Companion of the Order of Canada
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Companion of the Order of Canada canonical | 66 |
| Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.) | 2 |
| Companion of the Order of Canada (later resigned) | 1 |
| Companions of the Order of Canada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66135 — 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: Companion of the Order of Canada Context triple: [William Stephenson, awardReceived, Companion of the Order of Canada]
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A.
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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B.
Royal Society of Canada Fellowship
The Royal Society of Canada Fellowship is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievement by leading Canadian researchers and intellectuals.
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C.
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
The Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France is a high-ranking French cultural honor bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the promotion of these fields.
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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.
Companion of Honour
The Companion of Honour is a prestigious British order of merit awarded to individuals for outstanding achievements in fields such as politics, the arts, science, or public service.
- 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: Companion of the Order of Canada Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Royal Society of Canada Fellowship
The Royal Society of Canada Fellowship is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievement by leading Canadian researchers and intellectuals.
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C.
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
The Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France is a high-ranking French cultural honor bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the promotion of these fields.
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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.
Companion of Honour
The Companion of Honour is a prestigious British order of merit awarded to individuals for outstanding achievements in fields such as politics, the arts, science, or public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian honour
ⓘ
grade of order ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown in right of Canada
|
| awardedBy | representative of the Canadian monarch ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| belongsToHonoursSystem | Canadian honours system ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| eligibility |
individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement
ⓘ
individuals who have rendered service of the highest degree to Canada or humanity ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
service to Canada
ⓘ
service to humanity ⓘ |
| gradeWithinOrder | highest grade of the Order of Canada ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| honourCategory | civil decoration ⓘ |
| honourType | national order ⓘ |
| orderMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of Canada ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | C.C. ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize merit of the highest degree
ⓘ
to recognize outstanding achievement ⓘ to recognize service to humanity at large ⓘ to recognize service to the nation ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relativeRank |
higher than Member of the Order of Canada
ⓘ
higher than Officer of the Order of Canada ⓘ |
| scopeOfRecognition |
international
ⓘ
national ⓘ |
| status | currently constituted ⓘ |
| symbolizes | highest level of merit in the Order of Canada ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Companion of the Order of Canada Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Lester
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Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
linked to: Companion of the Order of Canada
linked to: Companion of the Order of Canada