Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 20, 2014
• Invested on: September 23, 2015

For his contributions to the advancement of civil law in Canada as a professor and judge for the Quebec Court of Appeal.

Jean-Louis Baudouin is one of Canada’s foremost jurists in Quebec. A professor at Université de Montréal for over 25 years, and a judge at the Quebec Court of Appeal for 20 years, he has distinguished himself through his tremendous ability to simplify and explain key concepts relating to civil law. He is also one of the principal architects of the reform of the Civil Code of Quebec and played a leading role in the Law Reform Commission of Canada as its commissioner and vice-chair. Some of his writings are still considered authoritative.