Companion of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 3, 2007
• Invested on: April 11, 2008

For over 40 years, Frank Iacobucci has made significant contributions to the advancement of education, law and jurisprudence in Canada. At the University of Toronto, where he held senior academic and administrative positions, he was an inspiring professor and leader. He later became a respected deputy minister of Justice and deputy attorney general of Canada. His keen intellect and wise counsel were present through his years as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, where he championed the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for all Canadians. Since his retirement from the bench in 2004, he has continued to provide guidance to governments, as well as to a number of educational, professional, community and corporate boards.