Saskatchewan Order of Merit

The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civil order of merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The award was introduced in 1985 and is awarded civilians that are noticed by special services. Each year, no more than ten people are awarded with this Order. The Lieutenant Governor gets it automatically at the swearing and is at the same time during his tenure Chancellor of the Order.

Structure and appointment

With the Saskatchewan Order of Merit are current or former residents of Saskatchewan are excellent, have excelled in a particular area by a high level of performance and success, and have promoted the social, cultural and economic well-being of the province and its inhabitants. The prerequisite is a Canadian citizen; per year may be awarded no more than ten people.

The nomination process, suitable persons to be searched with the starts in the spring with a call to the religious advisory board to the public. Among the proposals received, it is then make recommendations to the Vice- Governor. Posthumous nominations will be accepted within one year after the date of death. Since 2001 medal of honor for people to be awarded, the people of Saskatchewan are or were not; first Honorary Member was Charles, Prince of Wales. The Lieutenant Governor, who is an ex officio member and Chancellor of the Order of the Council and the former remains even after his resignation, 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 names the initials SOM. In addition, a portrait is made, which is exhibited in the Athabasca Gallery of the parliament building.

→ List of winners of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Insignia

After admission into the Order, the members receive in a ceremony at Government House in Regina or at any other venue in Saskatoon the regalia of the Order presented. A stylized rendition of a Lilium philadelphicum, the official flower of the province - According to the law, which stipulates the design of the medals and insignia of the Order of the band and their supporting manner, the main emblem of the Order is a silver medallion in the shape of a six pointed star. The screen is coated with white enamel and carries the coat of arms coat of arms of Saskatchewan, within a circular band with the inscription Multis E Gentibus Vires ( "strength of many nations ", motto of the province ) and surmounted by the Edwards crown as a symbol of the role of the Canadian monarch as a source of honor. The band consists of vertical stripes in green, gold and green, representing the colors of the provincial coat of arms. 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.