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Mr. Maurice J. LeClair

  • Deceased

    • Verdun, Quebec, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Verdun, Quebec, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Companion of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1985-12-23
      Invested on: 1986-04-09
      A specialist in internal medicine, he became Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal, then Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sherbrooke. His talent as an administrator led him to Ottawa where he served as Deputy Minister of Health before assuming equally important positions in the Ministry of State for Science and Technology and Treasury Board. A third career awaited him at Canadian National, where he was appointed Chairman, Chief Executive Officer in 1982. (This is a promotion within the Order).

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1980-06-23
      Invested on: 1980-10-15
      Vice-President, Corporate, for Canadian National. In recognition of his tremendous record of service to his country, mainly as an administrator, in the field of medicine and in a deputy minister's capacity in various federal departments.