Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 11, 2018
• Invested on: March 14, 2019

David Morley, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

David Morley’s commitment to international development and humanitarianism has improved the lives of children and families worldwide. Since first working with street children in Central America in the late 1970s, he has become a leader in the non-profit sector in Canada, notably serving at the helm of Médecins sans Frontières Canada and UNICEF Canada. Today, he is an internationally recognized expert on humanitarian response, sustainable development and child well-being whose principled leadership has resulted in meaningful change, notably the United Nations’ Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Muskoka Initiative.