Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 16, 2021
• Invested on: October 20, 2022

The Honourable Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, O.C.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Lillian Dyck has been a lifelong advocate of social justice and equality for women, First Nations peoples and racial minorities in Canada. As a professor at the University of Saskatchewan, she challenged the status quo to end discrimination against women in the sciences. Her legacy as a senator is far-reaching, notably advocating for legislative remedies to address violence against women, particularly in the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. She also helped restore official Indian status to many thousands of descendants of First Nations women.