“Notice is hereby given that the appointment of Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada was terminated by Ordinance signed by the Governor General on January 3, 2025,” a Feb. 8 notice in the Canada Gazette, the federal government’s official publication, stated.

Buffy Sainte-Marie has had her Order of Canada honor terminated after an investigation found she is not Indigenous as she has long claimed.

Leaders at the Juno Awards say they've yet to decide the fate of Buffy Sainte-Marie's many honours with the music organization, days after it was confirmed she was stripped of her Order of Canada.