Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 11, 2023

Johnny N. Adams, O.C., C.Q.
Kuujjuaq, Nunavik (Quebec)

A leading business entrepreneur and pilot, Johnny Adams has helped transform the economic and social development of Nunavik and beyond. He co-founded several regional air services including Atai Air Charters, Heli-Ungava, Nunavik Rotors and InnuKoptères, and notably served in the merger between First Air and Canadian North, the premier Inuit-owned airline connecting communities across Canada. His dedication to Indigenous-owned organizations is reflected in his many public- and private-sector endeavours.