Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 30, 2003
• Invested on: May 14, 2004

For many years, Irène Chabot has been working to open avenues for Francophones. She chaired the Association culturelle franco-canadienne de la Saskatchewan and contributed to the development of the first Francophone radio station in the province. Also interested in the status of women, she dedicated herself to this cause at the regional, provincial and national levels, especially as the national board vice president of the Fédération des femmes canadiennes-françaises. Now director of the Bureau de la Fondation du Collège Mathieu and coordinator of the Amicale, she was for a long time chair of the institution's corporation. Her many commitments speak to her love of her language and remarkable will to contribute to the well-being of the community.