Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award

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The Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award was a Canadian honour that recognized individuals who made significant, unpaid contributions to their communities through volunteer service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian honour
civilian award
alsoKnownAs Caring Canadian Award
awardedFor bringing positive change to communities through unpaid work
outstanding volunteer contributions at the community level
country Canada
dateDiscontinued 2015
dateEstablished 1995
eligibility individuals
volunteers
field community service
volunteerism
foundedBy Roméo LeBlanc
languageOfName English
French
monarch Elizabeth II
monarchInRightOfWhichCountry Canada
namedAfter Governor General of Canada
presentedBy Governor General of Canada
purpose to recognize significant unpaid contributions to communities through volunteer service
replacedBy Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
scope national
sector public honours system of Canada
status replaced
successor Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
typeOfAward non-military decoration

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Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers replaced Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award
Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award alsoKnownAs Caring Canadian Award
linked to: Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award