Criteria
The decoration is awarded to officers and non-commissioned members of the Regular Force, The Reserve Force subcomponents; The Primary Reserve, the Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (COATS), and the Canadian Rangers and honorary appointments in the Canadian Forces. Time on the Supplementary Reserve List does not apply.
Service in the regular and reserve or auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth of Nations will be counted towards the decoration if the final five years have been with the Canadian Forces and no other long service, good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service.
The medal may be awarded to persons in possession of any long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration or medal clasps, provided that the individual has completed the full qualifying periods of service for each award and that no service qualifying towards one award is permitted to count towards any other.
The service need not be continuous.
This award supersedes all other long service, good conduct or efficiency awards for members joining the Canadian Forces after 1 September 1939.
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