Summary
The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal (French: Médaille pour services distingués en milieu correctionnel) is a Canadian service medal for correctional officers and employees.
| Corrections Exemplary Service Medal | |
|---|---|
 Obverse and reverse of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal (Canada). | |
| Type | Long Service Medal |
| Awarded for | 20 years of service[1] |
| Presented by | The monarch of Canada |
| Eligibility | Canadian correctional services employees[1] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 11 June 1984[1] |
 Ribbon bar of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Police Exemplary Service Medal[2] |
| Next (lower) | Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal[2] |
It is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest of the exemplary service medals.
To qualify for this medal the recipient has to meet the following criteria:
- 20 years of full-time (but not necessarily consecutive) service in a Canadian correctional service.
- 10 years service as a peace officer in a correctional facility, as a probation officer, as a parole officer, or in another position that brought the recipient into contact with offenders on a regular basis.
- Has not received another decoration from the Crown for this service.
- Has, during the 20 years of service, conducted themselves in an exemplary manner, characterized by good conduct, industry and efficiency.[2]
Appearance edit
The Corrections Exemplary Service Medal is circular, made of silver coloured metal, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. The obverse of the medal depicts a maple leaf with a crossed torch and key superimposed upon the centre. Circumscribed around the medal are the words Exemplary Service – Services Distingués. The areas between the edge of the medal and the maple leaf are cut out. The reverse depicts the crowned cypher of the monarch. The recipient's name is engraved on the edge of the medal.[3]
The medal is suspended by a stylized inverted fleur-de-lis on a straight suspension bar. The ribbon of the medal is green, 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide, with two stripes of gold separating the ribbon into five equal vertical stripes.[3]
Each additional 10-year period of full-time service may qualify recipients for award of a bar to the medal. The bar is silver and bears a stylized maple leaf. When only wearing the ribbon bar, a small silver maple leaf is worn to represent award of the bar.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "The Governor General of Canada > Medals". Gg.ca. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "The Governor General of Canada > Additional Information". Gg.ca. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c McCreery, Christopher (2005). The Canadian honours system : desiderantes meliorem patriam. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 270–271. ISBN 9781770701922.
External links edit
- "Regulations governing the award of the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal" (PDF). Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.