Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 7, 2015
• Invested on: May 13, 2016

For her contributions as a translator who has brought French-Canadian theatre to a broader English audience.

Lauded for her ability to translate the meaning and spirit of the French language, Linda Gaboriau has brought French-Canadian theatre to a broader English audience. Over the past three decades, she has translated more than 100 texts, including such major works of contemporary Quebec literature as Les Feluettes (Lilies) and Incendies (Scorched), which became widely known in English Canada and the United States. She has also helped to build bridges between our Francophone and Anglophone cultures as the founding director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre, the first such institution in the Americas.