Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 19, 2012
• Invested on: May 03, 2013

Broadcast engineer John Ross has changed the way we watch television. He founded Ross Video on the strength of his revolutionary television production technology. Nearly four decades later, his products are used to produce and distribute video and audio signals in over 100 countries, and are used by almost every major TV network, as well as the International Space Station. An aviation enthusiast, he designed the airport in his local community of Iroquois, Ontario, and currently serves as chair of the airport commission.