Annex B – Decorations Investitures at Rideau Hall or La Citadelle, Québec City
Recipients of military valour, bravery and meritorious service decorations (MSDs) will be invited to attend an investiture either at Rideau Hall, Ottawa or at La Citadelle, Québec City.
They will be contacted by the Events Section, Rideau Hall who will make accommodation and travel arrangements and reimburse travel expenses for the recipient and primary guest. The period for which the member is reimbursed in Ottawa or Québec City shall not exceed 48 hours unless pre-approved by the Events Section, Rideau Hall and DH&R.
When first contacted, recipients of decorations posted or residing (for allied recipients) outside Canada will be asked to select one of the following options for the presentation of their decoration:
wait to return to Canada (upon next posting or in conjunction with other duty-related travel);
have the decoration presented overseas by a Canadian representative (such as the High Commissioner or Ambassador); or
travel to Rideau Hall and pay the foreign travel portion of the trip at their own expense.
Since there is no authority to reimburse the travel expenses for decorations recipients from outside Canada, those recipients selecting option 3 will not be able to claim any additional expenses for their travel from outside Canada either from DH&R or their own units.
CF leadership representation at these events will be limited to the CDS, the CAFCWO and only the L1 Commander who has nominated the recipient. Additional invitations are at the discretion of Rideau Hall based on space constraints and cannot be expected as a rule.
The order of dress for decorations investitures is Ceremonial 1A (tunic - decorations), Refer to: Dress Manual A-DH-265-000/AG-001.
