Gordon Porter

Gordon L. Porter, C.M., O.N.B., L.LD. is the Director of Inclusive Education Canada and has focused on making schools inclusive for over four decades. Dr. Porter has worked as a principal, school district administrator, and university professor. He has been a policy advisor and trainer for several Education Ministries in Canada, most recently in Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories and New Brunswick. He has consulted and provided training in Central and South America, South Africa, the Bahamas, New Zealand, Dubai, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Gordon Porter is the former chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission and the Canadian Association of Human Rights Agencies. He has edited several books and videos about inclusive education. He received the Canadian Education Association’s - Whitworth Award for Research in Education. He is a member of the Order of New Brunswick and the Order of Canada, our country's highest civil honours.