Nickle Resolution

The Nickle Resolution, adopted by the Canadian House of Commons on 22 May1919, marked the earliest attempt to establish an Canadian government policy forbidding the British, and, later, Canadian, Sovereign from granting knighthoods, baronetcies, and peerages to Canadians, and set the precedent for later policies prohibiting Canadians from accepting or holding titles of honour from Commonwealth or foreign countries.

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Canadian House of Commons - 22 May - 1919 - Knight - Baronet - Peerage - Canadians

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Its adoption and use as a precedent in the area of titular honours for Canadians also informs the history of the creation of the Order of Canada in 1967, which was designed to bestow no titular honours on those recipients whom the Government of Canada recommends that the Queen of Canada honour with membership in the Order.

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Order of Canada - 1967

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