Helpfully enough, the Governor General’s website allows you to search Order of Canada appointments by name, province, citation and field—especially handy for those interested in easily finding honourees who offend them morally, ethically or personally . (I, for one, have never been fond of scientists from Newfoundland.)
Helpfully enough, the Governor General’s website allows you to search Order of Canada appointments by name, province, citation and field—especially handy for those interested in easily finding honourees who offend them morally, ethically or personally . (I, for one, have never been fond of scientists from Newfoundland.)
Anyway. For those so interested, here’s how the appointments breakdown by location and occupation.
Voluntary Service 771
Health Care 496
Business 493
Education 405
Music 320
Public Service 314
Science 301
Social Services 244
Communications 215
Law 201
Visual Arts 189
Sports 183
Stage 180
Writing 167
Politics 152
Philanthropy 139
Engineering 104
Religion 84
Social Sciences 77
Protective Service 52
Labour 39
Architecture 36
Aviation 32
Other 103
Ontario 1963
Quebec 1285
British Columbia 616
Alberta 384
Manitoba 223
Nova Scotia 222
Saskatchewan 186
New Brunswick 168
Newfoundland 125
PEI 63
Yukon 28
Nunavut 24
NWT 21
International 171