Member of the Order of Canada

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

Head of the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, Thomas Noseworthy is a leading authority in the field of public health care policy. For over 20 years, he has been a valued advisor to numerous public and governmental bodies, such as the Prime Minister's National Forum on Health, and Health Canada's Advisory Council on Health Info-Structure. He has also contributed to developing national strategies aimed at improving infrastructures and at harnessing information technology in the health sector. As founding director of Canadian Doctors for Medicare and chair of the Western Canada Waiting List Project, he continues to advocate in support of Canada's universal health care system.