Order of Ontario
E20038
The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest official honor, awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and service benefiting the people of Ontario.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of Ontario canonical | 45 |
| Member of the Order of Ontario | 1 |
| Order of Ontario (O.Ont.) | 1 |
| Order of Ontario (ex officio Chancellor) | 1 |
| Order of Ontario Act, 1986 | 1 |
| Ordre de l’Ontario | 1 |
| members of the Order of Ontario | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Order of Ontario Context triple: [Roberta Bondar, hasHonor, Order of Ontario]
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A.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation.
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B.
Officer of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Canada is a high-ranking grade within one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
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C.
Companion of the Order of Canada
The Companion of the Order of Canada is the highest grade of one of Canada’s premier civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the nation or humanity at large.
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D.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a highly prestigious British honor awarded to individuals of exceptional distinction in the arts, sciences, literature, and public service.
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E.
Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Order of Ontario Target entity description: The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest official honor, awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and service benefiting the people of Ontario.
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A.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation.
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B.
Officer of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Canada is a high-ranking grade within one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
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C.
Companion of the Order of Canada
The Companion of the Order of Canada is the highest grade of one of Canada’s premier civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the nation or humanity at large.
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D.
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a highly prestigious British honor awarded to individuals of exceptional distinction in the arts, sciences, literature, and public service.
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E.
Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian honour
ⓘ
provincial order ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat ⓘ |
| advisoryCouncilChairedBy | Chief Justice of Ontario or designate ⓘ |
| allowsPosthumousAwards | true ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding achievement
ⓘ
service benefiting the people of Ontario ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | people of Ontario ⓘ |
| category | Orders, decorations, and medals of Ontario ⓘ |
| chancellor | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ⓘ |
| conferredBy | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1986 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Canadian citizens
ⓘ
persons who are or were long‑term residents of Ontario ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Government of Ontario
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor in Council of Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
|
| exclusions |
sitting elected federal officials
ⓘ
sitting elected municipal officials ⓘ sitting elected provincial officials ⓘ |
| foundingLegislation |
Order of Ontario Act, 1986
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Ontario
|
| FrenchName |
Ordre de l’Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Ontario
|
| gradeStructure | single grade ⓘ |
| hasGrade | Member ⓘ |
| higherThan | none within Ontario honours system ⓘ |
| insigniaType | badge suspended from a ribbon ⓘ |
| investitureLocation |
Ontario Legislature
ⓘ
linked to:
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Queen’s Park, Toronto ⓘ
linked to:
Queen’s Park
|
| isHighestHonorOf | Ontario ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Province of Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Ontario
|
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| lowerThan | all other provincial honours of Ontario ⓘ |
| maximumAppointmentsPerYear | 25 ⓘ |
| motto | Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Loyal she began, loyal she remains ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | O.Ont ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize individuals with outstanding achievement and service benefiting the people of Ontario ⓘ |
| regionServed | Ontario ⓘ |
| relatedNationalHonour | Order of Canada ⓘ |
| ribbonColours | green and white ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism | colours of the flag of Ontario ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
public nomination
ⓘ
recommendation by an independent advisory council ⓘ |
| subdivision | Ontario ⓘ |
| symbolOnInsignia |
Coat of arms of Ontario
ⓘ
Trillium ⓘ |
| typeOfAward |
order of merit
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Merit
|
| yearOfFirstInvestiture | 1987 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of Ontario Description of subject: The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest official honor, awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and service benefiting the people of Ontario.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Order of Ontario
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linked to: Order of Ontario
linked to: Order of Ontario