Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 5, 2006
• Invested on: February 22, 2008

An ardent defender of human rights and higher education, Chaviva Hosek has distinguished herself through a sustained commitment to public service. At the University of Toronto, she strengthened a women's studies program and was the first woman to chair the Academic Affairs Committee of the University's Governing Council. Her advocacy of women's rights led her to the presidency of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women in 1984. She later served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as minister of Housing prior to becoming a senior policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada. Now president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, she is helping to enhance Canada's reputation as a global leader in the international scientific community.