• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Member of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 17, 1997
  • Invested on: October 22, 1997

  He modernized the Toronto-based retail food business he directs and in doing so, has revitalized the industry both in Canada and the United States. His creative advances such as store format design and unique product development combined with innovative merchandising and inventory control strategies, have sparked the transformation of the Canadian supermarket. He is also a quiet philanthropist who has supported worthwhile organizations across the country, including Mount Allison University and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada.

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: October 29, 2004
  • Invested on: September 09, 2005

  One of Canada's outstanding leaders, Richard Currie continues to strive for excellence as a businessman, volunteer and philanthropist. Chairman of the Board of Bell Canada Enterprises, he shares his vast financial expertise with numerous national and international companies. He has endowed several scholarships and chairs in our nation's universities and currently serves as Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick. The Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian Stage Company, the Historica Foundation and the University Health Network in Toronto have also benefited from his voluntarism and generous philanthropic support.