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Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Order (SI/94-62)

Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2013-04-11. Previous Versions

Bars (continued)

 [Repealed, SI/2001-40, s. 5]

Wearing of the Medal and Bars

[
  • SI/94-92, s. 2
]

 The Medal shall be worn on the left breast in the sequence set out in the Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive.

  •  (1) The bars shall be worn on the ribbon.

  • (2) Where more than one bar is worn, the order of wearing, from bottom to top, shall be as follows: bar for overseas service, bar for Dieppe, bar for Hong Kong and bar for Bomber Command, with the bars being evenly spaced on the ribbon.

  • SI/94-92, s. 3
  • SI/95-84, s. 2
  • SI/2013-44, s. 2

 Where the ribbon of the Medal is worn alone and

  • (a) the wearer has been awarded the bar for overseas service, a small silver maple leaf shall be attached to the centre of the ribbon; and

  • (b) the wearer has also been awarded any of the bars for Dieppe, Hong Kong or Bomber Command, a small silver maple leaf for each of those additional bars shall be worn along with the maple leaf provided with the bar for overseas service so as to indicate the total number of bars awarded and those maple leaves shall be evenly spaced on the ribbon.

  • SI/94-92, s. 3
  • SI/95-84, s. 3
  • SI/2013-44, s. 3
 

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