Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 19, 2018
• Invested on: September 04, 2019

Heather Stuart, C.M.
Kingston, Ontario
Heather Stuart is a champion of mental health in Canada. As a professor at Queen’s University, she has shed light on the stigma surrounding mental illness and its impact on recovery. She is an advocate as well as a researcher, advancing the mental health conversation across the country through her instrumental roles in such national initiatives as Bell Let’s Talk and the Mental Health Commission’s anti-stigma program. Driven by compassion, she is leading the charge for Canadians to become agents of change.