Officer of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: November 18, 2016
- Invested on: March 19, 2021
Paul Cronin Weiler, O.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Paul Weiler is one of North AmericaÆs foremost labour law scholars. As chair of British ColumbiaÆs Labour Relations Board, he crafted the provinceÆs labour code, innovative legislation known for its progressive character and emulated in many other jurisdictions. Later, as a long-time professor at Harvard Law School, he became a leader in his discipline and shaped a generation of legal minds, authoring publications on arbitration, workersÆ compensation systems, gender pay equity, comparative constitutional law, sports law, entertainment law, and medical malpractice.