Economic Club of Canada | Where the Economy Comes Together

The Ontario Marine Council plays a pivotal role in advocating for the marine industry with the provincial government. Through its initiatives, the Ontario Marine Council promotes sustainable practices, enhances industry standards, and fosters economic growth, ensuring a prosperous and environmentally responsible future for Ontario's maritime community.

This event will mark the inaugural presentation of the OMC annual Ontario Marine Champion Award. Join us as we honour the first recipient of this prestigious award, The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario. In recognition of his dedication to launching Ontario’s first Marine Strategy and his government's continuous support for the marine industry in the province. This award presentation will be followed by a panel discussion featuring some of the industry’s most prominent leaders.

Halifax is experiencing tremendous growth, working collaboratively—with local, national, and international businesses and partners—to build an inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous city that puts people and the planet first.

Join Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax for a special keynote address as he discusses how Halifax is attracting record numbers of people and businesses while addressing growth challenges many Canadian cities are facing.

We are thrilled to host our Economic Roundtable event, following up on our marquee event, the 2024 Economic Outlook Breakfast which was held this past January. This initial gathering set the stage for an engaging and insightful discussion about the future of the Canadian economy, driven by a distinguished panel of chief economists.

Our panelists will provide a detailed economic outlook recap, highlighting the current state of the Canadian economy with a focus on interest rates, inflation, productivity and labour.

Canadians are facing a rapidly evolving security environment driven by a more open and accessible Arctic and northern region, increasing global instability, and rapid advances in technology.

In the face of these new challenges, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and National Defence Minister Bill Blair launched Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence on April 8, 2024. This defence policy update outlines Canada’s plan to do more to meet these challenges by investing $73 billion over twenty years to provide Canadian Armed Forces members with the tools that they need to ensure the security and prosperity of Canadians.

As the Government of Canada begins to implement this defence policy update, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will deliver keynote remarks in Toronto to discuss how Our North, Strong and Free will support CAF members, bolster Canada’s defence industrial base and create skilled, well-paying jobs, and protect Canada’s sovereignty.

The world is undergoing a challenging, and in some cases violent, economic, and geopolitical realignment on a historic scale. Competition for capital between countries is escalating rapidly. In this moment, Canada needs to step up its efforts to attract greater investment to power our economy into the future but instead, we are falling behind our global peers on the most meaningful economic indicators. Still, Canada has a natural advantage. Our oil and natural gas resources can put the country in an enviable and potentially globally influential position.

Lisa Baiton, CAPP President & CEO will speak about what needs to happen for Canada to unleash its energy advantage and attract new investment into nation-building projects to build a more secure, lower emission and prosperous future for all Canadians.