Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 2005
• Invested on: February 17, 2006

Harish Chand Jain's contributions as an educator and activist span three decades and have influenced generations of students and policy-makers. A promoter of improved race relations, employment equity and human rights, he is a champion of marginalized groups. Professor emeritus of human resources and labour relations at McMaster University, he served as a member of the Canadian Human Rights Act Review Panel and as president of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association. Working unremittingly for the betterment of race relations, he continues to assist a number of private and public institutions, in Canada and abroad, to move towards true equality in the workplace.