Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 25, 2009
• Invested on: May 27, 2011

Anne McLellan is a respected scholar and policy maker. She has held senior federal cabinet positions in the areas of justice, natural resources, health and public safety. She served as the first federal minister of Canada Public Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness. As minister of health, she oversaw the creation of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and the Health Council of Canada. She is currently the distinguished scholar-in-residence at the Institute for United States Policy Studies at the University of Alberta. She also volunteers with and serves on the boards of numerous organizations such as the Royal Alexander Hospital Foundation and the Friends of the Legal Resource Centre of Alberta.