Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence

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The Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) is a high-level Canadian decoration awarded to civilians for exceptional deeds or activities that bring considerable benefit or honour to Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian decoration ⓘ
civilian award ⓘ
administeredBy Chancellery of Honours ⓘ
awardedFor activities that bring considerable benefit or honour to Canada ⓘ
exceptional deeds ⓘ
awardingAuthority Canadian monarch ⓘ
awardingBody Government of Canada ⓘ
belongsToOrderOfPrecedence Canadian order of precedence for orders, decorations and medals ⓘ
benefitTo Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
divisionOf Meritorious Service Cross ⓘ
eligibility civilians ⓘ
establishedBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
establishedOn 1984-06-11 ⓘ
firstAwardedIn 1985 ⓘ
governingInstrument Letters Patent ⓘ
linked to: Letters patent
hasCivilDivision true ⓘ
hasMilitaryDivision true ⓘ
hasPostNominals MSC ⓘ
higherInCanadianOrderOfPrecedenceThan Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) ⓘ
honours exceptional civilian service ⓘ
isPartOfSeries Meritorious Service Decorations ⓘ
languageOfInscription English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction Ottawa ⓘ
lowerInCanadianOrderOfPrecedenceThan Order of Military Merit (Member) ⓘ
material silver ⓘ
mayBeAwardedPosthumously true ⓘ
monarchAtInstitution Elizabeth II ⓘ
orderOfPrecedenceCategory decorations ⓘ
partOf Canadian Honours System ⓘ
postNominalLetters MSC ⓘ
presentedBy Governor General of Canada ⓘ
recommendationProcess nomination ⓘ
ribbonColour blue ⓘ
ribbonFeature white stripes ⓘ
scopeOfRecognition national ⓘ
shape cross pattée ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes outstanding civilian merit ⓘ
type meritorious service decoration ⓘ
wearsOn left breast ⓘ

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Medal of Bravery → belowInOrderOfPrecedence → Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence ⓘ