Editing Jeanne Sauvé (section)

===Legacy===
During her time as governor general, Sauvé established in commemoration of her state visit to Brazil the Governor General Jeanne Sauvé Fellowship, awarded each year to a Brazilian graduate student in Canadian studies. She also created two awards for students entering the field of special education and subsequently created the Sauvé Foundation in 2003 "to develop the leadership potential of promising youth from around the world", which was dedicated to the cause of youth excellence in Canada and is today headed by Jean-François. The Sauvé Scholars Program has brought groups of up to fourteen young people with demonstrated leadership potential each year to Montreal, where they attend classes at McGill University, work on individual projects and "enlarge their understanding of the world". The Sauvé Scholars, who have come from 44 countries around the world, enjoy a unique residential program at Maison Jeanne Sauvé, which constitutes a key part of their experience.

For sporting endeavours, Sauvé formed the [[Jeanne Sauvé Trophy]], for the world cup championship in women's [[field hockey]], and the [[Jeanne Sauvé Fair Play Award]], to recognise national amateur athletes who best demonstrate fair play and non-violence in sport. Further, Sauvé encouraged a safer society in Canada by establishing the [[Governor General's Awards#Other|Governor General's Award for Safety in the Workplace]].

In 1983, then President of the national organization for the sport of [[ringette]] in Canada, [[Ringette Canada]], Betty Shields, had the trophy for the [[Canadian Ringette Championships]] named in her honour. The trophy was initiated in December 1984 and was first presented at the 1985 Canadian Ringette Championships in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec. While Sauvé was alive the trophy was called the Jeanne Sauvé Cup. Post-humously it was renamed the [[Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup]], which remains the trophy's namesake today.

Though there was some criticism in the final evaluations of her performance as governor general, mostly for a perceived aloofness and sense of self-importance—which [[Rideau Hall#Postwar_and_closed_gates|her closing of the Rideau Hall estate to the public]] came to symbolise<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/closing-off-rideau-hall| title=CBC Digital Archives > Politics > Federal Politics > Jeanne Sauvé, a Woman of Firsts > Closing off Rideau Hall| date=January 24, 2006| publisher=CBC| access-date=June 15, 2015}}</ref>—Sauvé was also described as having been elegant, charming, and a person who could mingle well with common Canadians—especially children—while also maintaining a sense of the dignity of state.<ref name=CBCMem /> She was said to have enjoyed both entertaining and ceremony, two necessary parts of the role of the Queen's representative. However, she was pointed out unfavourably by [[Monarchism in Canada|Canadian monarchists]] for her republican attitudes,<ref name=MC>{{cite journal|last=Toffoli |first=Gary |title=The Hnatyshyn Years |journal=Monarchy Canada |issue=Spring 1995 |publisher=Fealty Enterprises |location=Toronto |url=http://www.monarchist.ca/mc/hnatysh.htm |access-date=March 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012021157/http://www.monarchist.ca/mc/hnatysh.htm |archive-date=October 12, 2006 }}</ref> as illustrated in her stated opinion that the monarchy should be abolished.{{#tag:ref|Sauvé said: "''Mais absolument, on devrait abolir la monarchie au Canada!''": "But absolutely, the Monarchy must be abolished in Canada!"<ref name=MC/>|group=n|name=MC}}