Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 9, 2022
• Invested on: September 18, 2025

Laurier Thibault, C.M.
Trois-Rivières, Quebec

Laurier Thibault is an advocate for French education in underserved communities. Past director of the Réseau des cégeps et des collèges francophones du Canada, he led worldwide initiatives promoting the transfer of expertise between Francophone college institutions, which ensured access to French-language programming within under-represented communities across Canada. He has also been involved with the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne and the Fédération nationale des conseils scolaires francophones. Dedicated to community causes, he served for many years as a director of numerous organizations, notably the Maison Radisson, which offers social reintegration services to offenders.