Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 14, 2023

Flavio Volpe, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

Flavio Volpe is a policy expert on national trade and industry competition in Canada’s automotive and technology sectors who advocates investment in Canadian operations. He is president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, and served on the Ontario Premier’s Council on U.S. Trade and Industry Competitiveness. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he mobilized Canada’s industrial capacity, resulting in the largest national build orders of ventilators, face shields, surgical masks and gowns.