The Cross of Valour (official post-nominal letters "CV") is the highest Canadiancivilianaward for bravery. Currently, there are 19 recipients of the Cross of Valour. Recipients are recognized by the post-nominal CV.
Source:
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (http://www.gg.ca/honours/brav-val_e.asp)
Victoria Cross, awarded for the most conspicuous bravery, a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty, in the presence of the enemy
Medal of Military Valour, awarded for an act of valour or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy
Cross of Valour, awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril
The last two Crosses were posthumous awards for the attack on Goose Green by the Paras in the Falkland's conflict.
...The Cross was issued named, and in the case of those awarded during the Second World War, name, rank, serial number and unit are engraved in plain capitals on the reverse of the bar, while the date of the award is engraved in three lines on the central medallion.
The Cross can be conferred upon officers, non-commissioned officers and men of all three armed forces as well as members of the merchant marine and auxiliary forces under military command.
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