2016 Canadian honours


The following are the appointments to various Canadian Honours of 2016. Usually, they are announced as part of the New Year and Canada Day celebrations and are published within the Canada Gazette during year. This follows the custom set out within the United Kingdom which publishes its appoints of various British Honours for New Year's and for monarch's official birthday. However, instead of the midyear appointments announced on Victoria Day, the official birthday of the Canadian Monarch, this custom has been transferred with the celebration of Canadian Confederation and the creation of the Order of Canada.
However, as the Canada Gazette publishes appointment to various orders, decorations and medal, either Canadian or from Commonwealth and foreign states, this article will reference all Canadians so honoured during the 2016 calendar year.
Provincial Honours are not listed within the Canada Gazette, however they are listed within the various publications of each provincial government. Provincial honours are listed within the page.

The Order of Canada

Termination of an appointment of the Order of Canada

  • Ranjit Kumar Chandra

    Companions of the Order of Canada

  • Brenda Andrews, C.C.
  • The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, P.C., C.C., O.M. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Atom Egoyan, C.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Angela Hewitt, C.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Margaret MacMillan, C.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Arthur B. McDonald, C.C., O.Ont. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Barbara Sherwood Lollar, C.C.

    Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Marcel Boyer, O.C.
  • Julie Dickson, O.C.
  • Nassif Ghoussoub, O.C.
  • Magella Gros-Louis, O.C., O.Q.
  • Dany Laferrière, O.C., O.Q.
  • Guy Latraverse, O.C., C.Q.
  • Brian M. Levitt, O.C.
  • Richard H. McLaren, O.C.
  • Daniel Poliquin, O.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • The Honourable Richard Scott, O.C., O.M.
  • Frances Alice Shepherd, O.C.
  • Jennifer Anne Stoddart, O.C.
  • Donald John Taylor, O.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Mary Anne White, O.C.
  • Kenneth Armson, O.C.
  • Ellen Bialystok, O.C.
  • Yvon Charest, O.C.
  • Gregory Charles, O.C.
  • John Richard English, O.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Eduardo L. Franco, O.C.
  • Jacques Godbout, O.C., C.Q.
  • Serge Godin, O.C., O.Q. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Robert Arthur Gordon, O.C., O.Ont.
  • Philippe Gros, O.C.
  • Piers Handling, O.C., O.Ont.
  • Roberta Jamieson, O.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Nathalie Lambert, O.C.
  • Andres Lozano, O.C.
  • John McCall MacBain, O.C.
  • John McGarry, O.C.
  • Rene Theophile Nuytten, O.C., O.B.C.
  • The Honourable Dennis R. O'Connor, O.C.
  • Sophie May Pierre, O.C., O.B.C.
  • Thomas Quinn, O.C.
  • Noralou Roos, O.C. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Abraham Anghik Ruben, O.C.
  • Tsun-Kong Sham, O.C.
  • Dorothy Shaw, O.C.
  • Anthony von Mandl, O.C., O.B.C.
  • The Honourable Warren Winkler, O.C., O.Ont.
  • Ronald J. Wonnacott, O.C.

    Members of the Order of Canada

  • George Baird, C.M.
  • Bernard Bélanger, C.M.
  • David Bissett, C.M., A.O.E.
  • Denise Bombardier, C.M., C.Q.
  • Joseph Boyden, C.M.
  • Laura Brandon, C.M.
  • Sophie Brochu, C.M.
  • Phyllis Bruce, C.M.
  • Rudy Buttignol, C.M.
  • Barbara Byers, C.M.
  • The Honourable Catherine Callbeck, C.M.
  • Robert Campbell, C.M.
  • Susan M. W. Cartwright, C.M.
  • Antoni Cimolino, C.M.
  • Jack L. Cockwell, C.M.
  • Patricia Cranton, C.M.
  • The Honourable Joseph Z. Daigle, C.M.
  • Wade Davis, C.M.
  • Rollande Desbois, C.M.
  • Diane Dufresne, C.M., C.Q.
  • Ivan Kenneth Eyre, C.M., O.M.
  • Meric Gertler, C.M.
  • Ted Grant, C.M.
  • Barbara Hall, C.M.
  • Odetta Heyn, C.M.
  • Jean-Marc Lalonde, C.M.
  • Pierre H. Lessard, C.M.
  • Peter S. Li, C.M.
  • Rohinton Mistry, C.M.
  • John Mulvihill, C.M.
  • Marie-José Nadeau, C.M.
  • Audrey O'Brien, C.M.
  • Sandra Paikowsky, C.M.
  • Erna Paris, C.M.
  • Helen Fogwill Porter, C.M.
  • Placide Poulin, C.M.
  • Louise Richer, C.M.
  • Kent Roach, C.M.
  • Cathy Roozen, C.M., A.O.E.
  • Morris Rosenberg, C.M.
  • Fiona Amaryllis Sampson, C.M.
  • P. Kim Sturgess, C.M.
  • Noreen Taylor, C.M.
  • Faye Thomson, C.M.
  • Peter Valentine, C.M.
  • Helen Vari, C.M.
  • Douglas Ward, C.M.
  • Richard Weber, C.M.
  • Frederic Wien, C.M.
  • Joseph Georges Arsenault, C.M., O.P.E.I.
  • Salah John Bachir, C.M.
  • Isabel Bassett, C.M., O.Ont.
  • Gerald Batist, C.M.
  • Geoffrey Battersby, C.M.
  • Françoise Baylis, C.M.
  • Gregory S. Belton, C.M., C.V.O.
  • Johanne Berry, C.M.
  • Timothy Borlase, C.M., O.N.L.
  • Richard Frederick Bradshaw, C.M.
  • Peter Bregg, C.M.
  • Donald C. Brinton, C.M.
  • Michael Budman, C.M.
  • Cassie Campbell, C.M.
  • Mariette Carrier-Fraser, C.M.
  • Sharon Carstairs, P.C., C.M.
  • Neena L. Chappell, C.M.
  • Zita Cobb, C.M.
  • Mary Cornish, C.M.
  • L. Mark Cullen, C.M.
  • Madeleine Delaney-LeBlanc, C.M.
  • Patricia Demers, C.M.
  • Serge Denoncourt, C.M.
  • Charlotte Diamond, C.M.
  • Rupert James Duchesne, C.M.
  • Michael Eskin, C.M.
  • Carole Anne Estabrooks, C.M.
  • Yvon Ethier, C.M.
  • Gerald Richard Fagan, C.M., O.Ont.
  • Linda Marie Fedigan, C.M.
  • Marie Esther Fortier, C.M.
  • Stephen Gaetz, C.M.
  • Ned Goodman, C.M.
  • Don Green, C.M.
  • Paul John Perry Guloien, C.M.
  • Barbara Hannigan, C.M.
  • Gregory Hanson, C.M.
  • Susan Johnson, C.M.
  • Diane Juster, C.M.
  • Eli Kassner, C.M.
  • Elaine Keillor, C.M.
  • Hassan Khosrowshahi, C.M., O.B.C.
  • Michael Charles Klein, C.M.
  • Laurier Lacroix, C.M.
  • Mark Levine, C.M.
  • Shar Levine, C.M.
  • Sidney B. Linden, C.M., O.Ont.
  • Gail Dexter Lord, C.M.
  • Steve Lurie, C.M.
  • Bruce MacKinnon, C.M., O.N.S.
  • Harriet MacMillan, C.M.
  • Joe Mancini, C.M.
  • Stephanie Mancini, C.M.
  • Roger L. Martin, C.M.
  • Don McKellar, C.M.
  • Linda E. McKnight, C.M.
  • Emily Molnar, C.M.
  • Terrence Montague, C.M., C.D.
  • Richard Ian Guy Morrison, C.M.
  • The Honourable Graydon Nicholas, C.M., O.N.B
  • Niels Ole Nielsen, C.M.
  • Shane O'Dea, C.M., O.N.L.
  • Robert Pace, C.M.
  • Eric Peterson, C.M.
  • Michel Picher, C.M.
  • Deborah Poff, C.M.
  • Andrew M. Pringle, C.M.
  • Daniel Reiss, C.M.
  • Howard Warren Rundle, C.M.
  • Robert J. Sawyer, C.M.
  • Kathryn Shields, C.M., O.B.C.
  • Ilkay Silk, C.M.
  • Jean Swanson, C.M.
  • Kathleen Patricia Taylor, C.M.
  • Richard Tremblay, C.M., C.Q.
  • Louis Vachon, C.M.
  • The Honourable Geraldine Van Bibber, C.M.
  • David Vaver, C.M.
  • James W. St. G. Walker, C.M.
  • Michael A. Walker, C.M.
  • Howard Wetston, C.M.
  • Catharine Whiteside, C.M.
  • Marie Wilson, C.M.
  • James G. Wright, C.M.
  • Glenda Yeates, C.M.

    Order of Military Merit

Commanders of the Order of Military Merit

  • Lieutenant-General Michael John Hood, C.M.M., C.D.
  • Major-General Christian Juneau, C.M.M., M.S.M, C.D. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Rear-Admiral John Frederick Newton, C.M.M., M.S.M, C.D. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Rear-Admiral William Truelove, C.M.M., C.D. - This is a promotion within the Order
  • Lieutenant-General Christine Theresa Whitecross, C.M.M., M.S.M, C.D. - This is a promotion within the Order

    Officers of the Order of Military Merit

  • Lieutenant-Colonel Roy Armstrong, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Timothy James Bishop, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Marie Annabelle Jennie Carignan, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Peter Samson Dawe, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Brigadier-General Luis Alberto Botelho de Sousa, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel George Heber Gillam, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Carla Harding, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Captain Joseph Jeannot Hervé Jean, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Major Joseph Fernand Phillippe Leclerc, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Major John Allison Lewis, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Colonel David William Lowthian, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Derek Alan Macaulay, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Scott Andrew Mcleod, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Captain Marta Beattie Mulkins, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Brigadier-General Joseph Paul Alain Pelletier, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Brigadier-General Neville Edward Russell, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Érick David Simoneau, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Michel-Henri St-Louis, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Colonel Robert Daren Keith Walker, O.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.
  • Lieutenant-Commander John Aubrey Williston, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Captain Jeffery Blair Zwick, O.M.M., C.D.

    Members of the Order of Military Merit

  • Chief Petty Officer 1st Class David Ronald Arsenault, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Sergeant Stephen Claude Joseph Bates, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Robert Joseph Beaudry, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Timothee David Bérubé, M.M.M., M.M.V., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Morgan Frans Biderman, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Mario Paul Bizier, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Colin Philip Bond, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Jacques Boucher, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Joseph Serge François Brunet, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Todd Barry Buchanan, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Willard John Buchanan, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Major Lucie Marie Françoise Burelle, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Norman William Cawthra, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Marc André Corriveau, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Edward Joseph John Curtis, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Scott Alexander Daigle, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Mary Elizabeth Demetruk, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Captain Joseph Robert Alain Deslauriers, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Stephen Gerald Deveau, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Winston Wade Dominie, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Dianne Margaret Doyle, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Andrew Jack Durnford, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Dana Robert Eagles, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Joseph Gaetan Philippe Dessureault jr., M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Michael Patrick Forest, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Michael Fuentespina, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Ranger Donald Gourlay, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class John Vincent Cotter Gouthro, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Tracy Leigh Shyan Graham, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Captain Kevin Wayne Gregory, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Renee Hansen, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Harold Haughn, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Jonathan Douglas Hawtin, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Darren John Hessell, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Garth Edward Hoegi, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Captain Carl Homer, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Kimberlee Jones, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Cory Grant Kavanagh, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Réal Luc Lacombe, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Robert Bernard Lafontaine, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer William Edward Lang, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Gary Steven Leblanc, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Major Line Michele Lebœuf, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Germain Daniel Legault, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Patrick André Lemieux, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Grant Clarence Lewis, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Petty Officer 1st Class Marie Stephanie Dawn Mackay, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Karen Margaret MacLean, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Nadia MacQueen, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Joseph James William Lorne McAdam, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class David Kenneth McAlpine, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Mark Douglas Mclennan, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Patrick William Moran, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Lieutenant Karen Deborah Mullen, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Major David Arthur Muralt, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Thomas Kincaid Neill, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Robert Harold John Peldjak, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Gerald Donald Pelletier, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Alessandro Pacifico Pellizzari, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Major Jaime Phillips, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Didier Jean-Paul Louis Pignatel, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Sergeant Jeremy Pinchin, M.M.M., S.M.V., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Claude Pierre Provost, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Wallace Rideout, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Major Mark William Rosin, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Stuart John Dalton Russelle, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Harold Saunders, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Ranger Martin Scott, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Keith Alan Sexstone, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Ranger Stanley Robert Stephens, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Captain Thomas Henry Sutton, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Robert Peter Michael Talach, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Major Douglas Michael Thorlakson, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Todd Tucker, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Warrant Officer Kirby Graham Vincent, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class Jody Patrick Waterfield, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Captain Patrick Joseph White, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Warrant Officer Michael James Whitman, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Master Warrant Officer Grace Lydia Wille, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class David Wilson, M.M.M., C.D.