Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: October 5, 2006
- Invested on: October 26, 2007
Gérard Snow's contribution to the integration of the French language in the practice of common law in New Brunswick and elsewhere in Canada is immeasurable. This jurilinguist is the founding director and the backbone of the Centre de traduction et de terminologie juridiques (CTTJ) at the Université de Moncton. Under his leadership, the CTTJ oversaw the translation of laws and regulations of many provincial and territorial jurisdictions, as well as the case law of the New Brunswick courts. He has written legal articles and books and is the co-author of the JURITERM software, a bilingual common law terminology bank. Throughout his career, he has also been active in a number of associations, including the Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick.