of the Senate of Canada, March 4, 2010. Oliver retired from the Senate November 16, 2013, when he attained age 75.

Oliver was active in community service: "serving in positions that have included President and Chairman of the Halifax Children's Aid Society; Chairman, President and Director of the Neptune Theatre Foundation; Director of the Halifax-Dartmouth Welfare Council; Founding Director of the Black United Front; and Founding President and First Chairman of the Society for the Protection