Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 21, 2013
• Invested on: November 21, 2014

For fostering the vitality and growth of Ontario's Francophone community.

Bernard Grandmaître is a veritable legend among Francophones in Ontario. Devoting his life to public service as the minister responsible for Francophone affairs, he came to be known as the “father of the French Language Services Act.” Through that legislation, he afforded Francophone communities the right to obtain government services in their own language in key sectors and helped to preserve the vitality of French culture. Renowned for his determination to make a difference, he also contributed to the development of his community as the mayor of the municipality of Vanier.