Order of Military Merit (Canada)

Order of Military Merit
Order of Military Merit ;
	Commander's badge and neck ribbon
Awarded by the monarch of Canada;
Type	National order
Established	1 July 1972
Motto	Latin: Officium ante commodum "Service before self"
Eligibility	Standing membership in the Canadian Forces
Criteria	Conspicuous merit and exceptional service
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	Elizabeth II
Sovereign	Charles III
Chancellor	Governor general of Canada
Principal Commander	Chief of the Defence Staff
Grades	Commander (CMM); Officer (OMM); Member (MMM);
Statistics
Total inductees	5,285
Precedence
Next (higher)	Dependent on grade
Next (lower)	Dependent on grade
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The Order of Military Merit (French: Ordre du mérite militaire) is a military honour for merit that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest order administered by the governor in Council^{[n 1]} on behalf of the Canadian monarch.^[4]

Created in 1972 to replace a grouping within the Order of Canada, the order was established to recognize members of the Canadian Forces—either regular or reserve personnel—who have demonstrated dedication and devotion beyond the call of duty, achieving conspicuous merit and exceptional military service.^[1]^[2] The three tiers of the order are Commander, Officer, and Member; deserving non-Canadians may also receive honorary appointments to the order.

^ ^a ^b Office of the Governor General of Canada, Honours > National Orders > Order of Military Merit, Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 3 August 2009, retrieved 4 August 2009
^ ^a ^b Veterans Affairs Canada, Canada Remembers > Records & Collections > Canadian Orders, Medals and Decorations > Canadian Military Medals and Decorations > Modern Honours of Canada > Member of the Order of Military Merit (MMM), Queen's Printer for Canada, retrieved 4 August 2009
^ Cite error: The named reference OMRS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Department of National Defence (26 March 2009), "18", Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces (PDF), vol. 1, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, p. 1, 18.01, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011, retrieved 24 July 2009

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[GG-1] Office of the Governor General of Canada, Honours > National Orders > Order of Military Merit, Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 3 August 2009, retrieved 4 August 2009

[Veteran-2] Veterans Affairs Canada, Canada Remembers > Records & Collections > Canadian Orders, Medals and Decorations > Canadian Military Medals and Decorations > Modern Honours of Canada > Member of the Order of Military Merit (MMM), Queen's Printer for Canada, retrieved 4 August 2009

[OMRS-3] Cite error: The named reference OMRS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Department of National Defence (26 March 2009), "18", Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces (PDF), vol. 1, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, p. 1, 18.01, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011, retrieved 24 July 2009

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Order of Military Merit
Commander's badge and neck ribbon
Awarded by the monarch of Canada
Type	National order
Established	1 July 1972^[1]^[2]
Motto	Latin: Officium ante commodum "Service before self"
Eligibility	Standing membership in the Canadian Forces
Criteria	Conspicuous merit and exceptional service
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	Elizabeth II
Sovereign	Charles III
Chancellor	Governor general of Canada
Principal Commander	Chief of the Defence Staff
Grades	Commander (CMM) Officer (OMM) Member (MMM)
Statistics
Total inductees	5,285^[3]
Precedence
Next (higher)	Dependent on grade
Next (lower)	Dependent on grade