Who can nominate a fellow citizen for the Order of Canada?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence about Canadian honours. The guide writes: If you know of fellow citizens who you think are worthy of recognition, you are welcome to nominate them. Information on nominations for many of these honours can be found at www.gg.ca. The eligible nominator the test wants is therefore any Canadian citizen.

Two precise commitments. Discover Canada commits the nomination process to TWO specific facts: (1) any Canadian who knows fellow citizens worthy of recognition is welcome to nominate them; (2) information about nominations is available through the Governor General's website. So the source pinpoints both who can nominate and where to find the process. Nominating is open to all Canadians — not restricted to officials, politicians, or any specific category.

The nomination flow is open and accessible. Discover Canada commits the process to one inviting phrase: "you are welcome to nominate them." The phrase "you" addresses the reader — every Canadian — directly. So the source signals that nominating is a normal civic activity available to all Canadian citizens. The Governor General's office is the named central body for processing nominations.

The nomination process serves Canada's honours system. Discover Canada commits Canadian honours to a specific framework: "All countries have ways to recognize outstanding citizens. Official awards are called honours, consisting of orders, decorations and medals. After using British honours for many years, Canada started its own honours system with the Order of Canada in 1967, the centennial of Confederation." So the open-nomination rule applies to many of Canada's named honours — orders (like the Order of Canada), decorations, and medals. Canadians thus play a direct role in identifying who is recognised for outstanding contributions to Canadian society. The Order of Canada is the flagship honour. The Victoria Cross — Canada's highest military honour — has been awarded to 96 Canadians since 1854. The honours system reflects Canada's commitment to recognising both military and civilian excellence. So when the test asks who can nominate a fellow citizen for the Order of Canada, the source-precise answer is any Canadian citizen — meaning the nomination right is open to ordinary Canadians, not restricted to officials.

The question is testing whether new citizens know who can nominate someone for the Order of Canada. Discover Canada commits to one open category: any Canadian citizen. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a restricted category. The first choice limits nominations to MPs — but the source's named rule is open to all citizens. The second choice limits nominations to the Prime Minister — also far more restrictive than the source's open rule. The fourth choice limits nominations to the Governor General — but the Governor General's office processes nominations submitted by citizens, not just nominations made by the Governor General personally. Only "any Canadian citizen" — the source's exact open rule — matches.