Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 9, 2019
• Invested on: November 21, 2019

Brenda Harris Singer, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

Brenda Singer is a passionate champion of the benefits gained from community-based mental health services. As the founder of Toronto’s Progress Place, she introduced the Clubhouse Approach of psychosocial rehabilitation to Canada. Since it first welcomed members in 1982, Progress Place has embedded itself in the social fabric of the city, offering a holistic range of services that empower members to engage in their own recovery plans and root themselves in the community. Under her influence and guidance, 30 such clubhouses were established across the country.