Inspector Dennis J. Olinyk    
Chief Frank J. Elsner               Deputy Chief Bernard R. Pannell         
Deputy Chief Eric Girt              Staff Sergeant Stephen E. Patterson     
Chaplain Robert A. Harper           Assistant director Marc Parent          
Superintendent Timothy Head         Assistant director Mario Plante         
Sergeant Tobin E. Hinton            Chief Murray Rodd                       
Superintendent Andrew W. Hobbs      Staff Sergeant Joseph Roch Stephane St- 
Superintendent Jamie Raymond Jagoe  Jacques                                 
Director Kristine J. Kijewski       Chief Joseph Tomei                      
Chief Superintendent Alphonse                                               
MacNeil                                                                     
Ms. Sylvie Mantha                                                           
Superintendent Kathryn Martin                                               
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Military Valour Decorations

For distinguished and valiant service in the presence of the enemy.

Star of Military Valour


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Lieutenant Gabriel Chasse-Jean                                              
Master Warrant Officer Richard Stacey                                       
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Medal of Military Valour


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                                    Sergeant Joseph Martin Stephane Mercier 
Sergeant David Berube               Leading Seaman Pier-Vincent Michaud     
Lieutenant Guillaume Frederic Caron Master Corporal Gilles-Remi Mikkelson   
Corporal Bradley Casey              Private Phillip C.S. Millar             
Master Corporal Simon Frigon        Master Corporal Paul Douglas Mitchell   
Captain William Todd Fielding       Private John A. Nelson                  
Private Tony Rodney Vance Harris    Sergeant Joseph Denis Francois Ranger   
Master Corporal Adam D. Holmes      Sergeant Marc-Andre Rousseau            
Captain Michael MacKillop           Sergeant Graham Marc Verrier            
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Decorations for Bravery

For individuals who risk their lives to save or protect others.

Star of Courage


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Private Adam J. P. Fraser           Corporal Marc-Andre Poirier             
Corporal Deri J. G. Langevin        Angela Jeannette Stirk                  
Kenneth Franklin Lehman             Fontella Twoyoungmen (posthumous)       
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Medal of Bravery


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Paul George Akehurst                     Kevin Joseph Leski                 
Michael Lee Anderson                     Yvon Levesque                      
Norman Anderson (posthumous)             Tyler Norman David Lockerby        
RCMP Constable Andrew Ashton             Dean Lucas                         
Clermont Belanger                        Constable George MacNeil           
Michel Berube                            Andre J. Maillet                   
Brent Michael Blackmore                  J. Robert Maillet                  
Robert C. Bombardir                      William Edward Lance Matthews      
Leading Seaman Cory K. Bond              Constable Kris Miclash             
Maxime Bondu                             Mark Montour                       
Darryl Fabian Boone                      Ross P. Moore                      
Kingsley Cheung                          Tina Maryann Moores (posthumous)   
Jean-Louis Clavet                        Jeffrey Neekan                     
Sergeant Andre Coallier                  Peter Nesbeth                      
Darren Coogan                            RCMP Constable Shane Douglas Nicoll
Archie L.Coughlin                        Barry Ryder Nielsen                
Corporal Joseph Leandre Mickael Couture  Patrick Robert O'Connor            
Sergeant Delkie Curtis                   Genevieve Otis-Leduc               
Jubal Daley                              Constable Allen George Percival    
Constable Scott Dargie                   Alexandre Phaneuf                  
Steve Degrace                            Constable David Pilote             
Jewel Denison                            Sergeant John K. Potts             
Leading Seaman David J.S. Denman         Yvan Pruneau                       
Constable Karen Mary Desaulniers         Jean-Francois Renault              
Lieutenant(N) Christopher Michael Devita Steven C. Reynolds                 
Denis Diotte                             Wayne Reynolds                     
Ratko Ray Djuric                         Constable Lindsy Richardson        
Constable Patrick Duerden                Timothy Andrew Rider               
Marie-Claude Elie                        Sharon Yvonne Rider                
Chief Warrant Officer Anthony Eric       Constable Jean-Francois Rousselle  
Fequet (Retired)                         Eric Roy (posthumous)              
Constable Avery Curt Flanagan            Tyler Glenn Sampson (posthumous)   
Warrant Officer Marc Fortin (Retired)    Madden Sarver                      
Serge Fournier                           Vince P. Sharpe                    
Brian Dean Fowlow                        Sharon Rose Sparkes                
Dennis William Robert Fowlow             Elaine Kathryne Spray (posthumous) 
Robert Francoeur                         Jakki Spray                        
Monique Gagnon                           Chance Stewart                     
Bonnie Gamble                            Constable Michelle Stinson         
Gordon Gamble                            Frank William Taylor               
Constable Karine Giroux                  Colleen Taylor                     
Krista Dorothy Girvan                    Constable Daniel Tetreault         
Kevin Gooding                            James Jacob Daniel Thede           
Donald George Gough                      Sergeant Roger Thomas              
Donald Neil Harper (posthumous)          Kevin Thomas                       
Jeremy Hodder                            Pazia Toyne                        
Justin Kenneth Darwin Ilnicki            Philbert Truong                    
Matthew Michael Jackson                  Vanna Jade Twoyoungmen             
Jewel James                              Major Frank Wagener                
Tara Michelle Josey                      Glen William Watts                 
Bernard Keetash                          Constable Christopher Charles Wells
Richard Kelly (posthumous)               Russell Ryan Werner                
Lana Mae Krieser                         Ian Joseph Wheeler                 
Tamsen Laine Lahnalampi                  Kathryn Whittaker                  
Christian Leblond                        Sheldon Steven Willier             
Jonathan Yvan Leblond                    Twain Wright                       
Nadine Anik Leduc                                                           
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Meritorious Service Decorations

For military achievement or activity that has been performed in an outstandingly professional manner by members of the Canadian and allied forces.

Meritorious Service Cross


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Major Timothy Maurice Arsenault                                             
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph                                              
Martin Claude Bedard                                                        
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Andre                                             
Marc Bigaouette                                                             
Lieutenant-General Joseph Jacques   Rear-Admiral Tyrone Herbert William Pile
Charles Bouchard                    Chief Warrant Officer Shawn Douglas     
Colonel Christian Drouin            Stevens                                 
General Franciszek Gagor            Sergeant Michael Adam Smith             
(posthumous)                        Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert Clement      
Brigadier-General Joseph Marcel     Thibault                                
Marquis Hainse                      Lieutenant-Colonel Carl Jean Turenne    
Colonel Simon Charles Hetherington  Brigadier-General Jonathan Holbert Vance
(second award)                      Brigadier-General Jonathan Holbert Vance
Chief Warrant Officer Jules Joseph  (second award)                          
Moreau                              Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Simon      
Admiral Michael Glenn Mullen        Armand Vinet                            
Lieutenant-Colonel Jocelyn Paul     Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Jerome Walsh 
General David H. Petraeus           Admiral James A. Winnefeld              
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Meritorious Service Medal


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Major Darryl Gordon Adams           Captain Joseph Francis Michel Mallet    
Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Allan     Master Warrant Officer Kevin James      
Allison                             Mathers                                 
Colonel Anthony Joseph Mark Hilaire Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Frederick     
Ashfield                            McGrath                                 
Colonel David Edward Barr           Captain James Hugh McKay                
Brigadier-General Robert J. Beletic Sergeant Charles Andrew McLean          
Sergeant Lee William Edward Bibby   Sergeant Kevin Mendioroz                
Colonel Gregory C. Bilton           Captain Andrew John Mercer              
Major Annie Bouchard                Warrant Officer Keith Paul Mitchell     
Major Emanuel Jeannot Boucher       MajorJoseph Serge Raynald Morin         
Corporal Mathieu Boulay-Paille      Major Lee James Mossop                  
Master Corporal Danny Denis Boyd    Lieutenant-Colonel David Christopher    
Colonel Shane Anthony Brennan       Murphy                                  
Master Warrant Officer Raymond      Captain(N) John Frederick Newton        
Joseph Brodeur                      Major Wayne Kenneth Niven               
Corporal Bobby J. Brown             Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall       
Colonel Gregory Dawson Burt         Captain James Alan O'Neill              
Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Freeman  Warrant Officer Steeve Ouellet          
Butterworth                         Warrant Officer George Nelson Parrott   
Major Trevor John Cadieu            Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Brian Patrick
Lieutenant-Colonel Marie Annabelle  Sergeant David Michael Pawulski         
Jennie Carignan                     Major Yannick Pepin                     
Captain Breen Carson                SergeantJoseph Francois Colin Piche     
Major Luis Carvallo                 Captain(N) Kenneth John Pickford        
Sergeant Patrice Pascal Chartrand   Colonel John Bruce Ploughman            
Lieutenant-Colonel Scott Norman     Master Warrant Officer Dean Edward      
Clancy                              Poffley                                 
Lieutenant-Colonel David Bruce      Major Derek Prohar                      
Cochrane                            Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Gerard     
Captain Marc A. Dauphin             Gilbert Poirier                         
Major-General Mart C. de Kruif      Chief Warrant Officer Ernest Gerard     
Lieutenant-Colonel Roland Grant     Joseph Poitras                          
Delaney                             Master Corporal Joseph Michel Stephane  
Master Corporal Jonathan D.J.       Richard                                 
Deziel                              Lieutenant-Colonel James Joseph Raoul   
Corporal Eric Daniel Dionne         Normand Richardson                      
Chief Warrant Officer Joseph        Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Camille    
Richard Denis Dompierre             Robichaud                               
Major Jean-Francois Duval           Major Liam Wade Rutland                 
Major Mario Ferland                 Corporal John Tommy Salois              
Warrant Officer Joseph Jacques      Colonel Marie Celine Danielle Savard    
Friolet                             Major Paul Scannell                     
Colonel James Roy Forestell         Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Scheidl       
Colonel Raymond Marc Gagne          Captain Robert Scott                    
Lieutenant-Colonel Gyula John       Major Donald James Senft                
Joseph Gergely                      Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffrey Douglas Smyth
Lieutenant-Commander Louis          Honorary Colonel Gary Chris Solar       
Christian Hache                     Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Peter      
Lieutenant-Colonel Lee John Hammond Stapleford                              
Commander Christopher John          Honorary Captain(N) Cedric Steele       
Hargreaves                          Lieutenant-Colonel Brigitte Ann-Marie   
Captain(N) Richard Philip Harrison  Tardif                                  
Coporal Francois-Jonathan Gilles    Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class David     
Michel Hebert                       Sydney Tobias                           
Colonel Jeffrey Hollachek           Lieutenant-Colonel John Tringali        
Colonel of the Regiment Walter      Captain Kristian Udesen                 
Matheson Holmes                     Major Joseph Richard Marc Verret        
Major Jay Lyman Indewey             Commander Steven Michael Waddell        
Major Michael Kaiser                Captain(N) Craig Walkington             
Sergeant William Joseph Kelland     Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Whited       
Captain Enno Alexander Kerckhoff    Sergeant Austin Kane Williams           
Master Warrant Officer Rein Kiens   Brigadier-General Paul Francis Wynnyk   
Major Patrick John Koch             Brigadier-General Gregory Achilles Young
Lieutenant-Colonel                                                          
Joseph Jean-Paul Christian Labrosse                                         
Chief Warrant Officer Gregoire                                              
Raymond Lacroix                                                             
Colonel Joseph Conrad Roch Lacroix                                          
Lieutenant-Colonel David William                                            
Lowthian                                                                    
Major Steven Kelly Macbeth                                                  
Major Joshua James Major                                                    
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Exemplary Service Medals

Most countries have, as part of their honours system, some form of official award to tangibly express national gratitude for long and commendable service, particularly in fields of endeavour involving potential risk. Canada's Exemplary Service Medals recognize the men and women dedicated to preserving Canada's public safety through long and outstanding service. These medals are comprised of the Police Exemplary Service Medal, the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal, the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal, the Coast Guard Exemplary Service Medal, the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal, and the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal.

Governor General's Academic Medal

The Governor General's Academic Medal is awarded to the student who graduates with the highest standing in his or her institution. The Medal is awarded at four levels: Bronze at the secondary school level, Collegiate Bronze at the post-secondary diploma level, Silver at the undergraduate level, and Gold at the graduate level. The following names are those who have been awarded the Academic Gold Medal throughout 2011.


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Kristine Alexander                  Karen Garrett de Luna                   
Russ Algar                          Duncan Barr Gilmore                     
Dustin Anderson                     Leon Grayfer                            
Sean Charles Anderson               Kevin Edward Hengen                     
Rowan D. H. Barrett                 Valerie Napoleon                        
Louis de Beaumont                   Eric William Nicholson                  
Garrison Eduard Beye                Temitope Oriola                         
Nora Boyd                           Renee Danielle Pereira                  
Ruth Emily Brown                    Rodney Perrault                         
Sonja Pauline Brubacher             Laura Pleavin                           
Christopher Michael Bundock         Adam Ryan Pound                         
Jesse Lee Cale                      Jedrzej Przemyslaw Pruszunski           
Nicholas Carleton                   Vincent Remi Roberge                    
Claudia Caron                       Tyler Neil Ross                         
Karel Casteels                      Aaron RossiniDominique J. Roy           
Jie Chen                            Katherine Logan Rutheford               
Christopher Chlebovec               Syed Adeel Safdar                       
Chad James Clendinning              Benjamin Schaff                         
Simon Collin                        Jennifer Carol Shack                    
Israel De Leon Arizpe               Arpeeta Sharma                          
Jonathan Denis-Jacob                Joella Rochelle Shoemaker               
Steven Garfield Denniss             Irvin Studin                            
Robert Deziel                       Myriam Suchet                           
Nicholas Dion                       Debra Elizabeth Thompson                
Laura-Kim Dumesnil                  Caroline Trudeau                        
Andree-Anne Dupuis-Bourret          Kenneth Franklin Valyear                
Heather Elizabeth Eaton             Isabelle Violette                       
Maria Cecilia Engler-Palma          Xinqui Louis Wang                       
Bal Andrei Fajardo                  Brian Young                             
Tracy Flach                         Malik Younsi                            
Maude Flamand-Hubert                Daniel G. Yule                          
Timothy Paul Foran                  Farshid Zabihian                        
Jessica Forrest                     Tao Zeng                                
Karine Gagne                        Ying Zhong                              
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Please note that the information in this list reflects the rank of military and police forces recipients at the time of the event for which they are being recognized.

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