List of Companions of the Order of Canada
Companions of the Order of Canada, the highest level of the Order of Canada, have demonstrated the highest degree of merit to Canada and humanity, on the national or international scene.

List of Companions of the Order of Canada

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Table Section Text: Companions of the Order of Canada, the highest level of the Order of Canada, have demonstrated the highest degree of merit to Canada and humanity, on the national or international scene.

Name	Birth year	Death year	Appointment date	Investiture date	Comments

Geoffrey Hinton	1947	December 27, 2018	Companion of the Order of Canada

Linda Hasenfratz	1966	December 27, 2018	Member of the Order of Canada

Frank Hasenfratz	1935	November 20, 2014	February 12, 2016	Member of the Order of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)

Aga Khan IV	1936	October 29, 2004	June 6, 2005	Honorary appointment

John Black Aird	1923	1995	October 21, 1992	April 21, 1993	Member of the Order of Ontario

Pierrette Alarie	1921	2011	November 15, 1995	October 8, 1996

Lincoln Alexander	1922	2012	April 30, 1992	October 21, 1992	Member of the Order of Ontario

Jean Victor Allard	1913	1996	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Doris Anderson	1921	2007	May 1, 2002	February 21, 2003

Brenda Andrews	1957	December 30, 2015	September 23, 2016

Louis Applebaum	1918	2000	November 15, 1995	February 15, 1996

Louise Arbour	1947	October 25, 2007	October 10, 2008	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Denys Arcand	1941	October 29, 2004	June 10, 2005	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Edgar Archibald	1885	1968	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Eric Arthur	1898	1982	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

Kenojuak Ashevak	1927	2013	June 21, 1982	October 20, 1982	Member of the Order of Nunavut

Margaret Atwood	1939	June 22, 1981	November 6, 1988

Lloyd Axworthy	1939	December 30, 2015	February 17, 2017

Edwin Baker	1893	1968	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Charles Band	1885	1969	May 26, 1969	October 28, 1969

Marius Barbeau	1883	1969	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Lloyd Barber	1932	2011	April 22, 1993	October 27, 1993	Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Henry J. M. Barnett	1922	2016	May 8, 2003	December 12, 2003

John Bassett	1915	1998	April 30, 1992	April 21, 1993	Member of the Order of Ontario

Michel Bastarache	1947	May 25, 2009	April 7, 2010

Thomas J. Bata	1914	2008	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Laurent Beaudoin	1938	November 17, 1988	April 12, 1989	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean Beetz	1927	1991	April 20, 1989	October 18, 1989

Michel Bélanger	1929	1997	October 27, 1993	April 13, 1994

Jean Béliveau	1931	2014	May 6, 1998	October 22, 1998	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Robert Edward Bell	1918	1992	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Agnes Benidickson	1920	2007	October 23, 1997	February 4, 1998	Member of the Order of Ontario

Avie Bennett	1928	2017	October 30, 2003	May 14, 2004	Member of the Order of Ontario

Mario Bernardi	1930	2013	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972

Pierre Berton	1920	2004	June 23, 1986	November 12, 1986	Member of the Order of Ontario

Claude Bertrand	1917	2014	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971

Charles Herbert Best	1899	1978	December 22, 1967	November 12, 1968	Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Ian Binnie	1939	May 24, 2012	November 23, 2012

Florence Bird	1908	1998	December 22, 1967	November 12, 1968

Claude Bissell	1916	2000	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

S. Robert Blair	1929	2009	June 24, 1985	October 30, 1985

Marie-Claire Blais	1939	June 23, 1972	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Roger Blais	1926	2009	May 1, 2002	February 21, 2003	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean Sutherland Boggs	1922	2014	April 30, 1992	October 21, 1992

Roberta Bondar	1945	June 29, 2018	Member of the Order of Ontario

Gerald Bouey	1920	2004	June 29, 1987	October 28, 1987

Boutros Boutros-Ghali	1922	2016	May 8, 2003	May 7, 2004	Honorary appointment

William Boyd	1885	1979	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

Willard Boyle	1924	2011	May 6, 2010	November 17, 2010

John Ross Bradfield	1899	1983	June 19, 1973	August 2, 1973

François-Philippe Brais	1894	1972	June 26, 1970	November 20, 1970

Yvette Brind'Amour	1918	1992	June 21, 1982	October 20, 1982	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Ed Broadbent	1936	October 18, 2001	August 31, 2002

Bertram Brockhouse	1918	2003	May 4, 1995	February 15, 1996

Charles Bronfman	1931	April 30, 1992	October 21, 1992

Samuel Bronfman	1891	1971	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Robert Bryce	1910	1997	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

E. L. M. Burns	1897	1985	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Marcel Cadieux	1915	1981	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

Morley Callaghan	1903	1990	December 20, 1982	April 20, 1983

June Callwood	1924	2007	November 15, 2000	May 31, 2001	Member of the Order of Ontario

Kim Campbell	1947	April 10, 2008	September 3, 2010	19th Prime Minister of Canada

Thane Campbell	1895	1978	June 19, 1973	August 2, 1973	19th Premier of Prince Edward Island

Gerald Emmett Carter	1912	2003	December 20, 1982	April 20, 1983

John Robert Cartwright	1895	1979	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970	12th Chief Justice of Canada

Thérèse Casgrain	1896	1981	December 18, 1974	April 16, 1975	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Claude Castonguay	1929	December 18, 1974	April 16, 1975	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Clifford Chadderton	1919	2013	October 21, 1998	February 3, 1999	Member of the Order of Ontario

Floyd Chalmers	1898	1993	December 17, 1984	April 10, 1985

Joan Chalmers	1928	2016	October 23, 1997	May 7, 1998	Member of the Order of Ontario

Gretta Chambers	1927	2017	April 27, 2000	May 7, 1998	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Louise Charron	1951	November 19, 2012	May 3, 2013

Charles, Prince of Wales	1948	May 11, 2017	July 1, 2017	Extraordinary Companion

Lionel Chevrier	1903	1987	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Ludmilla Chiriaeff	1924	1996	June 25, 1984	October 3, 1984	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Brock Chisholm	1896	1971	July 6, 1967	November 5, 1968

Fernand Choquette	1895	1975	December 22, 1972	April 11, 1973

Robert Choquette	1905	1991	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean Chrétien	1934	May 3, 2007	February 22, 2008	20th Prime Minister of Canada Member of the Order of Merit

Joe Clark	1939	October 19, 1994	May 3, 1995	16th Prime Minister of Canada Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Howard Clark	1903	1983	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

Adrienne Clarkson	1939	September 28, 1999	September 28, 1999	26th Governor General of Canada

Gilles Cloutier	1928	2014	October 27, 1993	February 16, 1994	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

John Clyne	1902	1989	December 22, 1972	April 11, 1973

Reuben Cohen	1921	2014	October 18, 2001	February 22, 2002	Member of the Order of New Brunswick

Leonard Cohen	1934	2016	October 10, 2002	October 24, 2003	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Major James Coldwell	1888	1974	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Alex Colville	1920	2013	December 14, 1981	April 21, 1982	Member of the Order of Nova Scotia

Harold Copp	1915	1998	June 23, 1980	April 8, 1981

Clément Cormier	1910	1987	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972

James Corry	1899	1985	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968

Peter Cory	1925	May 1, 2002	November 30, 2002

Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter	1907	2003	April 17, 1997	October 22, 1997

Purdy Crawford	1931	2014	May 3, 2007	April 11, 2008

Donald Creighton	1902	1979	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Paul-André Crépeau	1926	2011	April 30, 1992	October 21, 1992	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Thomas Crerar	1876	1975	December 17, 1973	December 17, 1973

Thomas Cromwell	1952	December 29, 2017

David Cronenberg	1943	May 8, 2014	May 8, 2015	Member of the Order of Ontario

Richard Cruess	1929	May 8, 2014	September 12, 2014	Member of the National Order of Quebec

Buck Crump	1904	1989	June 25, 1971	April 12, 1972

E. M. Culliton	1906	1991	June 22, 1981	October 21, 1981

David Culver	1924	2017	July 11, 1988	November 8, 1988	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Balfour Currie	1902	1981	June 23, 1972	June 23, 1972

Camille Dagenais	1920	2016	December 20, 1982	April 20, 1983	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Roy Daniells	1902	1979	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Pierre Dansereau	1911	2011	December 19, 1969	October 28, 1970	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Barney Danson	1921	2011	May 3, 2007	October 2, 2008

Paul David	1919	1999	December 14, 1981	April 21, 1982	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

George Forrester Davidson	1909	1995	December 22, 1972	October 24, 1973

Robertson Davies	1913	1995	December 22, 1972	April 11, 1973	Member of the Order of Ontario

Bill Davis	1929	December 23, 1985	April 9, 1986	18th Premier of Ontario Member of the Order of Ontario

Natalie Zemon Davis	1928	June 29, 2012	September 28, 2012

John de Chastelain	1937	May 8, 2014	November 21, 2014	Companion of Honour Commander of the Order of Military Merit Commander of the Order of St. John

A. Jean de Grandpré	1921	June 29, 1987	October 28, 1987

Louis-Philippe de Grandpré	1917	2008	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Robert Defries	1889	1975	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Rock Demers	1933	May 3, 2007	February 22, 2008

Marie Deschamps	1952	November 21, 2013	September 12, 2014

Jules Deschênes	1923	2000	October 21, 1992	October 27, 1993

Paul Desmarais	1927	2013	December 29, 1986	April 29, 1987	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

John James Deutsch	1911	1976	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969

Jacques Dextraze	1911	1976	January 11, 1978	April 19, 1978	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Jack Diamond	1909	2001	November 15, 2000	December 4, 2001	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Brian Dickson	1916	1998	October 25, 1990	April 17, 1991	15th Chief Justice of Canada

Celine Dion	1968	October 23, 2008	July 26, 2013	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Tommy Douglas	1904	1986	June 22, 1981	October 21, 1981	Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Charles George Drake	1920	1998	May 6, 1998	August 19, 1998	Member of the Order of Ontario

Jean Drapeau	1916	1999	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

George A. Drew	1894	1973	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968	14th Premier of Ontario

Richard Drouin	1932	October 5, 2006	May 4, 2007	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Davidson Dunton	1912	1987	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Pierre Dupuy	1896	1969	December 22, 1967	April 24, 1968

Atom Egoyan	1960	December 30, 2015	February 17, 2017

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	1900	2002	August 1, 2000	October 31, 2000	Honorary appointment

Arthur Erickson	1924	2009	December 14, 1981	April 21, 1982

Willard Estey	1919	2002	April 20, 1990	October 24, 1990

John Robert Evans	1929	2015	January 11, 1978	October 24, 1979	Member of the Order of Ontario

Ellen Fairclough	1905	2004	October 19, 1994	March 1, 1995	Member of the Order of Ontario

Marcel Faribault	1908	1972	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971

Gérald Fauteux	1900	1980	June 26, 1974	December 6, 1974	13th Chief Justice of Canada

Gérard Filion	1909	2005	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Morris Fish	1938	December 30, 2016	February 17, 2017

George Bernard Flahiff	1905	1989	June 26, 1974	December 6, 1974

James Fleck	1931	November 20, 2014	February 13, 2015

Ross Flemington	1897	1971	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971

Robert Ford	1915	1998	December 17, 1971	July 21, 1972

Maureen Forrester	1930	2010	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Eugene Forsey	1904	1991	November 17, 1988	April 12, 1989

Claude Fortier	1921	1986	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Yves Fortier	1935	April 19, 1991	October 30, 1991	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Charles Foulkes	1903	1969	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Terry Fox	1958	1981	September 14, 1980	September 19, 1980	Member of the Order of the Dogwood Youngest ever Companion

Celia Franca	1921	2007	June 24, 1985	October 30, 1985	Member of the Order of Ontario

Ruth Frankel	1903	1989	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969

Ursula Franklin	1921	2016	October 21, 1992	April 21, 1993	Member of the Order of Ontario

Armand Frappier	1904	1991	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Rowland Frazee	1921	2007	April 19, 1991	October 30, 1991

Martin Friedland	1932	October 30, 2003	October 30, 2004

Henry Friesen	1934	May 30, 2001	May 9, 2003	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Leslie Frost	1895	1973	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969	16th Premier of Ontario

Northrop Frye	1912	1991	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972

William Fyfe	1927	2013	April 20, 1989	October 18, 1989

Walter Gage	1922	1978	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971

George Alexander Gale	1906	1997	July 11, 1977	October 26, 1977

Mavis Gallant	1922	2014	October 21, 1992	October 27, 1993

Marc Garneau	1949	May 8, 2003	December 12, 2003

Stuart Garson	1898	1977	June 25, 1971	November 16, 1972

Jean Gascon	1920	1988	June 25, 1975	April 7, 1978

Roger Gaudry	1913	2001	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

William-Henry Gauvin	1913	1994	June 25, 1975	October 15, 1975

Frank Gehry	1929	November 12, 2002	June 16, 2003	Originally Honorary Appointment Became Canadian Citizen in 2003

Arthur Gelber	1915	1998	October 19, 1994	March 1, 1995

Gratien Gélinas	1909	1999	October 23, 1989	April 18, 1990	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Pierre Gendron	1916	1984	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

Jacques Genest	1919	2018	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Paul Gérin-Lajoie	1920	2018	June 25, 1979	April 16, 1980	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Reva Gerstein	1917	October 23, 1997	February 4, 1998	Member of the Order of Ontario

Paul-Antoine Giguère	1910	1987	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

Gustave Gingras	1918	1996	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972

Émile Girardin	1895	1982	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969

Roland Giroux	1913	1991	July 11, 1977	October 26, 1977

Phil Gold	1936	December 23, 1985	April 9, 1986	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Victor Goldbloom	1923	2016	April 27, 2000	November 16, 2000	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Nicholas Goldschmidt	1908	2004	April 20, 1989	October 18, 1989

Charles Gonthier	1928	2009	May 3, 2007	February 22, 2008

Donald Gordon	1901	1969	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Walter L. Gordon	1906	1987	June 23, 1976	October 20, 1976

Joseph Gosnell	1936	October 5, 2006	May 4, 2007	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Allan Gotlieb	1928	December 21, 1987	April 19, 1991

Duncan Archibald Graham	1882	1974	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968

Alain Grandbois	1900	1975	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Herb Gray	1931	2014	May 8, 2003	February 20, 2004

James Lorne Gray	1913	1987	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

Wayne Gretzky	1961	May 25, 2009

Roger Guindon	1920	2012	December 17, 1973	April 3, 1974	Member of the Order of Ontario

Peter Gzowski	1934	2002	October 21, 1998	February 3, 1999

Ian Hacking	1936	May 13, 2004	March 11, 2005

Emmett Matthew Hall	1898	1995	December 18, 1974	April 16, 1975

Francess Halpenny	1919	2017	June 25, 1984	October 3, 1984

Rick Hansen	1957	June 29, 1987	March 29, 1988	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Kenneth Hare	1919	2002	June 29, 1987	October 28, 1987	Member of the Order of Ontario

Lawren Harris	1885	1970	December 19, 1969	October 28, 1970

James M. Harrison	1915	1990	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Evelyn Hart	1956	April 13, 1994	August 22, 1997	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Václav Havel	1936	2011	May 8, 2003	March 3, 2004	Honorary appointment

Frank Hawthorne	1946	December 29, 2017

Anne Hébert	1916	2000	June 28, 1968	April 8, 1969	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Arnold Heeney	1902	1970	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968

Gordon Henderson	1912	1993	July 11, 1988	November 8, 1988

Martha Henry	1938	October 25, 1990	April 17, 1991	Member of the Order of Ontario

Ben Heppner	1956	October 23, 2008	September 3, 2010

Peter Herrndorf	1940	May 11, 2017	January 24, 2018

Gerhard Herzberg	1904	1999	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968

Angela Hewitt	1958	December 30, 2015	TBA

Henry Hicks	1915	1990	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

Lotta Hitschmanova	1909	1990	December 17, 1979	October 15, 1980

Gerda Hnatyshyn	1935	January 10, 1990	January 29, 1990	Wife of the 24th Governor General of Canada

Ray Hnatyshyn	1934	2002	January 10, 1990	January 29, 1990	24th Governor General of Canada

Helen Sawyer Hogg	1905	1993	June 23, 1976	October 20, 1976

Peter Hogg	1939	May 8, 2003	February 20, 2004

Harley Hotchkiss	1927	2011	May 25, 2009	November 5, 2009	Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

William Hutt	1920	2007	December 19, 1969	October 28, 1970	Member of the Order of Ontario

Frank Iacobucci	1937	May 3, 2007	April 11, 2008

George Ignatieff	1913	1989	December 17, 1973	April 3, 1974

Richard M. Ivey	1925	April 27, 2000	February 28, 2001

A. Y. Jackson	1882	1974	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Stephen A. Jarislowsky	1925	October 23, 2008	November 5, 2009	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Michaëlle Jean	1957	September 27, 2005	September 27, 2005	27th Governor General of Canada

Diamond Jenness	1886	1969	December 20, 1968	March 25, 1970

Norman Jewison	1926	November 1, 1991	April 29, 1992	Member of the Order of Ontario

Raoul Jobin	1906	1974	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Albert Wesley Johnson	1923	2010	November 14, 1996	April 16, 1997

David Lloyd Johnston	1941	October 23, 1997	May 7, 1998	28th Governor General of Canada

Sharon Johnston	1943	September 1, 2010	September 5, 2010	Wife of the 28th Governor General of Canada

Wilfred Judson	1902	1980	July 4, 1978	October 18, 1978

Karen Kain	1951	April 19, 1991	October 30, 1991

Victoria Kaspi	1967	December 30, 2016	May 10, 2018

Yousuf Karsh	1908	2002	April 20, 1990	October 24, 1990

Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside	1898	1992	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

Roy Kellock	1893	1975	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Thomas Worrall Kent	1922	2011	May 30, 2001	October 17, 2001

Larkin Kerwin	1924	2004	December 15, 1980	April 8, 1981	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Raymond Klibansky	1905	2005	April 27, 2000	November 16, 2000	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Walter Koerner	1898	1995	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Arthur Kroeger	1932	2008	April 27, 2000	February 28, 2001

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé	1927	May 8, 2003	December 12, 2003	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Gérard La Forest	1926	April 27, 2000	November 16, 2000

Huguette Labelle	1939	May 30, 2001	February 22, 2002	Member of the Order of Ontario

Luc Lacourcière	1910	1989	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Jean-Daniel Lafond	1944	September 27, 2005	September 27, 2005	Spouse of the 27th Governor General of Canada

Phyllis Lambert	1927	October 18, 2001	August 31, 2002	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Antonio Lamer	1933	2007	November 15, 2000	February 28, 2001	16th Chief Justice of Canada

Roger Landry	1934	November 14, 1996	February 26, 1997	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Renaude Lapointe	1912	2002	April 20, 1989	October 18, 1989

Bora Laskin	1912	1984	March 13, 1984	October 3, 1984	14th Chief Justice of Canada

Margaret Laurence	1926	1987	December 17, 1971	June 27, 1972

Gerald Le Dain	1924	2007	October 23, 1989	April 18, 1990

Louis LeBel	1939	December 29, 2017

Diana Fowler LeBlanc	1940	January 23, 1995	January 23, 1995	Spouse of the 25th Governor General of Canada

Roméo LeBlanc	1927	2009	January 23, 1995	January 23, 1995	25th Governor General of Canada Member of the Order of New Brunswick

Charles Philippe Leblond	1910	2007	October 21, 1999	February 9, 2000	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Maurice LeClair	1927	December 23, 1985	April 9, 1986

Gabrielle Léger	1917	1998	January 14, 1974	January 14, 1974	Spouse of the 21st Governor General of Canada

Jules Léger	1913	1980	June 19, 1973	June 19, 1973	21st Governor General of Canada

Paul-Émile Léger	1904	1991	June 28, 1968	October 28, 1969	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Robert Legget	1904	1994	October 23, 1989	April 18, 1990

Roger Lemelin	1919	1992	June 23, 1980	October 15, 1980	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean Paul Lemieux	1904	1990	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Raymond Lemieux	1920	2000	April 13, 1994	May 3, 1995	Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Robert Lepage	1957	May 25, 2009	November 4, 2011	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean Lesage	1912	1980	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971	19th Premier of Quebec

Georges-Henri Lévesque	1903	2000	June 25, 1979	October 24, 1979	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

David Lewis	1909	1981	December 15, 1976	April 20, 1977

Stephen Lewis	1937	October 10, 2002	October 24, 2003

Bennett Lewis	1908	1987	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Gordon Lightfoot	1938	May 8, 2003	December 13, 2003	Member of the Order of Ontario

Arthur Lismer	1885	1969	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Charles Locke	1887	1980	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971

Barbara Sherwood Lollar	1963	May 12, 2016	November 17, 2016

Bernard Lonergan	1904	1984	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Peter Lougheed	1928	2012	December 29, 1986	April 29, 1987	10th Premier of Alberta Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Arthur R. M. Lower	1889	1988	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

John MacAulay	1895	1978	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Brian Macdonald	1928	2014	October 18, 2001	October 26, 2002

Donald Stovel Macdonald	1932	2018	April 13, 1994	October 19, 1994

Flora MacDonald	1926	2015	October 21, 1998	April 14, 1999	Member of the Order of Ontario Member of the Order of Nova Scotia

Ronald St. John Macdonald	1928	2006	April 27, 2000	October 26, 2002

James MacDonnell	1884	1973	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Jack Mackenzie	1888	1984	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Norman MacKenzie	1894	1986	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

William Archibald Mackintosh	1895	1970	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Hugh MacLennan	1907	1990	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Ernest MacMillan	1893	1973	June 27, 1969	November 19, 1969	Knight Bachelor

H. R. MacMillan	1885	1976	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Margaret MacMillan	1943	December 30, 2015	May 10, 2018

Norman John MacMillan	1909	1978	June 26, 1974	December 6, 1974

Antonine Maillet	1929	December 14, 1981	April 21, 1982	Officer of the National Order of Quebec Member of the Order of New Brunswick

John C. Major	1931	April 10, 2008	December 12, 2008

Nelson Mandela	1918	2013	September 3, 1998	September 24, 1998	Honorary appointment

Ernest Manning	1908	1996	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970	8th Premier of Alberta Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Preston Manning	1942	May 3, 2007	December 12, 2008	Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Jean Marchand	1918	1988	June 23, 1986	November 12, 1986

Léo Marion	1899	1979	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Member of the Order of the British Empire

Lois Marshall	1924	1997	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Claire Martin	1914	2014	May 30, 2001	October 17, 2001	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Goldwyn Arthur Martin	1913	2001	April 17, 1997

Paul Martin Sr.	1903	1992	January 14, 1976	April 7, 1976

Paul Martin	1938	November 3, 2011	May 25, 2012	21st Prime Minister of Canada

Jean Martineau	1895	1985	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

Ronald Martland	1909	1997	June 21, 1982	October 20, 1982	Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Vincent Massey	1887	1967	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	18th Governor General of Canada Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour

Don Mazankowski	1935	November 21, 2013	October 25, 2014	Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Harrison McCain	1927	2004	November 1, 1991	October 21, 1992	Member of the Order of New Brunswick

Margaret McCain	1934	November 21, 2013	November 21, 2014	27th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick

Wallace McCain	1930	2011	April 10, 2008	May 15, 2009	Member of the Order of New Brunswick

Jack McClelland	1922	2004	November 15, 2000	May 31, 2001

Robert Baird McClure	1900	1991	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971

Arthur B. McDonald	1943	December 30, 2015	May 13, 2016

Lorne Michaels	1944	June 29, 2018	Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Pauline Mills McGibbon	1910	2001	December 15, 1980	April 8, 1981	Member of the Order of Ontario

Gordon McGregor	1901	1971	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

William McIntyre	1918	2009	April 19, 1991	October 30, 1991

Hector McKinnon	1890	1981	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Beverley McLachlin	1943	June 29, 2018	17th Chief Justice of Canada

Norman McLaren	1914	1987	June 19, 1973	October 24, 1973	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Samuel McLaughlin	1871	1972	July 6, 1967	September 18, 1968

Marshall McLuhan	1911	1980	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

John B. McNair	1889	1968	July 6, 1967	September 23, 1968	23rd Premier of New Brunswick 22nd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick

Donald Malcolm McRae	1944	November 20, 2014	February 13, 2015

John Meisel	1923	April 15, 1999	September 23, 1999

L. Jacques Ménard	1946	December 31, 2012	November 22, 2013	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Monique Mercure	1930	October 27, 1993	April 13, 1994	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Norah Evangeline Michener	1901	1987	April 8, 1971	April 8, 1971	Spouse of the 20th Governor General of Canada

Roland Michener	1900	1991	July 1, 1967	July 5, 1967	20th Governor General of Canada Member of the Order of Ontario

Albert Millaire	1935	2018	May 30, 2001	December 4, 2001	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Frank Robert Miller	1908	1997	December 22, 1972	April 11, 1973	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Brenda Milner	1918	May 13, 2004	December 10, 2004	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

H. R. Milner	1889	1975	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

Joni Mitchell	1943	May 1, 2002	October 30, 2004

Mavor Moore	1919	2006	July 11, 1988	November 8, 1988	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Moses Morgan	1917	1995	June 19, 1973	October 24, 1973

Raymond Moriyama	1929	April 10, 2008	November 5, 2009	Member of the Order of Ontario

Joe Morris	1913	1996	June 25, 1984	October 3, 1984

Brian Mulroney	1939	May 6, 1998	October 22, 1998	18th Prime Minister of Canada Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Robert Mundell	1932	October 10, 2002	October 24, 2003

Peter Munk	1927	2018	October 23, 2008	June 18, 2010

Anne Murray	1945	December 17, 1984	April 10, 1985	Member of the Order of Nova Scotia

Donald Walter Gordon Murray	1894	1976	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Helen Mussallem	1915	2012	April 30, 1992	October 21, 1992

James Fraser Mustard	1927	2011	October 27, 1993	February 16, 1994	Member of the Order of Ontario

Hilda Neatby	1904	1975	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Nathaniel Nemetz	1913	1997	April 20, 1989	October 18, 1989	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Peter C. Newman	1929	April 20, 1990	October 24, 1990

Yannick Nézet-Séguin	1975	June 29, 2012	September 12, 2014

John Lang Nichol	1924	May 9, 1996	October 22, 1997

Cornelia Oberlander	1921	December 29, 2017	May 10, 2018	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Huguette Oligny	1922	2013	May 9, 1996	November 13, 1996	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Betty Oliphant	1918	2004	December 23, 1985	April 9, 1986	Member of the Order of Ontario

Michael Ondaatje	1943	December 30, 2016	August 25, 2017

Gordon Osbaldeston	1930	April 17, 1997	October 22, 1997

Bernard Ostry	1927	2006	November 17, 2005	April 5, 2006

Sylvia Ostry	1927	October 25, 1990	April 17, 1991	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Alphonse Ouimet	1908	1988	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

Leonard Outerbridge	1888	1986	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968	2nd Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland Commander of the Order of the British Empire

P. K. Page	1916	2010	October 21, 1998	February 3, 1999	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Jean Papineau-Couture	1916	2000	April 22, 1993	February 16, 1994	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean-Guy Paquet	1938	April 13, 1994	October 19, 1994	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Alphonse-Marie Parent	1906	1970	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

John C. Parkin	1922	1988	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972

George Pearkes	1888	1984	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	20th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Recipient of the Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lester B. Pearson	1897	1972	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968	14th Prime Minister of Canada Member of the Order of Merit Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Alfred Pellan	1906	1988	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Gérard Pelletier	1919	1997	December 18, 1978	October 24, 1979

Wilfrid Pelletier	1896	1982	July 6, 1967	April 26, 1968

Wilder Penfield	1891	1976	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	Member of the Order of Merit Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Jean-Luc Pépin	1924	1995	July 11, 1977	October 26, 1977

Oscar Peterson	1925	2007	June 25, 1984	April 10, 1985	Knight of the National Order of Quebec Member of the Order of Ontario

Chantal Petitclerc	1969	May 25, 2009	September 3, 2010	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Laurent Picard	1927	2012	June 23, 1976	October 20, 1976

Jack Pickersgill	1905	1997	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1921	April 26, 2013	April 26, 2013	Extraordinary Companion

Louis-Philippe Pigeon	1905	1986	June 23, 1980	October 15, 1980	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Gordon Pinsent	1930	October 21, 1998	April 14, 1999

Gunther Plaut	1912	2012	October 21, 1999	February 9, 2000	Member of the Order of Ontario

Christopher Plummer	1929	December 20, 1968	September 25, 1970

John Polanyi	1929	June 25, 1979	October 24, 1979	Member of the Order of Ontario, Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Adrien Pouliot	1896	1980	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972

Dick Pound	1942	November 20, 2014	May 8, 2015	Member of the National Order of Quebec

Christopher Pratt	1935	June 20, 1983	October 5, 1983

Mary Pratt	1935	2018	November 14, 1996	April 16, 1997

Juda Hirsch Quastel	1899	1987	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

Louis Quilico	1925	2000	June 26, 1974	April 16, 1975

Bob Rae	1948	May 7, 2015	February 12, 2016	Member of the Order of Ontario

Ivan Rand	1884	1969	April 11, 1968	April 26, 1968

Louis Rasminsky	1908	1998	June 28, 1968	November 12, 1968	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Hubert Reeves	1932	October 30, 2003	February 27, 2007	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Louis-Marie Régis	1903	1988	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Escott Reid	1905	1999	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Maurice Richard	1921	2000	May 6, 1998	October 22, 1998	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Kathleen M. Richardson	1927	October 27, 1993	February 16, 1994	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Mordecai Richler	1931	2001	November 15, 2000	December 19, 2001

Jean-Paul Riopelle	1923	2002	June 27, 1969	October 31, 1969	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Edgar Ritchie	1916	2002	June 25, 1975	October 15, 1975

Charles Ritchie	1906	1995	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969

Roland Ritchie	1910	1988	June 24, 1985	October 30, 1985

John Robarts	1917	1982	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972	17th Premier of Ontario

Robert Gordon Robertson	1917	2013	January 14, 1976	April 7, 1976

Rocke Robertson	1912	1998	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970

Norman Robertson	1904	1968	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Louis Robichaud	1925	2005	June 25, 1971	October 29, 1971	25th Premier of New Brunswick

John Josiah Robinette	1906	1996	June 19, 1973	October 24, 1973	Member of the Order of Ontario

Dufferin Roblin	1917	2010	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970	14th Premier of Manitoba Member of the Order of Manitoba

Guy Rocher	1924	December 17, 1971	October 25, 1972	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Chester Ronning	1894	1984	June 23, 1972	October 25, 1972	Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Ghislaine Roquet	1926	2016	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970

Janet Rossant	1950	May 7, 2015	May 13, 2016

Marshall Rothstein	1940	May 11, 2017	January 24, 2018

Alfred Rouleau	1915	1985	December 17, 1973	April 3, 1974	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Joseph Rouleau	1929	May 6, 2010	November 17, 2010	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Roger Rousseau	1921	1986	December 15, 1976	April 20, 1977

Jean-Louis Roux	1921	2013	December 21, 1987	May 10, 1988	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Gabrielle Roy	1909	1983	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Maurice Roy	1905	1985	June 25, 1971	April 12, 1972	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Claude Ryan	1925	2004	May 4, 1995	November 16, 1995	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Moshe Safdie	1938	October 29, 2004	September 9, 2005

Guy Saint-Pierre	1934	October 10, 2002	October 24, 2003	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Robert B. Salter	1924	2010	April 17, 1997	October 22, 1997	Member of the Order of Ontario

John Ralston Saul	1947	September 28, 1999	September 28, 1999	Spouse of the 26th Governor General of Canada

Lucien Saulnier	1916	1989	December 17, 1971	April 27, 1973

Jeanne Sauvé	1922	1993	May 14, 1984	May 14, 1984	23rd Governor General of Canada

Maurice Sauvé	1923	1992	May 14, 1984	May 14, 1984	Spouse of the 23rd Governor General of Canada

R. Murray Schafer	1933	November 21, 2013	September 12, 2014

Edward Schreyer	1935	January 22, 1979	January 22, 1979	22nd Governor General of Canada Order of Manitoba

Lily Schreyer	1938	January 22, 1979	January 22, 1979	Spouse of the 22nd Governor General of Canada

Ted Scott	1919	2004	December 18, 1978	October 24, 1979

F. R. Scott	1899	1985	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Charles Scriver	1930	May 9, 1996	February 26, 1997	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Joseph Sedgwick	1898	1981	June 26, 1974	December 6, 1974

Fernand Seguin	1922	1988	May 24, 1988	November 8, 1988	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Hans Selye	1907	1982	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

Mitchell Sharp	1911	2004	April 15, 1999	September 23, 1999

Robert Fletcher Shaw	1910	2001	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Carol Shields	1935	2003	October 10, 2002	October 26, 2002	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Louis Siminovitch	1935	November 17, 1988	April 12, 1989	Member of the Order of Ontario

Guy Simonds	1903	1974	December 18, 1970	October 29, 1971	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Léopold Simoneau	1916	2006	November 15, 1995	October 8, 1996	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

Joey Smallwood	1900	1991	December 1, 1986	December 11, 1986	1st Premier of Newfoundland

Michael Smith	1932	2000	October 19, 1994	May 3, 1995	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Michael Snow	1929	October 25, 2007	May 15, 2009

Omond Solandt	1909	1993	June 26, 1970	October 28, 1970	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Harry Somers	1925	1999	December 17, 1971	April 12, 1972

Margaret Southern	1931	October 25, 2007	May 15, 2009	Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Ron Southern	1930	2016	October 5, 2006	May 4, 2007	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Wishart Spence	1904	1998	June 25, 1979	October 24, 1979	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

John Spinks	1908	1997	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971	Member of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Arnold Spohr	1923	2010	October 30, 2003	May 14, 2004	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Graham Spry	1900	1983	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Louis St. Laurent	1882	1973	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967	12th Prime Minister of Canada

George F.G. Stanley	1907	2002	October 19, 1994	March 1, 1995	25th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick since Confederation

William Stephenson	1897	1989	December 17, 1979	February 5, 1980

Maurice Strong	1929	2015	October 21, 1999	April 26, 2000	Member of the Order of Manitoba

Janine Sutto	1921	2017	November 1, 1991	April 29, 1992	Knight of the National Order of Quebec

David Suzuki	1936	November 17, 2005	December 15, 2006	Member of the Order of British Columbia

Thomas Symons	1929	April 17, 1997	February 4, 1998	Member of the Order of Ontario

Robert Taschereau	1896	1970	December 22, 1967	April 26, 1968

Charles Taylor	1931	May 4, 1995	February 15, 1996	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Richard E. Taylor	1929	2018	June 29, 2005	February 17, 2006

Paul Tellier	1939	October 21, 1992	April 21, 1993

Veronica Tennant	1946	October 30, 2003	May 14, 2004

Harry Thode	1910	1997	July 6, 1967	April 26, 1968	Member of the Order of the British Empire

Walter P. Thompson	1889	1970	July 6, 1967	October 22, 1968

Shirley Thomson	1930	2010	May 30, 2001	December 4, 2001	Member of the Order of Ontario

Paul Thorlakson	1895	1989	December 18, 1970	March 31, 1971

Graham Towers	1897	1975	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969

Pierre Trudeau	1919	2000	June 24, 1985	October 30, 1985	15th Prime Minister of Canada Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour

Marcel Trudel	1917	2011	April 10, 2008	October 10, 2008	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

John Turner	1929	October 19, 1994	May 3, 1995	17th Prime Minister of Canada

William Twaits	1910	1985	December 17, 1973	April 3, 1974

Louis-Albert Vachon	1912	2006	December 19, 1969	April 21, 1970	Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Jean Vanier	1928	December 29, 1986	June 4, 1989	Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Pauline Vanier	1898	1991	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Murray Vaughan	1900	1986	June 27, 1969	October 28, 1969

Jon Vickers	1926	2015	December 20, 1968	April 8, 1969

Marcel Vincent	1907	1992	December 22, 1972	October 24, 1973

Patrick Watson	1929	October 18, 2001	October 26, 2002

Ronald Lampman Watts	1929	2015	November 15, 2000	December 4, 2001

L. Dana Wilgress	1892	1969	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Healey Willan	1880	1968	July 6, 1967	November 24, 1967

Bertha Wilson	1923	2007	November 1, 1991	April 29, 1992

John Tuzo Wilson	1908	1993	December 18, 1974	April 16, 1975	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lois Miriam Wilson	1927	May 8, 2003	December 12, 2003	Member of the Order of Ontario

Michael Wilson	1937	May 6, 2010	November 17, 2010

Harold Wright	1908	1997	June 23, 1986	November 12, 1986

Max Yalden	1930	2015	April 27, 2000	November 16, 2000

Sentence(s)

Alex Colville was the Companion of the Order of Canada in 1982, the order's highest level.

final_sentence: Alex Colville was the Companion of the Order of Canada in 1982, the order's highest level.