Order of Quebec
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Ordre national du Québec National Order of Quebec |
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Awarded by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec |
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| Type | National order |
| Motto | Honneur au peuple du Québec (English: Homage to the People of Quebec) |
| Eligibility | Residents of Quebec nominated by the Council and non-Quebecers nominated by the Premier of Quebec |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grades | Grand Officer (grand officier) (GOQ) Officer (officier) (OQ) Knight (chevalier) (CQ) |
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| Next (higher) | Venerable Order of Saint John |
| Next (lower) | Saskatchewan Order of Merit |
 Ribbon of the National Order of Quebec |
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The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted Royal Assent to the Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec (National Order of Quebec Act), the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field, being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec.
Though the National Order of Quebec was established with the granting of Royal Assent by Quebec's lieutenant governor and the Canadian sovereign is the fount of honour, the viceroy does not, as in other provinces, form an explicit part of the organization. Instead, the monarch's representative is related to the order only by virtue of his or her place in council, collectively termed the government of Quebec, to which the constitution of the Order of Quebec makes specific reference.
The order contains three grades, each with accordant post-nominal letters and place in the Canadian order of precedence for honours, decorations, and medals. They are, in hierarchical order:
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