Order of British Columbia

Order of British Columbia
Order of British Columbia ;
	The full-size insignia of the Order of British Columbia, with miniature medal and lapel pin
Awarded by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia;
Type	Provincial order
Established	21 April 1989
Eligibility	All living persons except politicians while in office
Awarded for	Service with the greatest distinction in any field benefiting the people of British Columbia or elsewhere
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	David Lam
Chancellor	Janet Austin
Grades	Member
Post-nominals	OBC
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Ontario
Next (lower)	Alberta Order of Excellence
	; Ribbon of the Order of British Columbia; ;

The Order of British Columbia (French: Ordre de la Colombie-Britannique) is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Instituted in 1989 by Lieutenant Governor David Lam, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Bill Vander Zalm,^[1] the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former British Columbia residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,^[1]^[2]^[3] being thus described as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the British Columbia Crown.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Bingham, Russell. "Culture > Awards > Order of British Columbia". In Marsh, James H. (ed.). The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ Elizabeth II (1989). "Provincial Symbols and Honours Act". In Protocol and Events Branch, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat (ed.). Provincial Symbols. Victoria: Queen's Printer for British Columbia. 17.1. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b Protocol and Events Branch, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat. "Order of British Columbia". Queen's Printer for British Columbia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.