Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: September 24, 2021
• Invested on: June 21, 2023

Victoria Grant, O.C.
Temagami, Ontario

Victoria Grant, Teme-Augama Anishnabai Qway (Woman of the Deep-Water People), Temagami First Nation, partners and collaborates with Indigenous organizations to improve the lives of Canadians. For more than 40 years, she has worked with like-minded colleagues for such organizations as Community Foundations Canada, the Temagami Community Foundation and The Circle on Philanthropy, to name a few. Through her extensive involvement, she helps support reconciliation by fostering mutual respect and an appreciation of Indigenous issues and culture, and connects Indigenous peoples with philanthropic initiatives, organizations and communities across Canada.