Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 25, 2009
• Invested on: April 07, 2010

Daniel Germain has dedicated his life to helping underprivileged children. After growing up in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, he went on humanitarian trips abroad and returned to Canada with the dream of breaking the circle of poverty. With the goal of helping children who were deprived of a vital element for their academic and social success - a nutritious breakfast - he founded the Quebec Breakfast Club. He also established the JeunEstime program to help youth develop better self-esteem. In 2005, the Quebec Breakfast Club was recognized by the United Nations as one of the best school meal programs in the world. Pursuing his goals, he then founded Breakfast Clubs of Canada, launched an international co-operation project for young people in Quebec, and established the Montreal Millennium Summit, an international forum that puts forward ideas and projects related to the well-being of children in the world.