Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 4, 2018
• Invested on: March 25, 2019

J. Gabriel Bran Lopez, M.S.M.
Montréal, Quebec

In 2009, Gabriel Bran Lopez founded Youth Fusion to reverse dropout rates across Quebec and create closer links between schools and businesses through experiential learning programs. Since its creation, the organization has secured $30 million in donations, allowing its model to be expanded to include 20 000 young people in more than 250 public schools, including youth from Indigenous Cree and Inuit communities in James Bay and Nunavik.