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Mr. Peter Munk

  • Deceased

    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1992-10-21
      Invested on: 1993-04-21
      Founder of a leading North American gold producing company, this successful entrepreneur is committed to improving the standard of living for others. This has led him to establish a scholarship program for the children of employees and to contribute to the economic development and democratization of Hungary and East Germany. He is also a generous philanthropist who has quietly supported many educational, medical and artistic institutions.

    • Companion of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 2008-10-23
      Invested on: 2010-06-18
      Peter Munk is one of Canada's great entrepreneurs who is equally renowned for his philanthropic work in Canada and abroad. A vocal advocate for Canadian ownership and entrepreneurship, he has developed Barrick Gold Corporation into the world's largest gold mining company. His philanthropic contributions have helped build one of the most advanced cardiac and cardiovascular medical centres in the world, at the University Health Network, in Toronto. He has also helped create world-class research institutes at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and Technion Israel Institute for Technology. In addition to his personal philanthropy, he created foundations to support organizations and research in the areas of health, education, public policy and the arts. This is a promotion within the Order.