Appendix 6 – Humanitas Bar to the Special Service Medal
- The HUMANITAS bar was created on 9 March 1993 and was replaced by Operational Service Medal – HUMANITAS (OSM-HUM) effective 1 August 2009 (Annex O).
- The HUMANITAS bar recognized an aggregate of 30 days of qualifying service or more. There is no multiplying factor.
- Service with the operations listed in Figure Figure 9P6-1 were counted toward the Humanitarian Service Bar if not otherwise recognized.
(Reprint of Order in Council PC 1993-449 as amended by PC 1997-124, PC 2010-1092 and PC 2017-1741)
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, is pleased hereby to determine:
- revokes Order in Council P.C. 1997-124 of January 28, 1997 as amended by P.C. 2010-1092 of September 2, 2010;
- determines as special service, within the meaning of those Regulations, service that meets the following conditions:
- it is an aggregate of 30 days of honourable service performed outside Canada between June 11, 1984 and July 31, 2009;
- it is in support of any approved humanitarian operation, conducted in response to a disaster or human conflict, including rescue, relief and reconstruction operations; and
- the days of honourable service referred to in subparagraph (i) are not counted towards any other Canadian or foreign service medal; and
- specifies that the Bar that is awarded with the Special Service Medal, representing the special service referred to in paragraph (b), is to bear the word “HUMANITAS”.
Mission | Start date | End Date | Canadian OP Name |
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Medical teams and relief supplies for famine relief in Ethiopia | 1-Feb-85 | 28-Feb-85 | - |
Earthquake assistance in Mexico | 20-Sep-85 | 24-Sep-85 | - |
Relief supplies following a severe mudslide in Columbia | 1-Nov-85 | 30-Nov-85 | - |
Famine relief in Ethiopia | 3-Jun-88 | 7-Sep-88 | Op NILE |
Relief supplies and emergency construction in Jamaica | 13-Sep-88 | 31-Oct-88 | - |
Relief supplies in very poor flying conditions in Armenia | 11-Dec-88 | 22-Dec-88 | Op MACÉDOINE |
Relief supplies, medical assistance and construction in Montserrat and Nevis | 22-Sep-89 | 31-Oct-89 | Op HUGO |
Post-Gulf War medical and supply assistance to Kurds in Turkey and Iraq | 1-Mar-91 | 31-May-91 | Op ASSIST |
Famine relief in Ethiopia | 1-Aug-91 | 15-Dec-91 | Op PRESERVE |
Humanitarian assistance in Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-USSR) | 1-Jan-92 | 31-May-92 | Op BOREAL |
Airlift of relief supplies into Somalia by members of Airlift Control Element (ALCE) Nairobi in support of the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Somalia | 19-Aug-92 | 5-Jan-93 | Op RELIEF |
Humanitarian relief in southern Florida following a hurricane in Florida, USA | 1-Sep-92 | 30-Sep-92 | Op TEMPEST |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship PROTECTEUR - To assist in the rebuilding efforts in Florida after Hurricane Andrew. | 1-Sep-92 | 30-Sep-92 | Op TEMPEST |
Humanitarian relief following a hurricane in Bahamas | 1-Oct-92 | 31-Oct-92 | Op TEMPEST |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship PROTECTEUR - To assist in the rebuilding efforts in the Bahamas after Hurricane Andrew. | 19-Oct-92 | 26-Oct-92 | Op TEMPEST |
Humanitarian assistance in Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-USSR) | 6-Feb-93 | 6-Mar-93 | Op BOREAL |
Humanitarian assistance in Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-USSR) | 8-Oct-93 | 30-Oct-93 | Op BOREAL |
Humanitarian relief to refugees by members of 2 Field Ambulance Group in Rwanda | 1-Jul-94 | 31-Oct-94 | Op PASSAGE |
Humanitarian assistance in Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-USSR) | 30-Jul-94 | 5-Aug-94 | Op BOREAL |
Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies to refugees Zaire | 17-Nov-96 | 4-Jan-97 | Op ASSURANCE |
Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies to refugees Zaire as part of the Air Control Element (ALCE) stationed in Kenya - Nairobi | 17-Nov-96 | 4-Jan-97 | Op ASSURANCE |
CAF members stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, providing provision of humanitarian relief and supplies to refugees Zaire. | 17-Nov-96 | 4-Jan-97 | Op ASSURANCE |
Main body deployed to Uganda to provide provision of humanitarian relief and supplies to refugees Zaire | 30-Nov-96 | 31-Dec-96 | Op ASSURANCE |
Provision of search equipment and personnel in response to severe mudslides in and around Sarno, Italy | 19-May-98 | 21-Jun-98 | Op SARNO |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship ST JOHN'S - Providing humanitarian service following hurricanes in Haiti | 11-Sep-98 | 25-Sep-98 | Op HORATIO |
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) had an agreement with DND on the provision of support for its humanitarian operations. Only service while deployed on humanitarian operations under the auspices of CIDA is eligible | 15-Oct-98 | 31-Jul-09 | - |
Provision of emergency medical, engineering, transport and supply services in the wake of Hurricane Mitch in Central America | 6-Nov-98 | 23-Dec-98 | Op CHARITABLE |
Service with the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), providing earthquake relief in Turkey | 18-Aug-99 | 28-Sep-99 | Op TORRENT |
Canadian Forces support to rehabilitate the Rinas airfield, near Tirana, Albania | 1-Mar-01 | 15-Sep-01 | Op ARTISAN |
Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies, including the deployment of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) following an earthquake and Tsunami in South Asia. | 31-Dec-04 | 5-Mar-05 | Op STRUCTURE |
The Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) Canada proposed the attachment of a CF member to its organization to provide the CF with an insight into the duties and responsibilities of NGOs in foreign countries. The CF member is attached to CARE Canada for a period of six months, during which time they serve approximately three months overseas with a CARE Canada humanitarian relief mission. Only service while deployed in operations is eligible | 20-Jun-05 | 31-Jul-09 | Op CONNECTION |
Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies following Hurricane Katrina in the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Gulf of Mexico, USA | 3-Sep-05 | 14-Oct-05 | Op UNISON |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship ATHABASKAN - Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies following Hurricane Katrina. | 11-Sep-05 | 19-Sep-05 | Op UNISON |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship VILLE DE QUEBEC - Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies following Hurricane Katrina. | 11-Sep-05 | 19-Sep-05 | Op UNISON |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship TORONTO - Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies following Hurricane Katrina. | 11-Sep-05 | 19-Sep-05 | Op UNISON |
Canadian Coast Guard Ship SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER - Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies following Hurricane Katrina | 19-Sep-05 | 23-Oct-05 | Op UNISON |
Provision of humanitarian relief and supplies, including the deployment of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) following an earthquake in Pakistan | 11-Oct-05 | 10-Jan-06 | Op PLATEAU |
Facilitating the departure of Canadian citizens from Lebanon because of the deteriorating security environment in the area. Personnel that deployed to Larnaka, Cyprus and Beirut, Lebanon to participate in this operation are also eligible | 17-Jul-06 | 3-Sep-06 | Op LION |
Humanitarian service following hurricanes in Haiti | 9-Sep-08 | 28-Sep-08 | Op HORATIO |
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship ST JOHN'S - Providing humanitarian service following hurricanes. | 11-Sep-08 | 25-Sep-08 | Op HORATIO |
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