Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 6, 2010
• Invested on: November 17, 2010

Gordon Porter is a respected human rights advocate and an internationally known expert on inclusive education. As a teacher and principal, he has vigorously promoted the rights of people, particularly children, with intellectual disabilities, and has championed their full integration within regular schools and the community. His strong commitment to equality has also been demonstrated through his work as chair of New Brunswick's Human Rights Commission. As well, he has been a consultant, lecturer and trainer in Ontario, Portugal, Columbia and Denmark, and he helped ensure that inclusive education was recognized in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.