On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas  by Order in Council numbered O.C. 2298/2001, dated November 7, 2001, The Order of Ontario, being an award in recognition of those persons who have rendered service of the greatest distinction and of singular excellence in any field of endeavour benefiting society in Ontario or elsewhere, was continued;

And Whereas nominations have been submitted to the Advisory Council to The Order of Ontario for its consideration;

And Whereas the Advisory Council is of the opinion that certain of the nominees have the greatest merit for appointment to The Order of Ontario;

And Whereas the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint such nominees to The Order of Ontario;

Now Therefore the following persons be appointed to The Order of Ontario:

  • Peter A. Adamson, Toronto
  • Mehran Anvari, Hamilton
  • Donovan Bailey, Toronto
  • Jennifer Bond, Ottawa
  • Angèle Brunelle, Thunder Bay
  • Ronald Caza, Ottawa
  • Anthony Chan, Hamilton
  • Ethel Côté, Orléans
  • Jim Estill, Guelph
  • Carol Finlay, Toronto
  • Cheryl Forchuk, London
  • Dorothée Gizenga, Orléans
  • Shirley Greenberg, Ottawa
  • Robert Pio Hajjar, London
  • Greta Hodgkinson, Toronto
  • Dorothy Anna Jarvis, Oakville
  • Lisa LaFlamme, Scarborough
  • Venkatesh Mannar, Gloucester
  • Ernest Matton, Minesing
  • Hon. Dennis O'Connor, Toronto
  • David Pearson, Sudbury
  • Fran Rider, Mississauga
  • Beverley Salmon, Toronto
  • Hon. Hugh Segal, Toronto
  • Helga Stephenson, Toronto
  • Margo Timmins, Heathcote
Premier and President of the Council

Approved and Ordered: November 16, 2016