Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 20, 1982
• Invested on: April 20, 1983

Endowed with both intelligence and practicality, Dr. Scott, of the University of British Columbia, has directed his attention to two of the great economic problems of our day: federal finance and natural resource management. In the former field he has published an authoritative book and served on the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects; to the latter he has devoted a host of publications and served on the International Joint Commission. He has pioneered in applying economic-mathematical analysis to pollution control.