Member of the Order of Canada

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

For his broad and sustained commitment to the preservation and flourishing of Montréal culture and heritage.

Bruce McNiven is a passionate advocate for the preservation of Montréal’s culture and heritage. His voluntary and philanthropic engagement has benefited such organizations as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where he played a key role in the acquisition of major works, and Héritage Montréal, through which he has helped protect the city’s architectural gems. His actions, though seldom in the limelight, have also supported various charitable groups, including the Drummond Foundation and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, of which he is a founding member and long-standing leader.