Background
AIRD, THE was born on May 5, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario.
AIRD, THE was born on May 5, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario.
Trinity College (Bachelor of Arts, 1946). Osgoode Hall. Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1960.
Working as a partner of AIRD & BERLIS. THE HON. JOHN BLACK AIRD, O.C., Queen's Counsel, bom Toronto, Ontario, May 5, 1923. Admitted to bar, 1949, Ontario. Education: Trinity College (Bachelor of Arts, 1946).
Osgoode Hall.
Appointed Queen's Counsel, 1960. Officer of the Order of Canada, 1976. Member, Senate of Canada, 1964-1974.
23rd Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario, 1980-1985.
Chancellor, University of Toronto, since 1986. Honorary Counsel, Saint Paul’s Anglican Church, Toronto, since 1977.
Chairman of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence, 1971-1979. Chairman, The Institute for Research of Public Policy, 1974-1980.
Chancellor, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1977-1985.
Chancellor Emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier University, since 1985. Fourth Honorary Fellow, Trinity College. Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.
Recipient, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa: Wilfrid Laurier University, 1975.
Royal Military College of Canada, 1980. University of Western Ontario, 1983.
Lakehead University, 1984. University of Toronto, 1984.
Doctor of Sacred Letters, honoris causa, Wycliffe College, 1985.
Human Relations Award Canadian Council of Christian and Jews, 1983. 35th Humanitarian Award, Beth Shalom Brotherhood. Distinguished Service Award Ontario Police Commission, Pearson College of Pacific, 1972-1977.
Award of Merit, City of Toronto, 1987.
First Recipient Order of Ontario, 1987. Director: Algoma Central Railway, since 1985.
Economic Investment Trust, since 1986. The Molson Companies Limited, since 1985.
Reed Stenhouse Companies Limited, since 1985.
Inco Limited, since 1986. Canadian Special Olympics, since 1980. Nova Corporation of Alberta, since 1988.
Polysar Limited, 1988 —.
Mercedes Benz Canada, Incorporated., since 1988. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 1985-1987.
ViceChairman, Power Corporation of Canada, since 1986. Chairman, The Consumers’ Gas Company, Limited., since 1987.
Deputy Chairman, Canada-China Trade Council, since 1987.
Member:. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Ontario.
County of York Law Association. Canadian Bar Association.