While the committee mostly dealt with regulations regarding British honours, it did manage to have the Canada Medal created.

Though established by Royal Warrant and added to the order of wear as early as 1947,[2] the medal was never awarded.

Despite the fact that it was never awarded, it continued to appear in the official order of wear published in the London Gazette until 2019.

The Canadian government managed the creation of this medal by passing the recommendation on to the Dominions Office, who had experience with drafting Royal Warrants.

Bennett countersigned the Royal Warrant on 15 December 1934, signifying that the King was acting on the advice of his Canadian Ministry.

[4] During the Second World War, a group of senior government civil servants was put together in the Awards Co-ordination Committee (ACC).

[5] Despite the failure of proposals for a Canadian order, the ACC managed to have the Canada Medal created.