The Honourable Edith Dumont is the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the first Francophone to hold the office. She was appointed following a distinguished career in education, during which she lived and worked in provinces and territories across the country, as well as in Africa and Europe.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Madame Dumont was the first woman to serve as director of education of the largest French-language public school board in Ontario, and she helped create the province\u2019s first standalone francophone university,\u00a0l\u2019Universit\u00e9\u00a0de\u00a0l\u2019Ontario\u00a0fran\u00e7ais in Toronto.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She has always been a passionate advocate for youth, women\u2019s leadership, la Francophonie, and the development of resilient and caring communities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Madame Dumont holds\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>Master of Education and a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Bachelor of\u00a0<\/span>Orthopedagogy<\/span>\u00a0from the\u00a0<\/span>Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0<\/span>en<\/span>\u00a0Outaouais.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n She\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>has been<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>appointed\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Officier<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0de la L\u00e9gion\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>d\u2019honneur<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Chevalier de\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>l\u2019Ordre<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0des Palmes\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>acad\u00e9miques<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0by the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>government of France<\/span><\/span><\/span>, and<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span><\/span>he is<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the chancellor and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a member of the Order of Ontario and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Dame of Justice in the Order of St. John.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Among the many awards she has received are<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the King Charles III Coronation Medal, the M\u00e9daille de\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>l\u2019Ordre<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0de la Pl\u00e9iade de\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>l\u2019Ontario<\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>the M\u00e9daille de\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>l\u2019Ordre<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0de la\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>ville<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>d\u2019Ottawa<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Coat of Arms<\/strong><\/p>\n Madame Dumont\u2019s Coat of Arms, presented on June 7, 2026, reflects the values and experiences that have shaped her life and service, including hope, education, public service, and her Francophone heritage.<\/p>\n