It is awarded alongside induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and regarded as Canada's highest sporting honour.
[1] Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1955 as a recognition program and a historical archive of sport in Canada.
The award is a symbol of the organization's purpose to build Canada through the transformative power of sport.
Based on the 1967 Centennial design work of Stuart Ash,[4] Design Canada film maker and graphic designer Greg Durrell's Order of Sport logo represents the unifying power of sport for Canadians.
The recipients of the Order of Sport are recognized with the Order of Sport typographic scarf, a trophy, pin or pendant.