Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2017-12-04
Invested on: 2018-11-20
André Maltais, C.M.
Québec, Quebec
For over 30 years, André Maltais has been working tirelessly to recognize and promote the Indigenous peoples of Canada. As parliamentary secretary of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and as chief federal negotiator in the Atikamekw and Montagnais file, he gave a voice to the North Shore region. Many of his achievements helped plot a course for this part of the country, notably the creation of the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, the founding of Radio-Canada Côte-Nord, the implementation and start-up of the Port of Sept-Îles and the modernization of the Nunavik airport network.