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The Council is composed of the chief executives and entrepreneurs of over 150 leading Canadian companies, operating in every sector and region of the country. We are united by a deep commitment to Canada and a desire to help the country reach its full potential.

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David Aisenstat

Chief Executive Officer

Keg Restaurants Ltd.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Wendy Andrushko

President

DuPont Canada

B

Martin Bachant

President

Xerox Canada Ltd.

John Baker

President and Chief Executive Officer

D2L Corporation

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Scott Balfour

President and Chief Executive Officer

Emera Inc.

Arun Banskota

President and Chief Executive Officer

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

Mark J. Barrenechea

Vice Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer

OpenText Corporation

Jorge Bartolome

President

Janssen Inc.

Louis-Marie Beaulieu, FCPA, FCA, C. Dir

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Groupe Desgagnés Inc.

John M. Beck

Chairman

Aecon Group Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Scott Bell

President and Managing Director

General Motors of Canada Company

Lorraine Ben

Chief Executive

Lockheed Martin Canada

Kilian Berz

Managing Director & Senior Partner, Global Leader - Financial Institutions

The Boston Consulting Group

John Bianchini, P.Eng., FCAE

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Hatch Ltd.

Mirko Bibic

President and Chief Executive Officer

BCE Inc. and Bell Canada

Leon Binedell

President and Chief Executive Officer

Sherritt International Corporation

Charles Brindamour

Chief Executive Officer

Intact Financial Corporation

Mallorie Brodie

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Bridgit

Next-Generation Business Leader

C

Andy Canham

Managing Director

SAP Canada Inc.

Heather Chalmers

President and Chief Executive Officer

GE Canada

Andre Charoo

Co-Chair

C100 Association

Associate

John Chen

Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

BlackBerry Limited

Neil Chrystal

President and Chief Executive Officer

Polygon Homes Ltd.

Donald E. Clow

President and Chief Executive Officer

Crombie REIT

Dean Connor

Chief Executive Officer

Sun Life Financial Inc.

John Corley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Brink's Canada Limited

Guy Cormier

Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Desjardins Group

Brad Corson

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Imperial Oil Limited

Ben Cowan-Dewar

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Cabot Links

Next-Generation Business Leader

Keith Creel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Pacific Railway

Stephan Crétier

Founding President and Chief Executive Officer

GardaWorld

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

D

Thomas d'Aquino

Distinguished Lifetime Member and Former Chief Executive

Business Council of Canada

Dax Dasilva

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Lightspeed POS Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Daniel Daviau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Marc de La Bruyère

Managing Director

Maclab Development Group

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Arthur A. DeFehr

Chairman

Palliser Furniture Holdings Ltd.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Charles Deguire

President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Kinova

Next-Generation Business Leader

Stephen J. Dent

Chairman and Managing Partner

Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc.

Paul Desmarais, Jr.

Chairman

Power Corporation of Canada

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Victor G. Dodig

President and Chief Executive Officer

CIBC

Yves-Thomas Dorval

Executive Chairman of the Board

Conseil du patronat du Québec

Associate

Alicia Dubois

Co-Chair

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

Associate

Ian C. Dundas, B.Comm., L.L.B.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Enerplus Corporation

E

Ian L. Edwards

President and Chief Executive Officer

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

Darren Entwistle

President and Chief Executive Officer

TELUS Communications Inc.

Bob Espey

President and Chief Executive Officer

Parkland Corporation

F

Joelle Faulkner

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Area One Farms

Next-Generation Business Leader

Howard Field

President and Chief Executive Officer

Greenfield Global Inc.

David G. Filipchuk

President and Chief Executive Officer

PCL Constructors Inc.

J. Bruce Flatt

Chief Executive Officer

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Chris H. Fowler

President and Chief Executive Officer

CWB Financial Group

G

Jean-François Gagné

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Element AI

Next-Generation Business Leader

Sabrina Geremia

Country Manager

Google Canada

Peter E. Gilgan, C.M., O.Ont.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Mattamy Asset Management Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Tim Gitzel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cameco Corporation

Blake C. Goldring, C.M., M.S.M., C.D.

Executive Chairman

AGF Management Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Bev Goodman

President and Chief Executive Officer

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited

Roy Gori

President and Chief Executive Officer

Manulife Financial Corporation

John Graham

President and Chief Executive Officer

CPP Investments

Mike Greenley

Chief Executive Officer

MDA

Joanna Griffiths

Founder

Knix

Next-Generation Business Leader

Claude Guay

President and General Manager

IBM Canada Ltd.

H

Cherif Habib

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.

Next-Generation Business Leader

Ronnen Harary

Director, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Spin Master Ltd.

Linda S. Hasenfratz

Chief Executive Officer

Linamar Corporation

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Steve Hasker

President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomson Reuters

John Hastings

Chief Executive Officer

Citibank Canada

Giles Hellyer

President, Potash

BHP Canada Inc.

Gordon Hicks

Chief Executive Officer

BGIS

Greg Hicks

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited

Tatsuji Hidaka

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd.

Andrew Hider

Chief Executive Officer

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.

Paul J. Hill

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Harvard Developments Inc. - A Hill Company

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Blake Hutcheson

President and Chief Executive Officer

OMERS

Goldy Hyder

President and Chief Executive Officer

Business Council of Canada

J

Duncan N. R. Jackman

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

E-L Financial Corporation Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Anne Jensen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Total E&P Canada Ltd.

Kirk Johnson

President

ConocoPhillips Canada

Gord Johnston

President and Chief Executive Officer

Stantec Inc.

K

David J. Kassie

Chairman

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Michael Katchen

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Wealthsimple Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Faisal Kazi

President and Chief Executive Officer

Siemens Canada Limited

Bruno Keller

President

Kraft Heinz Canada ULC

Hassan Khosrowshahi, C.M., O.B.C.

Chairman

Persis Holdings Ltd.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Craig Kielburger

Chief Executive Officer

ME to WE

Next-Generation Business Leader

Max Koeune

President and Chief Executive Officer

McCain Foods Limited

Swamy Kotagiri

Chief Executive Officer

Magna International Inc.

John Kousinioris

President and Chief Executive Officer

TransAlta Corporation

Jenine Krause

President and Chief Executive Officer

Enercare

Sasha Krstic

President

Mastercard Canada

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Patrick Lamarre

President

Kiewit Canada Group

Shannon Leininger

President

Cisco Systems Canada, Co.

Stéphane Lespérance

President and Chief Executive Officer

Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.

Donald R. Lindsay

President and Chief Executive Officer

Teck Resources Limited

Stephen Liptrap

President and Chief Executive Officer

LifeWorks Inc.

Lisa S. Lisson

President

Federal Express Canada Corporation

Mark Little

President and Chief Executive Officer

Suncor Energy Inc.

Brandt C. Louie

Chairman

London Drugs Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Jon E. Love

Chief Executive Officer

KingSett Capital Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Elio Luongo

Chief Executive Officer and Senior Partner

KPMG LLP

M

John Mac Cuish

Chief Executive Officer and President, Facilities Management

Dexterra Group Inc.

Jeffrey Maddox

President

Nokia Canada Inc.

Stacey Madge

Country Manager and President

Visa Canada

Paul A. Mahon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life

Karn Manhas

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Terramera Inc.

Next-Generation Business Leader

The Honourable John P. Manley, P.C., O.C.

Distinguished Lifetime Member and Former President and Chief Executive Officer

Business Council of Canada

Ronald N. Mannix

Chairman Emeritus

Coril Holdings Ltd.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Nicolas Marcoux

Chief Executive Officer

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Éric Martel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bombardier Inc.

Bharat Masrani

Group President and Chief Executive Officer

TD Bank Group

Ronald P. Mathison

Chairman

Matco Investments Ltd.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Michael H. McCain

President and Chief Executive Officer

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

David McHattie

Chair

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Associate

David I. McKay

President and Chief Executive Officer

Royal Bank of Canada

John McKenzie

Chief Executive Officer

TMX Group Limited

Gordon McKenzie

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canpotex Limited

Jacques Mignault

President and Chief Executive Officer

McDonald's Restaurants of Canada

Marcia Moffat

Managing Director - Country Head of Canada

BlackRock

Al Monaco

President and Chief Executive Officer

Enbridge Inc.

Andrew Moor

President and Chief Executive Officer

Equitable Bank

Apala Mukherjee

President

BASF Canada Inc.

Doug Murphy

President and Chief Executive Officer

Corus Entertainment Inc.

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Kaori Namiki

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mitsubishi Canada Limited

Joe Natale

President and Chief Executive Officer

Rogers Communications Inc.

O

R. Jeffrey Orr

President and Chief Executive Officer

Power Corporation of Canada

P

Jaqui Parchment

Chief Executive Officer

Mercer (Canada) Limited

Marc Parent, C.M.

President and Chief Executive Officer

CAE Inc.

Kevin J. Peesker

President

Microsoft Canada Inc.

John E. Peller, O.C.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Peller Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Rob Penner

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bison Transport Inc.

Vito Piazza

Global Chief Executive Officer

Sid Lee

Andrew Pickersgill

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company

Susannah Pierce

President, Canada Country Chair

Shell Canada Limited

Cole Pinnow

President

Pfizer Canada ULC

François Poirier

President and Chief Executive Officer

TC Energy Corporation

Sam Pollock

Chief Executive Officer

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

Pierre Pomerleau, Eng., MBA

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pomerleau Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Brian Porter

President and Chief Executive Officer

Scotiabank

Alex Pourbaix

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cenovus Energy Inc.

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David Rawlings

Chief Executive Officer - Canada

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Dani Reiss, C.M.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Canada Goose Inc.

Michael W. Rencheck

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bruce Power

Hartley T. Richardson, O.C., O.M.

President and Chief Executive Officer

James Richardson & Sons, Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

John C. Risley

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

CFFI Ventures Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Michele Romanow

Co-Founder and President

Clearco

Next-Generation Business Leader

Michael Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Air Canada

Jason Rowe

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.

Michael Rowe

President

Home Depot of Canada Inc.

Soumen Roy

Executive Director and Country Head

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.

Jean-Jacques Ruest

President and Chief Executive Officer

CN

Jeffrey S. Russell

President

Accenture Inc.

S

Lino A. Saputo, Jr.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Saputo Inc.

George D. Schindler

President and Chief Executive Officer

CGI Inc.

Mayo Schmidt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Nutrien Ltd.

Sam Sebastian

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pelmorex Corp.

Michael Serbinis

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

League Inc.

Next-Generation Business Leader

Jean-Louis Servranckx

President and Chief Executive Officer

Aecon Group Inc.

Dean Setoguchi

President and Chief Executive Officer

Keyera Corp.

Linda Seymour

President and Chief Executive Officer

HSBC Bank Canada

Bradley S. Shaw

Chief Executive Officer

Shaw Communications Inc.

Jad Shimaly

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EY Canada

Luis Sierra

President and Chief Executive Officer

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

Edward Sims

President and Chief Executive Officer

WestJet

Geoffrey M. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

EllisDon Corporation

Ian Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership

Stephen Smith

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

First National Financial LP

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Nancy C. Southern

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

ATCO Ltd.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Ronald N. Stern

President and Chief Executive Officer

Alberta Newsprint Company

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Margaret Stuart

Country Manager

Salesforce Canada Corporation

John M. Sullivan

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

T

Mario Thériault

Chair

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Associate

L. Scott Thomson

President and Chief Executive Officer

Finning International Inc.

Scott Thon

Chief Executive Officer

AltaLink & Berkshire Hathaway Energy Canada

Darren Throop

President and Chief Executive Officer

Entertainment One Ltd.

Garrick Tiplady

Vice President and Managing Director

Facebook and Instagram Canada

Andy Trewick

President and Chief Executive Officer

Graham Construction & Engineering Inc.

Guy J. Turcotte

President and Chief Executive Officer

Stone Creek Resorts Inc.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

V

Louis O. Vachon, C.M.

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Bank of Canada

Mac Van Wielingen

Founder and Partner

ARC Financial Corp.

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Jeff Vassart

President

Cargill Limited

Ivan Vella

Chief Executive, Aluminium

Rio Tinto

Nicole Verkindt

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

OMX

Next-Generation Business Leader

Anthony Viel

Chief Executive Officer

Deloitte

Sonja Volpe

Chief Executive Officer and Country Manager

BNP Paribas

Curt Vossen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Richardson International Limited

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V. Prem Watsa

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Galen G. Weston

Executive Chairman

Loblaw Companies Limited

Entrepreneurs’ Circle

Darryl White

Chief Executive Officer

BMO Financial Group

Robert Wildeboer

Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

Martinrea International Inc.

Penny Wise

President

3M Canada Company

Paul Wood

President and Chief Executive Officer

Giant Tiger Stores Limited

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Mary Ann Yule

President and Chief Executive Officer

HP Canada Co.

Z

Deanna L. Zumwalt

President and Chief Executive Officer

Coril Holdings Ltd.

Jeffrey Zweig

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mosaic Forest Management Corp.