Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2020-10-21
Invested on: 2022-12-01
David Grimes, C.M.
Orléans, Ontario
David Grimes is one of the world’s pre-eminent meteorologists. Long-serving assistant deputy minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, he is the first Canadian to be appointed president of the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization. During his two terms in this role, he implemented far-reaching initiatives, and forged new regimes for global climate and weather services used by Canada and others to enhance forecasting capabilities of the world’s poorest developing countries. His transformative leadership and policies will have major benefits for generations to come.