• Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: November 18, 2016
  • Invested on: August 25, 2017

  A master of image and form, Michel Dallaire is an outstanding industrial designer
  who has helped create a new iconography for the urban environment. From the
  furnishings in the Grande Bibliothèque to the public spaces of the international
  district and Ville-Marie borough to the Bixi bike sharing system, his visionary talent
  is shaping the character of Montréal. He is also the creative force behind a wide range
  of consumer products. A passionate supporter of the arts, he is involved with several
  cultural organizations, including the Fondation Émile-Nelligan.This is a promotion within the Order.

• Member of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: October 21, 1999
  • Invested on: April 26, 2000

  This internationally-renowned specialist in new product design has done his country proud thanks to his exceptional talent in applying design principles to industrial products. His creations, which we are as likely to find in a museum as a department store, have earned him many prestigious awards. In addition to his career as an industrial designer, he is an associate professor in the faculty of design at the Université de Montréal and is regarded by students as an example to follow.