Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 3, 2011
• Invested on: May 25, 2012

Maïr Verthuy has contributed to the advancement of Francophone literature and of women. A former professor at Concordia University, she co-founded and directed the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, the first college for women's studies in Canada, and made it an institution of international renown. She was also one of the first to raise the profile of Quebec's French-speaking female writers through her research and teaching. A long-time feminist, she is actively involved in her community, notably with the Montreal Council of Women.