| Efficiency Decoration | |
|---|---|
_Canada.jpg) Obverse and reverse with the cypher ofKing George VI (first version) | |
| Type | Long service decoration |
| Awarded for | Twenty years service until 1949 Twelve years service from 1949 |
| Presented by |  Canada |
| Eligibility | Officers of theNon-Permanent Active Militia,RCAF Auxiliary and Reserve |
| Post-nominals | ED |
| Clasps | Awarded for 6 years additional service |
| Status | Superseded by theCanadian Forces' Decoration |
| Established | 23 September 1931 |
| Total | 3,700 |
_ribbon.jpg) Ribbon of the decoration | |
| Precedence | |
| Equivalent | Canadian Forces' Decoration |
TheCanadian Efficiency Decoration (ED) was a Canadianmilitary award given to officers of theNon-Permanent Active Militia,RCAF Auxiliary and Reserve who completed twenty years of meritoriousmilitary service. SimilarEfficiency Decorations were also awarded by otherCommonwealth countries. A bar was issued for an additional 20 years of meritorious service. Approximately 3,700 medals were issued.[1]
Time spent in war service counted double towards the 20 year requirement and time spent in theranks counted as half. The award was superseded by theAir Efficiency Award for members of the RCAF Auxiliary and Reserve in 1942. Eligible members who entered the Canadian Forces before 1 September 1939 continued to be eligible for award of the Canadian Efficiency Decoration and bars to the decoration.[2] Members who had joined after that time were eligible for theCanadian Forces' Decoration, which superseded the Canadian Efficiency Decoration, on its establishment in 1949.[3]
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