Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 2, 2013
• Invested on: September 12, 2014

For his leadership in humanitarian assistance efforts and for improving the lives of children and families around the world.


Nigel Fisher personifies a caring society. For over three decades, during some of the world’s worst conflicts and disasters, he has worked to protect and improve the lives of civilians—children above all. He has led humanitarian operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; in Rwanda, following the genocide; and in Haiti, following the earthquake in 2010. Equally committed to the well-being of our nation’s children, he has served as president and CEO of UNICEF Canada. He later led the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and continues to make important contributions to humanitarian efforts.