Who we are
The Economic Club of Canada (ECC) is this country’s highest profile and most respected platform for non-partisan dialogue, insight, exchange, and opinion amongst Canada’s and the world’s most notable influencers and thought leaders.
Providing access to pre-eminent world leaders and renowned visionaries, with the advantage of posing direct, topical questions, Economic Club of Canada events also serve as powerful networking opportunities—our audiences draw from the most senior and influential levels of business, industry, and government.
The Economic Club of Canada team is nimble and flexible, allowing us to stage finely tuned events that address breaking news and emerging business issues at a moment’s notice. Powerful, respected, influential, and leading—these attributes form the bedrock of The Economic Club of Canada, its speakers and its audiences.
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Notable Speakers
The Rt. Hon.
Justin Trudeau
Former Prime Minister of Canada
The Honourable Pierre Poilievre
Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Canada
Gordon J. Fyfe
CEO,
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
Charles Milliard
Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
Michelle Obama
Former First Lady of the United States
Carolyn Rogers
Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
The Honourable Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
The Honourable
Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta
Blake Hutcheson
President and CEO, OMERS
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Deborah K. Orida
President and CEO,
PSP Investments
Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Government of Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly
Minister of Industry of Canada
Beata Caranci
Chief Economist and Senior Vice President,
TD Bank Group
Vassy Kapelos
Chief Political Correspondent, CTV News
Nik Nanos
Chief Data Scientist & Founder, Nanos Research
Jean-François Perrault
Chief Economist, Scotiabank
Avery Shenfeld
Managing Director and Chief Economist,
CIBC Capital Markets
The Honourable
Wab Kinew
Premier of Manitoba
Frances Donald
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist,
RBC
Stéfane Marion
Chief Economist and Strategist,
National Bank of Canada
Barack Obama
Former President of the United States
Douglas Porter
Chief Economist,
BMO Financial Group
Annesley Wallace
President and CEO, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
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