Member of the Order of Canada

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

During his career he held a number of positions within a major Quebec financial institution, including Secretary, Administrator and Director of Communications. After undertaking an official mission on behalf of the Government of Canada to Sri Lanka (Ceylon), India and Pakistan for the Colombo Plan, he became a special advisor to several provincial governments. Despite his many professional responsibilities, he has always managed to make time for volunteer activities. A number of humanitarian organizations, including the cooperative he founded five years ago, still benefit from his great generosity and his talents as an administrator.