Awards and Honours
In recognition of his contributions and humanness to the marginalized, Jean Vanier has received numerous distinctions and awards including the Companion of the Order of Canada, the Legion of Honour (France) and many awards from faith groups, among them the Paul VI International Prize, the Community of Christ International Peace Award, the Rabbi Gunther Plaut Humanitarian Award and the Gaudium et Spes Award. There are high Schools named after him in Whitehorse, Yukon; London, Ontario; Scarborough, Ontario; Collingwood, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; Richmond Hill, Ontario; and Welland, Ontario. In November 2004, a CBC poll placed him number 12 in a list of Greatest Canadians.
In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour.
In 2010, asteroid 8604 was officially named Vanier in honour of Jean Vanier.
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