Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 20, 2014
• Invested on: February 12, 2016

For his contributions to the safety and efficiency of air transportation in Canada, notably as the founding CEO of NAV CANADA.

John Crichton has made transformative contributions to aviation. A pilot by training, he went on to a leadership role at First Air, and then served as CEO of both the Air Transport Association of Canada and NAV CANADA, the world’s first private air navigation service. He has been instrumental in improving air service to northern communities, in pioneering the use of new and efficient polar routes, in modernizing air traffic control services in Canadian airspace, and in marketing NAV CANADA’s technology on an international scale. At NAV CANADA, he continues to foster a culture that serves as a model of corporate social philanthropy.