• Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: November 4, 2009
  • Invested on: September 03, 2010

  A well-known entrepreneur and corporate leader in the sports industry, Pierre Boivin is equally renowned for his work to help the underprivileged. As the president and chief executive officer of the Club de hockey Canadien, he has played a key role in developing the Canadiens hockey team, including spearheading the Habs' involvement in a large number of charitable causes. He founded the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation, which supports over 400 organizations, and has established scholarship programs to help those in need and to encourage athletic pursuits. His philanthropic achievements have become a benchmark within the National Hockey League. He is also known for his personal involvement with a number of community groups, including Special Olympics Quebec and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation.

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: October 16, 2024

  Pierre Boivin, C.C., C.Q.
  Montréal, Quebec
  
  Pierre Boivin remains devoted to numerous initiatives in Montréal, notably advancing Quebec’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. As founding president and chair of Mila (Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute), he has played a pivotal role in establishing the institute as one of the foremost responsible AI research centres globally, positioning Canada as a key player internationally.
  
  This is a promotion within the Order.