• Deceased
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 10, 2008
  • Invested on: May 15, 2009

  Wallace McCain is a legend in Canadian business and one of our country's outstanding philanthropists. Co-founder of McCain Foods Limited and chair of Maple Leaf Foods Incorporated, he serves as a leader and model of Canadian ingenuity and success on the international stage. His entrepreneurial zest and his forthright managerial style are also hallmarks of his considerable philanthropy. The National Ballet School, Mount Allison University and the Saint John Regional Hospital are but a few of the many artistic, educational and health care organizations that he has supported. He has also been a dedicated fundraiser and has inspired others to match his contributions. His generosity will benefit Canadians for generations. This is a promotion within the Order.

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: November 15, 1995
  • Invested on: February 15, 1996

  Co-founder of McCain Foods Limited, he is one of Atlantic Canada's most notable entrepreneurs, building a seed potato dealership into an internationally successful frozen food empire, with subsidiary companies in the equipment-manufacturing and transportation sectors. He continues to achieve success in the food processing industry and to demonstrate a keen sensitivity to the community at large. He has been a generous benefactor of education, both in Florenceville and across the province.