Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 11, 2017
• Invested on: January 24, 2018

Cathy Crowe, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

As one of Canada’s first street nurses, Cathy Crowe has devoted her career to using health care for social justice. In 1998, she co-founded the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee, an organization that pioneered new approaches to homelessness. She produced several documentary films and authored a book that have given voice to the marginalized and vulnerable. Through her creative and tenacious efforts as a social activist, she has bridged the issues of health and homelessness with a goal of making housing available for all.