Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is a civil order of merit in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The award was introduced on 24 May 2001 and is awarded civilians that are noticed by special services. The annual number of religious ceremonies is limited to eight. The Lieutenant Governor will automatically receive the award at the swearing and is at the same time during his tenure Chancellor of the Order.

Structure and appointment

With the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador are current or former long -term residents of Newfoundland and Labrador are honored who have excelled in a particular area by a high level of performance and success for the benefit of the inhabitants of the province. As for the number of members of the Order are no restrictions, however, can not be more than eight awards per year are made. The prerequisite is a Canadian citizen; excluded are persons who are currently elected or appointed member of a public body.

The nomination process, suitable persons to be searched with the begins with suggestions of the public to the Secretariat of Religious Advisory Council. The Council shall consist of the secretary of the provincial government, five members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor persons, two members of the Order and four other people. At least once a year, the Council shall meet to take the attention of the government a pre-selection and then together with this, the list continues to shrink, which is finally submitted to the Lieutenant Governor as a suggestion. Posthumous nominations are not permitted, but a deceased person may be included if their name has been previously proposed to the Advisory Board. The Lieutenant Governor, who is an ex officio member of the Advisory Board and Chancellor, announces the appointment with a known transfer, sealed with the Great Seal of the province. The new members of the Order have then the right to attach their name the abbreviation ONL.

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Insignia

After admission into the Order, members receive in a ceremony that usually takes place in St. John's in the House of Government, presented the insignia of the Order. The main emblem of the Order is a gold medallion in the shape of a stylized red hose plant, the official flower of the province. The front side is made ​​of marbled green enamel with gold edging and is in the middle of the escutcheon of the arms of Newfoundland and Labrador, surmounted by the crown as a symbol of Edwards role of the Canadian monarch as a source of honor. The band consists of vertical bars in blue, white and two shades of green. Men wear appended to the Order of the collar at the end of the tape, women wear it on a loop at the left chest. For less formal occasions, members receive a lapel pin.