Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6: GOVERNMENT HOUSE
February 8, 2025
TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE ORDER OF CANADA
Notice is hereby given that the appointment of Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada was terminated by Ordinance signed by the Governor General on January 3, 2025.
Ottawa, February 8, 2025
Ken MacKillop
Secretary General of the Order of Canada
THE ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE FORCES
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., on behalf of His Majesty the King of Canada, in accordance with the Constitution of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, has appointed the following:
Officers of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces
- Director Pierre Brochet, O.O.M.footnote 1
- John William Burchill, O.O.M. footnote 1
- Deputy Chief Paul Cook, O.O.M. footnote 1
- Frederick Gaudreau, O.O.M.footnote 1
- Andrea Lamothe, O.O.M.
- Chief Constable Delbir (Del) Singh Manak, O.O.M.footnote 1
- Assistant Commissioner William Yun-Ming Ng, O.O.M, M.S.M.
- Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson, O.O.M.footnote 1
- Deputy Commissioner Curtis Michael Zablocki, O.O.M.footnote 1
- Chief Kahnawá:ke Peacekeeper Dwayne Zacharie, O.O.M. footnote 1
Members of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces
- Deputy Chief Alvaro Almeida, M.O.M.
- Chief Craig Ambrose, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Ryan C. Ayliffe, M.O.M.
- Inspector Marcel Beaudin, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Susan Biggs, M.O.M.
- Inspector David Bishop, M.O.M.
- Detective Constable Janelle R. Blackadar, M.O.M.
- Constable Apryl Bonia, M.O.M.
- Paul Boudreau, M.O.M.
- Constable John Cerasuolo, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Andrew Chan, M.O.M.
- Staff Sergeant Jason Chan, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Don Chapman, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Jefferey (Jeff) Chartier, M.O.M.
- Chief Superintendent Dave Chauhan, M.O.M.
- Deputy Chief Sara Cunningham, M.O.M.
- Director Fady Dagher, M.O.M.
- Deputy Chief Mark Dapat, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Stephen R. Dunn, M.O.M.
- Brent Dyer, M.O.M.
- Chief Superintendent Dana Earley, M.O.M.
- Patrol Sergeant Jason Brent English, M.M.M., M.O.M., C.D.
- Chief Scott W. Feener, M.O.M.
- Deputy Chief Patricia Ferguson, M.O.M.
- Staff Sergeant Robert Glenn-Arthur Fox, M.M.M., M.O.M., C.D.
- Inspector Veronica S. E. Fox, M.O.M.
- Detective Inspector Joseph Lee Fulford, M.O.M.
- Inspector Thomas Hickey, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Lenny Hollingsworth, M.O.M.
- Deputy Chief Paul James Hyland, M.O.M.
- Inspector Feras Ismail, M.O.M.
- Staff Sergeant Frank Jang, M.O.M.
- Barbara Joan Jensen, M.O.M.
- Detective Inspector Robert Johnston, M.O.M.
- Constable Eric Alexander Jordan, M.O.M.
- Constable Matt Jotham, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Robert Keay, M.O.M.
- Dr. Gregory P. Kratzig, M.O.M.
- Inspector James D. Lamothe, M.O.M., C.D.
- Acting Staff Sergeant Walter John Lushman, M.O.M., C.D.
- Superintendent Kevin Maher, M.O.M.
- Inspector Murray Michael Marcichiw, M.O.M.
- Inspector Julie Marcotte, M.O.M.
- Director Paul McDougall, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Mark Alan McKinnell, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Wendy Mehat, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Peter G. Merrifield, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Imran Jamil Mirza, M.O.M.
- Inspector Dawn Morris-Little, M.O.M.
- Inspector Kimberly Mueller, M.O.M.
- Chief Superintendent Teddy William Munro, M.O.M.
- Inspector Andrea Ninacs, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Kimberley O’Toole, M.O.M.
- Staff Superintendent Martin Ottaway, M.O.M.
- Deputy Director Manon Ouellet, M.O.M.
- Inspector Debbie Palmer, M.O.M.
- Kellie Paquette, M.O.M.
- Chief Superintendent Aaron Paradis, M.O.M.
- Assistant Commissioner Michele D. Paradis, M.O.M.
- Inspector Nicholas Paulet, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Jeffrey Leonard Pelley, M.O.M.
- Inspector Roshan J. Pinto, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Michael Ross Pollard, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Darren R. Pringle, M.O.M., C.D.
- Superintendent Asif Rashid, M.O.M.
- Inspector Michael Rowe, M.O.M.
- Assistant Commissioner Sorab D. Rupa, M.O.M.
- Nina Sahasrabuddhe, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Jeffrey Sandy, M.O.M.
- Sergeant Steven Schmelzle, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Darren Schneider, M.O.M.
- Sheila Serfas, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Domenic Sinopoli, M.O.M.
- Inspector Perry Smith, M.O.M.
- Corporal Jennifer Sue Sparkes, M.O.M.
- Staff Sergeant Michael A. Spencer, M.O.M.
- Chief Inspector Jean-Michel Sylvestre, M.O.M.
- Director Thierry Vallières, M.O.M.
- Inspector Adrienne Vickery, M.O.M.
- Superintendent Steven Mark Watts, M.O.M.
- Acting Staff Sergeant Darrin Wayne Young, M.O.M.
- Chief Superintendent James Robert Zettler, M.O.M.
Witness the Seal of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces this twenty-fourth day of June of the year two thousand and twenty-four.
Ken MacKillop
Secretary General of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces

MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS
On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General of Canada, on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Staff, has awarded Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) as follows:
Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)
- Commander Andrew Douglas Graham, M.S.C., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Michael Mackey, M.S.C., C.D.
- Commodore Bradley Alan Peats, M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
Second Award of the Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)
Brigadier-General Liam Wade Rutland, O.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)
- Sergeant Michael Steven Baronaitis, M.S.M., C.D.
- Colonel Kevin John Brown, M.S.M., C.D.
- Major Roch Ronald Leo Carrier, M.S.M., C.D.
- Lieutenant(N) Ian Matthew Clarke, M.S.M., C.D.
- Sergeant Marie-Michèle Martine Dallaire, M.S.M., C.D.
- Colonel Robin Fraser Holman, M.S.M., C.D.
- Colonel Benjamin James Lane Irvine, M.S.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Eric James Johnston, M.S.M., C.D.
- Major Tyler Jay Kennedy, M.S.M., C.D.
- Master Sailor Corbin Lewis McLachlan, M.S.M.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Andrew Moores, M.S.M., C.D.
- Major Keven Gervais Morin, M.S.M., C.D.
- Major Jennifer Ann Rice, M.S.M., C.D.
- Colonel David Donald Saunders, M.S.M., C.D.
- Major Craig David Skelsey, M.S.M.
- Colonel Chantal Jocelyne Tetreault, M.S.M., C.D.
Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours
MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS
On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General of Canada, on the recommendation of the Civil Advisory Committee, has awarded Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) as follows:
Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division)
- Norman Angus Armour, M.S.C. (deceased)
- Donald M. Cooper, M.S.C.
- Katrina Maureen Dunn, M.S.C.
- Lisa Jane Grogan-Green, M.S.C.
- Alan Norris, M.S.C.
- Melissa Sariffodeen, M.S.C.
- Ian Douglas Shugart, P.C., M.S.C. (deceased)
- Marilyn Ann Weiss Sinclair, M.S.C.
- Carol Ann Todd, M.S.C.
Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division)
- Sulemaan Ahmed, M.S.M.
- Daniel A. Bellemare, M.S.M., K.C.
- Steffanie Bjorgan, M.S.M.
- Christopher Ronald Bullock, M.S.M.
- Stephanie Bumba, M.S.M.
- Khadija Cajee, M.S.M.
- David Allen Cameron, M.S.M.
- Michael Edward Claener, M.S.M.
- M. Lee Cohen, O.N.S., M.S.M., K.C.
- Elizabeth Jane Crocker, M.S.M.
- Warren Gordon Garrett, M.S.M.
- Sandra Gauthier, M.S.M.
- Richard Ballon Goldbloom, O.C., O.N.S., M.S.M. (deceased)
- Gayle Dorothy Grass, M.S.M.
- Sergeant (retired) Charles Gutta, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Nicole Lamb Ives, M.S.M.
- Paul Karl Kavanagh, M.S.M.
- Yves Landry, M.S.M.
- Karyn Lynn Lazareck, M.S.M.
- Nancy Iona McMillan, M.S.M.
- Andrew Mizzoni, M.S.M.
- Joy Anne Neufeld, M.S.M.
- Gurdeep Singh Pandher, M.S.M.
- Maxence Parrot, M.S.M.
- Liberato Prioriello, M.S.M.
- Paige Pearl-Anne Procter, M.S.M.
- Christophe Raisonnier, M.S.M.
- Alexandra Scheibler, M.S.M.
- Robert Sears, M.S.M.
- William H. W. Staubi, M.S.M.
- Scott Alphonse Stirrett, M.S.M.
- Gerhard Willem Stroink, M.S.M.
- Sylvain Vinet, M.S.M.
- John William Wood, M.S.M.
- Nathalie Worthington, M.S.M.
Honours awarded by instrument dated June 27, 2024.
Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours
CANADIAN BRAVERY DECORATIONS
On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General of Canada on the recommendation of the Canadian Decorations Advisory Committee (Bravery), has awarded Bravery Decorations as follows:
Star of Courage
- Paul Derkach, S.C.
- Leosette Hansen, S.C.
- Matthew Zdybal, S.C. (posthumous)
- Antony Birane Thiam, S.C.
Medal of Bravery
- Adam Atalla, M.B.
- Sergeant Ayrton Balfour, M.B.
- Adrian Bartolome, M.B.
- David Bond, M.B.
- Constable Olivier Boulanger-Pouchet, M.B.
- Wennali Canoy, M.B.
- Sergeant Johnathan Charles Peter Carson, M.B.
- Sergeant Maxime Charron, M.B.
- Shenika Chornoby, M.B.
- David Coffey, M.B.
- Jimmy Côté, M.B.
- Hugo Francescutti, M.B.
- David Gauthier-Garand, M.B.
- Nadine Giasson, M.B.
- Blake Gooch, M.B.
- Arrold Guay, M.B.
- Kenneth Hahlweg, M.B.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Hawkins, M.B., C.D.
- Sergeant Thierry Hinse-Fillion, M.B.
- James Honeyman, M.B.
- Adam Janzen, M.B.
- Linda Kendig, M.B.
- Ranger Robert Kopak, M.B., C.D.
- Ranger Laurent Kringayark, M.B., C.D.
- Sergeant Oscar Kringayark, M.B., C.D.
- Constable Marianne Lachapelle, M.B.
- Constable Pierre-Luc Laliberté, M.B.
- Constable Jean-Fabien Larouche, M.B.
- Sergeant Mackenzie John Lee, M.B.
- Warrant Officer Eric Levesque, M.B., C.D.
- Yesenia Erika Masias Castro, M.B.
- Constable (Retired) Piero Matta, M.B.
- Shane Mattenley, M.B.
- Mark McCulloch, M.B.
- Second Lieutenant Alexander McGuckin, M.B.
- Bertha Nakoolak, M.B.
- James Edward O’Neil, M.B.
- Constable Brendon Pacey, M.B.
- David Parmenter, M.B.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Frederick Pickett, M.B., C.D.
- Brendan Prough, M.B.
- Sergeant Terry Pynn, M.B., C.D.
- Corporal Daniel Romain, M.B.
- Laura Lynne Ronson, M.B.
- Katelynn Saengdala, M.B.
- Scott Samms, M.B.
- Ranger Danny Sanertanut, M.B.
- Cory Schaeffer, M.B.
- Constable Matthew Tavano, M.B.
- Lavinia Taylor, M.B.
- Mario Thifault, M.B.
- Kyleen Weldon, M.B.
- James Whiting, M.B.
Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours
THE CANADIAN HERALDIC AUTHORITY — COMMISSIONS OF OFFICE
The Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, is pleased to announce the following Commissions of Office:
- Miramichi Herald
Fabienne Fusade (July 30, 2021) - Saguenay Herald
Alix Chartrand (September 8, 2021) - Herald Chancellor
Kenneth John MacKillop (November 27, 2023)
Marc Thériault
Deputy Herald Chancellor