Wilfrid Laurier - Recognition

Recognition

Laurier had titular honours including:

  • the prenomial "The Honourable" and the postnomial "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on 8 October 1877.
  • His prenomial was upgraded to "The Right Honourable" when he was made a member of the Imperial Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
  • the prenomial "Sir" and postnomial "GCMG" as a knight grand cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day is observed each year on 20 November, his birth date
  • Laurier is depicted on several banknotes issued by the Bank of Canada:
The $1,000 note in the 1935 Series and 1937 Series
The $5 note in the Scenes of Canada series, 1972 and 1979, Birds of Canada series, 1986, Journey series, 2002 and is scheduled to appear in the Frontier series, 2013
  • Laurier has appeared on at least three postage stamps, issued in 1927 (two) and 1973

Many sites and landmarks were named to honor Wilfrid Laurier. They include:

See also: Laurier (disambiguation)
  • Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier in British Columbia's Premier Range
  • Laurier Avenue, located in Milton, Ontario
  • Avenue Laurier, located in Shawinigan, Quebec
  • Avenue Laurier, located in Montreal, Quebec
  • Boulevard Laurier, located in Quebec City, Quebec
  • Laurier Avenue, located in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Laurier Avenue, located in Deep River, Ontario
  • Laurier Drive, located in Saskatoon, SK
  • Rue Laurier, located in Casselman, Ontario
  • The Laurier Heights neighbourhood, including Laurier Drive and Laurier Heights School, in Edmonton, Alberta
  • Laurier Drive, located in Saskatoon's Confederation Park neighborhood, where the majority of the streets are named after former Canadian prime ministers
  • The provincial electoral district of Laurier-Dorion (an honor shared with Canadian politician Antoine-Aimé Dorion)
  • The federal electoral district of Laurier—Sainte-Marie
  • On 1 November 1973, Waterloo Lutheran University, one of Ontario's publicly funded universities, located in Waterloo, Ontario, was renamed Wilfrid Laurier University; the university has since added a campus in Brantford, Ontario
  • A Montreal Metro station, Laurier (Montreal Metro)
  • CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier
  • Chateau Laurier, a downtown Ottawa hotel of high reputation and a national historic site
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School in Markham, Ontario
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, an English school board located in Quebec; the school board serves the Laval, Laurentides, Lanaudière regions in Quebec
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ontario
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in Ottawa, Ontario
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario
  • Laurier is also the personal hero of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien who saw in Laurier's abilities at conciliation and at winning majority governments an ideal model to follow.
  • Laurier was ranked #3 of the Prime Ministers of Canada (out of the 20 through Jean Chrétien) in the survey by Canadian historians included in Prime Ministers: Ranking Canada's Leaders by J.L. Granatstein and Norman Hillmer.

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