National Order of Quebec Ordre national du Québec | |
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Awarded by the lieutenant governor of Quebec-in-Council![]() | |
Type | Order of merit (provincial) |
Established | 20 June 1984 |
Motto | Honneur au peuple du Québec (French for 'Homage to the people of Quebec') |
Eligibility | Residents of Quebec nominated by the Council and non-Quebecers nominated by the Premier of Quebec |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Gilles Lamontagne |
Grades | Grand Officer (grand officier/grande officière) (GOQ) Officer (officier/officière) (OQ) Knight (chevalier/chevalière) (CQ) |
Website | Official website |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Venerable Order of Saint John |
Next (lower) | Saskatchewan Order of Merit |
![]() Ribbon bar of a Grand Officer ![]() Ribbon bar of an Officer ![]() Ribbon bar of a Knight |
The National Order of Quebec (French: l'Ordre national du Québec), also known as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec (National Order of Quebec Act),[1][2] the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,[2] being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec.[3] In 1986, the order was expanded to include honorary membership for people outside Quebec.[4]
It is the highest award Québec bestows.
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