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British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship
British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship
	Ribbon of the medal
Awarded for	Exceptional efforts, making outstanding contributions to the well being of communities.
Country	Canada
Presented by	Government of British Columbia
First awarded	2015

The British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship is an honorary medal produced by the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was established by the Government of British Columbia in 2015 to recognize those who have “acted in a particularly generous, kind or selfless manner for the common good without expectation of reward".^[1]

It is broadly modelled upon the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, but without the latter’s requirement of long-term commitment or its strong emphasis upon volunteerism. An additional important distinction is that the British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship may be bestowed upon communities as well as individuals.

Each year, appropriately 15-20 honorary medals are distributed. Recipients’ names, photographs and places of residence are listed on a Provincial website, as well as synopses of their respective civic achievements.^[2]

Recipients of the medal must be Canadian citizen, and current or former long-term residents of British Columbia. Judges and elected federal, provincial or municipal representative are not eligible for nomination while such person remains in office.

The purely honorary medal is not part of the Canadian honours system, and therefore cannot be worn on the left side of the chest as are official medals that are part of the Canadian Honours system.