The Order of Canada is given in recognition of “a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation”. The following people were appointed in the field of Arts/Writing.

Companion

• Atwood, Margaret (22 June 1981)
• Berton, Pierre (23 June 1986)
• Blais, Marie Claire (23 June 1972)
• Callaghan, Morley (20 December 1982)
• Choquette, Robert (20 December 1968)
• Cohen, Leonard (10 October 2002)
• Davies, Robertson (22 December 1972)
• Gallant, Mavis (21 October 1992)
• Grandbois, Alain (22 December 1967)
• Hébert, Anne (28 June 1968)
• Laurence, Margaret (17 December 1971)
• Lemelin, Roger (23 June 1980)
• MacLennan, Hugh (6 July 1967)
• Maillet, Antonine (14 December 1981)
• Martin, Claire (30 May 2001)
• Page, P.K. (21 October 1998)
• Richler, Mordecai (15 November 2000)
• Roy, Gabrielle (15 November 2000)
• Scott, Francis R. (6 July 1967)
• Shields, Carol (10 October 2002)

Added 19 June 2006.
Updated 28 April 2008.