Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 18, 2016
• Invested on: May 12, 2017

Ignat Kaneff, C.M., O.Ont.
Mississauga, Ontario

For his contributions as a home builder and developer, and for his generosity in support of numerous education, health and social service initiatives.

Ignat Kaneff is a builder in every sense of the word. Since establishing his own construction company over 50 years ago, he has built homes, high rises, plazas, office towers and golf courses, serving as a major driver of economic growth in the Peel Region. Yet he is also known as a community builder who is often the catalyst behind initiatives in education, health care, the arts and social services. His generous philanthropy has enriched the lives of residents in his city and in Bulgaria, his country of birth.