9 October 2012
Calgary, Alberta
This new commemorative medal was created to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. The Diamond Jubilee Medal, which was personally approved by Her Majesty, was unveiled on February 6, 2011, by Governor General David Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty’s dedicated service to our country. At the same time, it serves to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. The medal program is part of the Diamond Jubilee Year celebrations, organized by the Government of Canada.
Commemorative medals, such as the Diamond Jubilee Medal, are established from time to time within the Canadian Honours System to mark special anniversaries or occasions. Since 1967, several Canadian commemorative medals have been created, including two other Jubilee medals marking key anniversaries in Her Majesty’s reign as Queen of Canada (the Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002). Other commemorative medals include the Canadian Centennial Medal (1967) and the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992).
On October 9, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper participated in a ceremony in Calgary, Alberta, to present Diamond Jubilee Medals to the following Canadians who have made significant contributions to their communities and country, or whose achievements abroad have brought credit to Canada:
- Genevive Agnew
- Susan Ashton
- Stephen Bach
- Joginder Singh Bains
- Alex Jacob Baum
- Richard Barrie Benedictson
- Mary Margaret Bergeron
- Morgan Bird
- Fariborz Birjandian
- Samuel Blakely
- Brent Boutwell
- Fred Bradley
- Richard G. Buchanan
- Barbara Burggraf
- Anne Burke
- Steve Butt
- Leah Callahan
- Wendy Cavanagh
- Roger Chaffin
- Elaine Chan
- Shan Chandrasekher
- Omkar Nath Channan
- Marjorie Cheng
- Gerald Chipeur
- Hyun-Ju (Joe) Cho
- Neelam Chopra
- James Clachrie
- Barry Clark
- Robert Clark
- Roslin Coljee
- Edmee Lam Comstock
- Earle Connor
- Andrew Constantinidis
- William Cormack
- Anne Coul
- James Cox
- Chandra Crawford
- Lindsay Dann
- Janice Dawson
- Bill Dejong
- Marc Deschenes
- Gordon Dirks
- Heather Dofoo
- Elvin Dorscher
- Denise Dubyk
- Richard P. Dur
- Clyde Henry Elford
- Shane Esau
- Yusuf Esmail
- Dawn Farrell
- LeRoy Fjordbotten
- RoseMarie Foley
- Devaughn Fraser
- Timothy Giese
- Rajinder Singh Gill
- Krishan Goll
- Inaki Gomez
- Elizabeth (Betty) Goodsell
- Vance Peter John Gough
- Robert Stuart Harvey Greene
- Rofina Groebmair
- Nagah Hage
- Lorne Hanson
- Mary Hassanali
- Kuldip Hayer
- Robert Head
- Dale Henwood
- Mark Hopkins
- John Tzueng Huang
- Dave Hubert
- Ted Hughes
- Azhar Hunjra
- Carol Huynh
- Devin Jay Iversen
- Susan James
- Harold Jamieson
- Roy Jardine
- Judy Johnson
- Madeline Johnson
- Alfred Jones
- Raksh Joshi
- Khalil Karbani
- Sat Paul Kaushal
- Maggie Kayes
- Sheldon Kennedy
- Alan Kenyon
- Alma Kersch
- Idrees Khan
- Alam Khandaker
- Werner Kohl
- David Kotowski
- Sebastian Kunka
- Steven Ladd
- Marty Lange
- Travis Lanoway
- Ken Lee
- Marilyn Laureen Lind
- Don Lindwall
- Griffin Lloyd
- Zachary Madell
- Sultan Mahmood
- Rupinder Mangat
- Bill McAlpine
- Brayden McDougall
- Bob McInnis
- Jamie McIntosh
- Michael McKillop
- Stephen McPhee
- Alister McQueen
- Lori McRitchie
- Jaye Milley
- Kenneth Dean Mitchell
- Dan Morrison
- Gerald Edmund Morrison
- Ted Morton
- Jean Mullen
- Lawrence Muraski
- Sean Naylen
- Ken Nettleton
- Kendra Ohama
- Ken Olson
- Ryan Palmer
- Charles B. Pamenter
- Martin Joseph Parnell
- Debi Perry
- Helen Perry
- Russell Piché
- George Roger Pilkington
- Marg Pollon
- Charlotte Marion Powlesland
- Bruce Pultz
- Lisa Rahimi
- Harjit Rai
- Harpinder Rai
- Marie Rajic
- Muhammad Rasheed
- Paul Rhodes
- Michael Ricketts
- May Riva
- Matthew Ronald
- Prabudas Ruparell
- Susan Sarrasin
- Ozzie Sawicki
- Lynn Scheuerman
- Brenda Schnell
- Henry Schorr
- Rehan Shahid
- Mike Shaikh
- Davinder Sharma
- Pandit Roopnauth Sharma
- Pawan Sharma
- Yogesh Sharma
- Harjyote Shergill
- Jasvir Sidhu
- Romi Sidhu
- Danny Snow
- Robert Sommerville
- Weldon Stacey
- Andrew Stagg
- Heather Steacy
- James Steacy
- Greg Steiner
- Carrie Stock
- Murray Stooke
- John Stutz
- Monique Sullivan
- Karam-Ali Talakshi
- Kathy Tam
- Jack Tennant
- Amber Thomas
- Rita Thompson
- Rufo-Tigs Tidalgo
- Do Truong
- Elvie Valeroso
- Randy Hendrik William Van Dorsten
- Dharam Pal Verma
- Sultankhanu Gulamali Walji
- Robert Edwin Walker
- Lynne Walker
- Richard S. Westbury
- Leanne Wlock
- Joseph Zamuda
A total of 60,000 Diamond Jubilee Medals will be given to Canadians throughout 2012 and up to February 28, 2013, the date on which the program closes. Medals will be presented to recipients by partners to the medal program (partners include the Governor General, the Prime Minister, the Canadian Ministry, Members of Parliament, Senators, Lieutenant Governors/Territorial Commissioners, Premiers and non-governmental organizations).
The nomination process for the Diamond Jubilee Medal was launched in fall 2011. To ensure that a wide range of endeavour is recognized, partners to the medal program have been invited to nominate candidates from their communities or organizations for this national honour.
Members of the general public are welcome to contact partners of the medal program to suggest names of candidates as well. Recommendations can also be made for individuals affiliated with non governmental organizations participating in this program. The deadline for partners to present nominations is December 31, 2012.
To be eligible for this medal, a person must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. They must have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community within Canada, or an achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
The medal program is administered by The Chancellery of Honours, which is part of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.
The medal, which is composed of nickel silver and features a proof finish was designed and produced by the Royal Canadian Mint and developed by the Canadian Heraldic Authority at the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall.
The obverse depicts a crowned image of the The Queen, in whose name the medal is bestowed. The reverse marks the 60th (diamond) anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne. The Diamond Jubilee is depicted by the large central diamond, by the background diamond pattern, and by the dates 1952 and 2012. The imagery includes the Royal Cypher (the Royal Crown and the letters EIIR for Elizabeth II Regina), Canadian maple leaves, and the motto VIVAT REGINA (“Long live The Queen!”).
The ribbon reflects a new arrangement of the blue, red and white colours of the 1953 Coronation Medal, the 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal, and the 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal.
Further information on the recipients and the Diamond Jubilee Medal is available on the website of the Governor General of Canada: www.gg.ca.
