Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2020-11-27
Invested on: 2022-12-01
Guy Berthiaume, C.M.
Laval, Quebec
Librarian and archivist of Canada emeritus Guy Berthiaume has contributed to the preservation of our collective heritage and has helped make it more accessible to all Canadians. He is credited with reinvigorating Library and Archives Canada by enhancing its alignment with the cultural sector, as well as by creating the National Heritage Digitization Strategy. As the former CEO of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, he played an integral part in making the organization a hub in Montréal’s cultural sphere.