Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Governor Stephen S. Poloz today announced that the Bank of Canada is launching public consultations to select an iconic Canadian to appear on the next $5 bank note. Canadians can submit nominations by using the Bank of Canada’s submission form by March 11, 2020. This call for nominations is similar to the Bank’s 2016 campaign that resulted in the selection of Viola Desmond, a defender of human rights and social justice, as the portrait subject of the vertical $10 bank note. The redesigned $10 bill won the Bank Note of the Year Award from the International Bank Note Society.
Nominees must meet all the following criteria:
They are a Canadian by birth or naturalization who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, achievement or distinction in any field, benefiting the people of Canada or in the service of Canada.They have been deceased for at least 25 years (before March 11, 1995).They are not a fictional character.
So that means no to Gord Downie or Don Cherry for this time around.
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