Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 8, 2014
• Invested on: May 08, 2015

For his success in empowering persons with disabilities to participate in and contribute to Canadian society.

Family and disability advocate Al Etmanski is a social innovator with transformative impact. He co-founded PLAN, an organization that helps Canadians secure the financial and social futures of loved ones with disabilities. PLAN’s model has now been emulated in more than 30 locations around the world. A great collaborator, Mr. Etmanski also played a key role in the successful efforts to create Canada’s Registered Disability Savings Plan, the first of its kind in the world. He went on to co-found Social Innovation Generation, a partnership devoted to identifying and solving Canada’s most acute social and environmental challenges.