Established in 1994 by the Government of Canada as the Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre (more commonly the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre , or simply the Pearson Centre ) was an independent, not-for-profit organization with its office based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its mandate was to support Canada 's contribution to international peace and security. Operations ceased and the Centre closed around 2011. The property was sold by the government of Canada to a private individual in November 2013.
15-1008: The Pearson Centre conducted education, training and research on all aspects of peace operations throughout the world, with the majority of its projects under way in Africa and Latin America. Services ranged from the training of police officers in Rwanda and Nigeria to serve as peacekeepers in Darfur; through delivery of pre-deployment training for Latin American peace keepers in Brasília; to the design and delivery of complex training exercises for use in Europe and Africa. It also raised revenue through its specialized training and management courses, which it ran for individuals, governments and organizations around
30-628: Is a graduate of Xavier Junior College and a historian. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 from Mount Allison University . He joined the Canadian Forces in 1959 and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1990. From 1980 to 1982, he was an instructor at the Royal Military College of Canada where he taught an undergraduate course in Canadian Military History. He was awarded his MSC in 1989. He
45-532: Is a training centre based in Ghana which provides training and research in peacekeeping and peaceoperations. Established in 1998, headed by Maj-Gen. Clayton Yaache , it formally began operations in 2002. KAIPTC commenced its first full annual training and education cycle in March 2004, and has since expanded its curriculum to more than twenty different courses. The Centre announces its broad objectives as: The KAIPTC
60-655: Is engaged in partnerships with several research and training facilities in the world, including Canada 's Pearson Peacekeeping Centre . In addition to support from its host country, Ghana, the KAIPTC has benefited from assistance from Canada, Denmark , the European Union , France , Germany , India , Italy , Japan , the Netherlands , Norway , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , the United Kingdom , and
75-659: The United States . This Ghana school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pearson Medal of Peace The Pearson Medal of Peace is an award given out annually by the United Nations Association in Canada to recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service". Nominations are made by any Canadian for any Canadian, excluding self-nominations. The medal
90-610: The Canadian extractive sector to implement the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and provide training strategies to ensure that their security providers adhere to these international standards. The Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre was created as an offshoot of the now-defunct Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies and became an independent organisation in its own right in 2001. Named in honour of Lester Bowles Pearson ,
105-598: The Ottawa office. The centre's Cornwallis park facilities formally closed in 2011. The name was formally changed to the "Pearson Centre" in 2012. On September 26, 2013, the Pearson Centre announced it would be winding down its operations and closing its doors. Operations ceased with the final closure of the office November 28, 2013. William Alexander Morrison, MSC , CD , (1941– ) was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia , he
120-1406: The Pearson Medal of Peace [ edit ] 1979 - Paul-Émile Léger 1980 - J. King Gordon 1981 - E. L. M. Burns 1982 - Hugh L. Keenleyside 1983 - George-Henri Lévesque 1984 - George Ignatieff 1985 - Lois Miriam Wilson 1986 - Meyer Brownstone 1987 - Nancy Meek Pocock 1988 - Edward Scott 1989 - Maurice Strong 1990 - Murray Thomson 1991 - Muriel Duckworth 1992 - Eric Hoskins 1993 - Escott Reid 1994 - Martin Connell 1995 - Gisèle Côté-Harper 1996 - Gerry Barr 1997 - Hanna Newcombe 1998 - Pat Roy Mooney 1999 - Flora MacDonald 2000 - No award made 2001 - Ursula M. Franklin 2002 - Alex Morrison 2003 - Stephen Lewis 2004 - Roméo Dallaire 2005 - 2009 - No award made 2010 - Ernie Regehr 2013 - Donald S. Ethell 2014 - Nigel Fisher 2016 - Louise Arbour 2017 - Lloyd Axworthy 2018 - Willie Littlechild 2019 - 2020 - No award made 2021 - Beverly McLachlin 2022 - John McGarry See also [ edit ] List of Canadian awards References [ edit ] ^ "Peace medal planned" , Leader-Post , August 13, 1979. ^ Campbell Clark, "Governor-General honours veteran of
135-705: The closure of CFB Cornwallis . Offices were later opened in Montréal, Ottawa and Halifax. Headquarters of the centre were moved during the Harper administration to the Ottawa office in 2008 while most of the operations remained in Cornwallis Park. The Montréal office was closed in 2008 and Halifax wound down by 2010. As financial support to the centre was progressively withdrawn by the Federal government of Stephen Harper , operations were reduced and transferred to
150-491: The former Prime Minister of Canada and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the inception of peacekeeping , the centre was established initially to train Canadian and foreign soldiers in the art of peacekeeping and conflict resolution for postings with United Nations Peacekeeping missions. Lt.-Col. Alex Morrison was the first president of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, which
165-527: The founding president of the Pearson Centre. Philip Murray was chairman and Kevin McGarr president at the time of the centre's closure in 2013. The Pearson Papers were a Canadian peacekeeping press publications compiled by the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre for over 15 years. They were: As of 2013 the papers are no longer published. Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
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#1732802208226180-740: The world. While in operation, the Pearson Centre worked with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Ghana . The Centre provided facilitation support to the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law , which is a project of the USIP . The International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres ( IAPTC ) was founded on July 2, 1995, at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre. The Pearson Centre also worked closely with
195-496: Was established in 1994 by the first Chretien government . He was followed by Sandra Dunsmore, and later Suzanne Monaghan . In 2012, the presidency of the centre was assumed by Kevin McGarr, previously head of CATSA . In 1994, Jean-Jacques Blais was appointed chair of the centre, holding that position until he retired in 2002. Chairs have included several notable Canadians. The centre was established at Cornwallis Park , in southern Nova Scotia , using facilities made available by
210-525: Was first announced in 1979 and named in honour of Lester B. Pearson , Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canada's fourteenth Prime Minister . The medal was to be selected by a jury of "eminent Canadians" and awarded by the Governor-General of Canada on United Nations Day , October 24. After the 2004 medal was awarded to Roméo Dallaire , it was not awarded again until it was revived in 2011 to honour peace activist Ernie Regehr . Recipients of
225-593: Was the 2002 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace , which is awarded for an individual's "contribution to international service." From 1983 to 1989, Morrison was the military advisor to the Canadian permanent representative to the UN . He was vice-chairman of UN Peacekeeping Committee. From 1989 to 1997, he was the executive director of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies; and in 1994, he became
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