Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 22, 2019
• Invested on: November 17, 2022

The Reverend Dr. James V. Scott, O.C.
Toronto, Ontario

James Scott is a champion of our democratic society. A retired United Church of Canada minister, he has been a peacebuilder whose work has transformed communities and established life-changing precedents in our judicial system. As the former church general council officer for residential schools, he earned universal praise as a chief negotiator in establishing the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, and as a seminal leader in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process. He is also revered as an architect of restorative justice in Canadian law courts.