Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Canada - Peerages

Peerages

A number of distinctly Canadian titles have been granted by the sovereign. These include (with existent ones in italics):

• Baron de Longueuil, named for Longueuil, Quebec. Created in 1700, the present holder is Michael Grant, the 12th Baron de Longueuil.
• Baron Mount Stephen (of Mount Stephen in the Province of British Columbia and Dominion of Canada, and of Dufftown in the County of Banff), named for Mount Stephen, British Columbia. Created in 1891, the title is extinct, the last and only holder being George Stephen.
• Baron Macdonald of Earnscliffe (in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada), named for Earnscliffe in Ottawa, Ontario. Created in 1891, the title is extinct, the last and only holder being Agnes Macdonald.
• Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (of Mount Royal in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada and of Glencoe in the County of Argyll), named for Strathcona County, Alberta and Mount Royal, Quebec. Created in 1900, the present holder is Euan Howard, the fourth Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.
• Baron Shaughnessy (of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada and of Ashford in the County of Limerick), named for Shaughnessy, British Columbia. Created in 1916, the present holder is Charles Shaughnessy, the fifth Baron Shaughnessy.
• Baron Beaverbrook (of Beaverbrook in the Province of New Brunswick in the Dominion of Canada and of Cherkley in the County of Surrey), named for Beaverbrook, New Brunswick. Created in 1917, the present holder is Maxwell Aitken, the third Baron Beaverbrook.
• Baron Atholstan (of Huntingdon in the Province of Quebec in the Dominion of Canada and of the City of Edinburgh), named for Huntingdon, Quebec. Created in 1917, the title is extinct, the last and only holder being Hugh Graham.
• Viscount Bennett (of Mickleham in the County of Surrey and of Calgary and Hopewell in the Dominion of Canada), named for Mickleham, Surrey; Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick; and Calgary, Alberta. Created in 1941, the title is extinct, the last and only holder being Richard Bedford Bennett.

Members of the Canadian Royal Family, other than the sovereign, also hold peerages, though these were granted by letters patent issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and are used in Canada as courtesy titles. Further, Sylvana Tomaselli, a Canadian citizen, has been known as Countess of St. Andrews since her marriage to George Windsor, who uses the courtesy title Earl of St. Andrews, a subsidiary title of his father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V. Upon the death of the Duke of Kent, is it expected that George will succeed to the title and Sylvana will become Duchess of Kent, Countess of St. Andrews, and Baroness Downpatrick, though her eldest son, Edward, also a citizen of Canada and the present Lord Downpatrick, and his wife, if any, will then use the titles Earl and Countess of St. Andrews as a courtesy title and their eldest son, if any, would be known as Lord Downpatrick. Also, Karen Gordon, a Canadian citizen, became Countess Spencer upon her marriage in 2011 to the Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales.

There are also 120 Baronets of Nova Scotia. Created 1625-1706, these baronets technically represent the baronets (Bt./Btss.) of Canada.