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| Saskatchewan Order of Merit | |
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Awarded by the  Queen in Right of Saskatchewan |
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| Type | Order |
| Motto | Multis E Gentibus Vires |
| Eligibility | Any Canadian citizen who is a current or former long-term resident of Saskatchewan. |
| Awarded for | Excellence, achievement, and contributions to the social, cultural and economic well-being of the province and its residents. |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Chancellor | His Honour The Honourable Gordon Barnhart, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan |
| Grades | Member |
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| Established | 1985 |
| Distinct recipients |
The Prince of Wales, The Earl of Wessex, Pamela Wallin, the Hon. Roy Romanow |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | National Order of Quebec |
| Next (lower) | Order of Ontario |
 Ribbon of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit |
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The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is an award given in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
When a Lieutenant-Governor is sworn in, he/she will automatically receive and become a member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and represent as the Chancellor of the Order during the terms of office.
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Purpose
Created in 1985, the award is the most prestigious official honour in the province. The Order recognizes the highest level of individual excellence and achievement in any field. It takes precedence over all other provincial honours and awards.
Eligibility
Any Canadian citizen who is a current or former resident of Saskatchewan is eligible for nomination. Posthumous nominations are accepted within one year of the date of death. Only ten people can receive the award annually.
The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act was altered in 2001 to allow for honorary membership in the Order to people who are not current or former residents of Saskatchewan. [1] In 2001 The Prince of Wales was invested while on a visit to Saskatchewan and in 2006 The Earl of Wessex was invested while on a visit to western Canada. [2] [3]
Recipients
There have been 134 appointments to the Order of Merit since its inception.
2006
- Calvin D. Abrahamson
- Gordon Barnhart (as Lieutenant-Governor)
- Anna G. Ingham
- David L. Kaplan
- Lester D. Lafond
- William A. Waiser
2005
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (honorary)
- Freda Ahenakew
- Donald Black
- Maria Campbell
- Irène Fournier Chabot
- James Dosman
- Bryan Harvey
- Lusia Pavlychenko
- Joseph Pettick
- Garnet (Sam) Richardson
- John Francis (Frank) Roy
- Aruna (Annu) Lakdawala Thakur
- James Weisgerber
2004
- Byrna Barclay
- Lorne Carrier
- Dennis Kendel
- John McLeod
- Suzanne Claire Olaski
- Rajendra Sharma
- Gordon Staseson
2003
2002
2001
- Charles, Prince of Wales (honorary)
- Neil Jahnke
- Lalita Malhotra
- Peggy McKercher
- Kenneth Mitchell
- Geoffrey Pawson
- Jacqui Shumiatcher
- Ernest Walker
2000
- Allan Blakeney
- Lorne Dietrick
- Bill Hanson
- Lynda Haverstock (as Lieutenant-Governor)
- Robert Hinitt
- Ruth Horlick
- Krishna Kumar
- Sandra Schmirler (posthumous)
- Fred Wagman
1999
- Marc Baltzan
- Frederick Hill
- Gordon MacMurchy
- Frances Morrison
- Pamela Wallin
- Stephen Worobetz
- Clifford Wright
1998
1997
1996
1995
- Lloyd Barber
- Elisabeth Pasztor Brandt
- Robert Ogle
- Victor Pearsall
- Theresa Stevenson
- Edward K. (Ted) Turner
1994
- Robert R. Ferguson
- Christine Hodgson
- George Ledingham
- William Perehudoff
- William Riddell
- Carole Sanderson
- Jack Wiebe (as Lieutenant-Governor)
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
- E.M. Culliton
- Sylvia Fedoruk (as Lieutenant-Governor)
- Marguerite Gallaway
- Violet Margaret Jackson Hoag
- Harold Horner
- Alpha Lafond
- George Morris
1987
1986
1985
- Hilda Allen
- Mildred Baldwin
- Jacob A. Brown
- Tommy Douglas
- Frederick J. Gathercole
- Allen Sapp
- George C. Solomon
- Phyllis L. Steele
See also
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