Edited sentence: Approximately 50 individuals are admitted to the order each year.As consent from the provincial governments was unanimous in its approval, the society was set up and officially implemented when, on 3 October 2000, Queen Elizabeth II signed her letters patent constituting the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.Either civilians or the advisory committee of the local branch of the Association of Police Chiefs of Canada will forward names to the national advisory committee, which then makes its recommendation to the Governor General.The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in 1996 approached the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall to propose an order of merit for Canada's police forces, possibly modelled on the Order of Military Merit.The first induction ceremony for the order then took place on 17 May 2002.This prompted the Solicitor General of Canada at the time, Herb Gray, to contact his provincial counterparts, inquiring of their reactions to the idea.To qualify for induction into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, individuals must be, at the time of appointment, an active member of any of Canada's police services, including criminal investigators, patrol officers, administrators, trainers, and researchers