Stephen Victor, Q.C., Ph.D. (h.c.) graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1966 with a Bachelor of Law and was called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario in 1968. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1981 and is head of the Civil Litigation Group and a senior partner at Victor Vallance Blais.
Stephen’s extensive community involvement includes National Chairman of the Canada-Israel Committee, National President of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal ofOttawa, President of the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa and the Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa, and Officer of the National Executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
Stephen’s honours and awards include an Honourary Fellowship, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Scopus Award, conferred by Hebrew University for demonstrating leadership and involvement with humanitarian causes. He established The Stephen and Gail Victor Centre for Trial Advocacy, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University and the Stephen Victor Academic Exchange Scholarship between the University of Ottawa and The Hebrew University.