Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)
| Meritorious Service Medal | |
|---|---|
Obverse of the medal | |
| Type | State decoration |
| Awarded for | An action performed in an outstanding manner that brings great benefit or honour to the Canadian Forces or to Canada. |
| Presented by | The monarch of Canada |
| Post-nominals | MSM |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 6 June 1991 |
| Total | 647 |
| Ribbon bars of the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM with Bar on right); military division at top, civil division at bottom | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Medal of Bravery |
| Next (lower) | Royal Victorian Medal |
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The Meritorious Service Medal (French: Médaille du service méritoire) is a decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, one of the two Meritorious Service Decorations gifted by the Canadian monarch, through the Governor-in-Council. Created in 1991, the medal is intended to recognize individuals—both Canadian and foreign—who have carried out meritorious acts bringing benefit and honour in either of two categories: military and civilian. Award of the medal grants recipients the ability to use the post-nominal letters MSM.