James Constantine "Jim" Temerty is a Ukrainian-Canadian entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist who lives in

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. He founded Northland Power in 1987 and served as Chair until December 2019.

Professional career

In 1987, Temerty founded Northland Power.

Philanthropy

In January 2015, the Temerty Foundation gifted $5 million to the

Ukrainian Catholic University The Ukrainian Catholic University ( ua, Український Католицький Університет, ''Ukrains'kyy Katolyts'kyy Universytet'') is a Catholic university in Lviv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. ...

(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). In September 2020, the Temerty Foundation gifted $250 million to the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

, naming the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and representing the single largest one-time donation in Canadian history at the time of the announcement. 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. In December 2022, apparently donated $1.000.000 to #LightUpUkraine , UNITED 24 raising funds for 1000 generators to power Ukrainian hospitals.

Awards and honours

* Appointed a Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the cen ...

in recognition of his contributions to society, 2008. *

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award The EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards previously Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an award sponsored by Ernst & Young in recognition of entrepreneurship. Founded in 1986 in Milwaukee as a single award, as of 2016 twenty-five pro ...

in Canada, 2010. * The

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

to honour him for his contributions to his country, 2012. * Temerty and his wife had a new genus and species of raptor dinosaur named in their honour, the

Acheroraptor temertyorum ''Acheroraptor'' is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the latest Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation of Montana, United States. It contains a single species, ''Acheroraptor temertyorum''. ''A. temertyorum'' is one of ...

, 2013. * Temerty was awarded three honorary doctorates (

LL.D. Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

) from York University, Ryerson University, and the University of Western Ontario. The latter two, he shares with his wife.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Temerty, James C. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian philanthropists Canadian businesspeople Members of the Order of Canada Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class