Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 21, 2013
• Invested on: September 12, 2014

As a researcher, activist, author and educator working to end family violence.


Rina Arseneault is a passionate voice against family violence. As the associate director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at the University of New Brunswick, she has been involved in research, activism and education. For decades, she has collaborated with front-line workers, community organizations, governments and academia to advance a community-based approach to reduce the incidence and impact of family violence and violence against women. She has also shared her leadership and expertise with such organizations as Femmes ╔quitÚ Atlantique, HIV/AIDS New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers.