Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 16, 2024
• Invested on: February 07, 2025

David Richard McCann, O.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia

David McCann is a respected businessman, philanthropist and community leader in the fight against child poverty in Vancouver. A defender of human rights, he was a catalyst in an investigation that uncovered decades of abuse at two Ontario schools and helped negotiate a groundbreaking reconciliation agreement for survivors, which has become a template used around the world.