James C. Temerty

James C. Temerty CM
Born	Constantin Ilkovitch Temerty Donbas, Ukraine
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Business executive and philanthropist
Spouse	Louise Arcand Temerty (m. 1968)
Children	2

James Constantine "Jim" Temerty CM Born: December 3, 1941 is a Ukrainian-Canadian entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He founded Northland Power in 1987 and served as chair until December 2019. ^{[1] [2]}

Professional career

In 1987, Temerty founded Northland Power.^{[ citation needed ]}

Philanthropy

In January 2015, the Temerty Foundation gifted $5 million to the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) to construct a new library (the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Center); this brought the total support of the Temerty Family Foundation to the programs at the UCU to $6.2 million (which includes $1.2 million that the foundation gifted earlier to UCU to establish three departments for the study of Jewish-Ukrainian interfaith relation). ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In September 2020, the Temerty Foundation gifted $250 million to the University of Toronto, naming the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and representing the single largest one-time donation in Canadian history at the time of the announcement. ^[6] In April 2020, $10-million of the gift to Faculty of Medicine's Dean's COVID-19 Priorities Fund, which was advanced and pre-announced to support front-line clinical faculty members and trainees fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[7]

In December 2022, apparently donated $1.000.000 to #LightUpUkraine | UNITED 24 raising funds for 1000 generators to power Ukrainian hospitals. ^[8]

In May 2025, the Royal Ontario Museum announced a $30-million endowment gift from the Temerty Foundation. The Temerty Community Access and Engagement Fund will fund new programs in the museum's galleries and public spaces, providing greater access by reducing barriers to entry. ^[9]

Awards and honours

• Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to society, 2008. ^[10]
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Canada, 2010. ^[11]
• The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to honour him for his contributions to his country, 2012.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Temerty and his wife had a new genus and species of raptor dinosaur named in their honour, the Acheroraptor temertyorum, 2013. ^[12]
• In 2022, Temerty was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and given the National Hero Honour ^[13]
• Temerty was awarded three honorary doctorates (LL.D.) from York University, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), and the University of Western Ontario. ^{[14] [15] [16]} The latter two, he shares with his wife.

References

1. "Winner: James Temerty". www.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
2. "James Temerty of Northland Power Income Fund earns top spot as OntarioEntrepreneur Of The Year". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
3. "Nash Holos: Canadian businessman and philanthropist, James C. Temerty". ukrainianjewishencounter.org. 2015-10-30.
4. Temerty Foundation donates $5 Million to support the Ukrainian Catholic University, homin.ca. 20.01.2015
5. Temerty Family Foundation. ucef.ca. 2015
6. "University of Toronto receives single largest gift in Canadian history from James and Louise Temerty to support advances in human health and health care". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
7. "U of T announces generous $10-million gift from the Temerty Foundation to support urgent COVID-19 priorities". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
8. 1000 generatorsDonorbox Archived 2022-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
9. "Temerty Foundation makes $30-million gift to ROM to ensure community access and engagement | Royal Ontario Museum". www.rom.on.ca. 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
10. "Order of Canada". archive.gg.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
11. "Winner: James Temerty". www.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
12. "Acheroraptor temertyorum: New Dinosaur Discovered in Montana". Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
13. https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/james-temerty
14. wallsj (2018-06-21). "Technology leader and clean energy advocate James Temerty receives honorary degree from York University". York Media Relations. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
15. "Past Honorary Doctorates". Ryerson University. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
16. "Academic, artistic and business leaders to be honoured at Western's 312th convocation". 13 September 2018.