• Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 22, 1993
  • Invested on: October 27, 1993

  A leading authority on prehospital medicine, a physician and professor, he has played a significant role in the development of emergency medicine and ambulance care in Canada and abroad. He has been responsible for creating Los Angeles's paramedic system, as well as for establishing a major association dedicated to the advancement of prehospital care and an internationally recognized research centre for emergency medicine.

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: November 14, 2023
  • Invested on: March 14, 2024

  Ronald Daniel Stewart, C.C., O.N.S.
  Halifax, Nova Scotia
  
  Fondly known as the father of emergency medicine, Ronald Stewart has improved the lives of countless individuals. As the minister of health for Nova Scotia, he led the creation of the province’s consolidated Emergency Health Services and the introduction of paramedics. Professor emeritus at Dalhousie University, he is widely consulted for his expertise in emergency medical system design, and has provided valuable leadership in public health, medical education and humanitarian initiatives.
  
  This is a promotion within the Order.