Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 7, 2015
• Invested on: September 23, 2016

For her contributions to the promotion of French language and culture in Canada, and to the advancement of knowledge and research as president of the Royal Society of Canada.

Yolande Grisé has helped to affirm the French fact, to promote the arts and to advance research in Canada. A professor at the University of Ottawa, she developed a program for teaching Franco-Ontarian literature and oversaw the development of the first cultural policy for Ontario Francophones. She also promoted the arts and art accessibility as chair of the Ontario Arts Council. At Simon Fraser University, she served as director of the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs, giving greater access to post-secondary studies in French in British Columbia. An engaged academic, she was elected president of the Royal Society of Canada.