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Mr. James W. Burns

  • Deceased
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1989-04-20
      Invested on: 1989-10-18
      Deputy Chairman of Power Corporation, he has also, since 1981, put his skill and energy into helping the public service to be both a better place to work and be better understood by those in the private sector. As current Chairman of the Advisory Group on Executive Compensation in the Public Service, he leads an assembly which has been instrumental in aiding the development of a more efficient and effective senior public service.