In 1912 the Stephenson Company, situated on Saint-Maurice Street in old Montreal, began as a producer of emblematic jewelry for associations such as the Masons, the Knights of Columbus, and other organizations.

[2] In 1974, the Harts partnered with Maurice Bradden of D’Orlan Jeweler's, helping to launch its manufacturing capabilities on the European continent in the Republic of Ireland.

In 2006, Rideau acquired Recognition Management Institute (RMI) a company whose focus was helping businesses grow by building relationships with their employees and customers.

[5] Towards the end of the 1980s promotional products and fashion jewelry were increasingly being off-shored to the Far East, so the company began focusing on corporate recognition programs.

It began providing fully outsourced recognition programs to RBC, Scotiabank, BMO, Molson, Alcan, Canadian Pacific, and the Government of Canada.

[6] In 1991, Rideau Recognition became the first Canadian company to be granted its own coat of arms by The Heraldic Authority, bearing the Latin motto Opus excellentiae ("Impressions of excellence").

[9] On August 1, 2017, Rideau acquired Pressed Metal Products, a Vancouver-based company that manufactures emblematic insignia jewelry, awards and medals.

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