Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 21, 1982
• Invested on: October 20, 1982

This Chicoutimi businessman is actively involved in his region's social, economic and cultural development, primarily as president of the Fondation de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and of the Fondation Sagamie, through which he has contributed tremendously to the development of research and higher learning.