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Insignia of the Order of Canada are often donated or loaned to museums to be included in their displays about important Canadians. Below is a list of known locations where these medals are displayed.

Alberta

Calgary

Museum Person Rank Notes
Glenbow Museum Eric Harvie Member, Officer

Manitoba

Winnipeg

Museum Person Rank Notes
Canadian Museum for Human Rights John Peters Humphrey Officer Museum is currently under construction. Medal image currently forms part of the Museum's digital collection [1]

Ontario

Kitchener Ontario

Museum Person Rank Notes

Waterloo Regional Museum Henrietta McGarry Commander Medal donated to Hall of Fame Collection for periodic display

London Ontario

Museum Person Rank Notes
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Milton Fowler Gregg Officer Medal is a replacement. Original was stolen along with Gregg's Victoria Cross
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Thomas Eric D'Oyly Snow Member Displayed mounted with snows OBE
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Charles Foulkes Companion

Ottawa, Ontario

Museum Person Rank Notes
Laurier House Lester B. Pearson Companion Displayed with Pearson's Order of Merit
Rideau Hall Oscar Peterson Companion As of 2011 Peterson's CC is kept in a display case in the ball room and displayed to visitors to the house.

St. Mary's Ontario

Museum Person Rank Notes
St. Mary's Museum Dr. Shirley Thomson Officer, Companion Donated following her death in August 2010 [2]

Toronto Ontario

Museum Person Rank Notes
Hockey Hall of Fame Wayne Gretzky Officer

Trenton Ontario

Leonard Birchall [3]

Quebec

Laval

Museum Person Rank Notes
Musee Armand Frappier Armand Frappier Companion [4]

Gatineau

Museum Person Rank Notes
Canadian Museum of Civilization Lotta Hitschmanova Companion Contained in the "Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall" permanent exhibit

Quebec City

Museum Person Rank Notes
Royal 22e Régiment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec) Jean Victor Allard Companion Displayed alongside Allard's other medals
Royal 22e Régiment Museum (Citadelle of Quebec) Pauline Vanier Companion
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