Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 29, 2004
• Invested on: June 10, 2005

One of the leading ethnologists in French Canada, Jean-Claude Dupont has bestowed a real treasure on us through his efforts to conserve our francophone cultural heritage. Through his research and writings on traditional French-Canadian technologies, customs and practices, he has helped to preserve and pass on the history of the communities of yesteryear. Among other things, we owe to him the first program in material culture at Université Laval, where he served as professor for more than 30 years. The author of many works, including Les métiers du cuir and Le monde fantastique de la Beauce, he has also distinguished himself as a painter. Travelling exhibitions of his artworks have been mounted focusing on tales, legends and customs.