Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2009-11-05
Invested on: 2010-11-17
David Pecaut served as a model of civic responsibility and a catalyst for change in the City of Toronto and in Canada. As chair of the Toronto City Summit Alliance, he brought together community leaders to look for solutions to some of the city's most challenging issues. In this role, he oversaw the development of initiatives that assisted immigrants and youth, revitalized neighbourhoods, supported the arts and helped to build a "greener" city. He was also instrumental in bringing together artists and arts patrons to support and launch one of Canada's biggest cultural events, Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, of which he was the co-founder.