Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 8, 2014
• Invested on: May 08, 2015

For his contributions to the evolution of medical radiology and to the advancement of higher education as a university administrator.

Guy Breton has distinguished himself as a leader and a man of vision in Quebec’s medical and academic communities. A physician specializing in radiology, he was notably the president of the Association des radiologistes du Québec and helped create the Quebec Breast Cancer Screening Program. He was also an agent of change at the Université de Montréal in radiology and in the optimum use of human and technological resources. Today, as rector, he helps promote the university on the world stage and has signed major agreements with universities around the world.