Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 6, 2006
• Invested on: December 15, 2006

David Campbell was a successful entrepreneur in the cable television industry and created one of the country's first paging companies. In 1987, he established a foundation to support a multitude of cultural, educational and health organizations. In particular, his sustained generosity has benefited the Art Gallery of Ontario, the University of Toronto and the Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre. He also helped steer the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for over two decades. An avid art collector, he has donated dozens of pieces from his personal collection to Canadian public institutions, many of them in smaller centres.