Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: July 11, 1988
• Invested on: October 13, 1989

In 1941 he organized the first Conference of Canadian Artists, which set into motion ideas and actions which eventually led to the establishment of the Canada Council. Deeply committed to art, he continues to paint, and despite his advanced age, has had contemporary pieces represented in current exhibitions in Kingston, where he is Professor Emeritus of Art at Queen's University.