Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2023-11-14
Invested on: 2025-12-11
John Pearson Hirdes, C.M.
Elora, Ontario
Expert gerontologist John Hirdes has had a transformative impact on the Canadian health care system. Pre-eminent professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences, he is a long-time leader with the international organization interRAI, which produces evidence-based assessment and decision-support tools to inform best practices and policy creation in care settings across Canada and abroad. He is also a sought-after collaborator with national, government and private health organizations.