Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 19, 2022
• Invested on: May 02, 2024

Ronald Julien Tremblay, C.M.
Edmonton, Alberta

Driven by contagious passion, Ronald Tremblay has been instrumental in promoting the emergence, advancement and influence of Francophone artists from western Canada. Co-creator of the Gala albertain de la chanson, Chant’Ouest and the Chicane albertaine, a music festival for young Franco-Albertans, he has built a support structure for musical creation at the local and national levels. An avid historian, he also co-led the creation of the Franchir l’espace : musique francophone de l’Ouest et du Nord canadiens repertoire of songs.