Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 21, 2020
• Invested on: December 14, 2022

Peter Warrian, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

A distinguished research fellow at the University of Toronto, Peter Warrian is one of Canada’s foremost authorities on the steel industry. His unique expertise helped in establishing the Canadian Steel Trades and Employment Congress, a solution-based, union-management organization focused on labour adjustment and retraining of laid-off steelworkers. A dedicated philanthropist, he is the former chair of the Philanthropic Foundations of Canada and the co-founder of the Lupina Foundation, which supports innovative research into factors affecting health, including personal anxiety, socio-economic determinants and access to services.