Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: September 24, 2021
• Invested on: May 02, 2024

Janet Walker, C.M., C.D.
Toronto, Ontario

Janet Walker has highlighted the importance of civil dispute resolution. An authority on international commercial arbitration, procedural law and conflict of laws, she has advanced procedural standards and law reform in Canada and around the world. Beyond disseminating knowledge as a distinguished research professor at Osgoode Hall, York University, she has supported the legal community in many roles, notably as a proponent of diversity in arbitration. She also served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves for 35 years and was the longest-serving woman in her regiment.