Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 9, 2022
• Invested on: December 12, 2024

Ronald James Deibert, O.C., O.Ont.
Toronto, Ontario

Ron Deibert is a stalwart defender of international online communications. As founder and director of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, he oversees an interdisciplinary team that studies cyber security issues associated with human rights concerns. His groundbreaking research includes innovations in censorship circumvention, and reports on internet filtering and surveillance practices by rogue governments and private corporations. An esteemed author and academic, he is also a revered mentor to the next generation of experts in digital technology and security.