The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (Ordre du Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador in French), instituted in 2001, is a civilian honor for merit in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the highest honor amongst all others conferred by the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown.
The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is intended to honor any current or former longtime resident of Newfoundland and Labrador who has demonstrated a high level of individual excellence and achievement in any field, having “demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavor benefiting in an outstanding manner Newfoundland and Labrador and its residents.“
The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Design
New Members are presented with an insignia. The badge consists of a gold medallion in the form of a stylized sarracenia purpurea (or purple pitcher plant)—the official provincial flower.
The obverse is made in marbleized green enamel with gold edging, and bearing at its center the escutcheon of the arms of Newfoundland and Labrador, all surmounted by a St. Edward’s Crown symbolizing the Canadian monarch’s role as the fount of honor.
The ribbon is patterned with vertical stripes in blue, white, and two shades of green; men wear the medallion suspended from this ribbon at the collar, while women carry theirs on a ribbon bow at the left chest.
