Editing Fraser Elliott (section)

==Career and other activities==

He founded the law firm of [[Stikeman Elliott]], specializing in tax and corporate law, with H. Heward Stikeman in 1952. Stikeman Elliott became and remains one of the largest and most successful law firms in Canada. Fraser convinced the former [[premier of Ontario]], [[John Robarts]], to join the law firm's small Toronto office instead of joining one of several major firms that were wooing him.

He was once chairman of the board, the largest shareholder, and had been a director since 1951 of [[CAE (company)|CAE]] Industries Ltd. He also served on the boards of [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce]], Larfarge Corp., Montreal Shipping Inc. and Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd.

He was president of the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] and served on the boards of directors of the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] and the [[Canadian Opera Company]]. He was Chairman Emeritus of the [[University Health Network|Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation]]. In 1980, he was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=494&t=12&ln=Elliott Order of Canada]</ref>

In 2001, CAE donated $1,000,000 for the creation of the R. Fraser Elliott Scholarship and Laboratory Program at the ''[[École Polytechnique]]'' and the ''[[Université de Montréal]]''. The Canadian Opera Company's R. Fraser Elliott Hall and the [[University Health Network|Toronto General Hospital]]'s R. Fraser Elliot Wing are named in his honour.