Annex A – Canadian Forces Honours Policy Committee - Terms of reference

1150-110/C122 – Jun 22

1. The Committee was developed under the auspices of the Government Honours Policy Committee in order to:
   1. offer systematic guidance and regulations with respect to the creation of military honours;
   2. prevent the creation of new honours from diminishing the worth of existing Canadian honours; and
   3. ensure that no new military decoration will duplicate existing national decorations or adversely affect the eligibility of military personnel for existing national decorations.
2. The Committee will:
   1. define Canadian Forces (CF) requirements for specific honours;
   2. advise the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on all matters concerning honours policy;
   3. act as the Battle Honours Committee and Battle Nomenclature Committee to recommend to the CDS the names of battle honours, the allocation of approved battle honours and honorary distinctions, the allocation of perpetuations of combatant units that have earned a battle honour or honorary distinction in the field, and the granting of 'honour-bearing status' to CF units. When acting in this capacity, the Committee may include, in addition to the membership detailed above, any other advisor at the request of the Committee as required; and
   4. provide guidelines and direction to a working group on honours policy (if required) which will be chaired by the Directorate of Honours and Recognition (DH&R) with membership comprising representatives of Committee members.
3. Meetings will be convened on an as⁠-⁠required basis at the call of the Chair.
4. Recommendations for new policy or changes to existing policy to be approved by CDS with concurrence of the AFC.