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The initial intent of this page was to identify elected members of Canadian governments that were also members/participants in the World Economic Forum. As our research has continued, many more important connections have been found that we we feel are important to include to understand the reach and connections of the WEF within Canada. For this reason, they are included here.
The initial intent of this page was to identify elected members of Canadian governments that were also members/participants in the World Economic Forum. As our research has continued, many more important connections have been found that we we feel are important to include to understand the reach and connections of the WEF within Canada. For this reason, they are included here.
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Federal Government – Leadership
SPECIAL NOTES
Pierre Poilievre
PM Candidate
Conservative
***Poilievre was on the WEF website in 2021 but has since been removed. Read more here***
Maxime Bernier*
PPC
***We have not found evidence of membership at this time, however, Bernier did attend a WEF Annual meeting in January 2008. Read more here***
Federal Government – Elected
Rona Ambrose
Former Leader of the Opposition
Conservative
Edmonton Spruce Grove AB
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Navdeep Bains
Liberal
2004-2011
2015-2021
Joined CIBC as Vice-Chair Global Investment Banking in Sept 2021
John Baird
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Conservative
Ottawa West Nepean ON
Went on to work for Chinese billionaire Richard Li
Terry Beech
Liberal
Burnaby North-Seymour BC
Scott Brison
Conservative 1997-2019
Kings Hants NS
Now Vice Chair BMO
Marie-Claude Bibeau
Liberal
Compton-Stanstead QC
Randy Boissonneault
Liberal
Edmonton Centre AB
Francois-Philippe Champagne
Liberal
Saint-Maurice – Champlain QC
Jean Charest
Conservative
Federal Minister 1984-1993
Deputy Prime Minister 1993
PC Leader 1995-1998
Premier of Quebec 2003-2012
Consultant for Huawei – 5G
Jim Flaherty
Conservative
1995-2004
Whitby Ajax ON
Deceased (late husband of Ontario MPP and Deputy Premier Christine Elliott)
Michelle Rempel Garner
Young Global Leader
Conservative
Calgary Nose Hill AB
Karina Gould
Liberal
Burlington ON
Ralph Goodale
Liberal
1974-2021
Ambassador to the UK
Patty Hadju
Liberal
Thunder Bay Superior North
Previous Minister of Health
Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
2006-2015
Ahmed Hussen
Liberal
York South – Weston ON
Dr. Helen Jaczek
Liberal
Markham-Stouffville ON
Melanie Joly
Liberal
Ahuntsic-Cartierville QC
Jason Kenney
Conservative
Parliamentary Secretary 2006
Priivy Council 2008
Minister Employment & Social Development 2008-2013
Minister National Defence 2015-2016
Premier Alberta 2019-Present
John Manley
Liberal 1988-2003
Ottawa South
James Moore
Conservative 2004-2015
Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam / Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam BC
Maryam Monsef
Liberal
2015-2021
Peterborough-Kawartha ON
Attended Davos with Trudeau in 2018
Bill Morneau
Liberal 2015-2020
Toronto Centre – (Resigned due to We Charity Scandal)
Blake Richards
Conservative
Banff-Airdrie AB
Andrew Scheer
Former Leader of the Opposition
Conservative
Regina-Qu’Appelle SK
(Removed from WEF Website Week of Feb 21/22)
Peter Van Loan
Conservative
2015-2018
Simcoe ON
Senate
Governor General
Mary Simon
Governor General of Canada
2021-Present
Other Government
Louise Arbour
Supreme Court of Ontario
Court of Appeal of Ontario
Dominic Barton
Canadian Ambassador to China
Chair Advisory Council on Economic Growth
Jennifer Blanke
Until 2019, member of the Canadian Government’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth
Ailish Campbell
Young Global Leader
General Director at Finance Canada
Chief Trade Commissioner 2017
Wang Huiyao
President Centre for China
Globalization Canada Quebec Government Office in Hong Kong and Greater China
Hugette Labelle
UN
Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments
Also See Education
Kevin Lynch
Clerk of Privy Council
Secretary to Cabinet & More
Also See Education
Catherine McKenna
Until 2021 Liberal Cabinet Minister
Privy Council
Fred Ninh
Global Shaper – Ottawa Hub
Senior Analyst at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Leslie Norton
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Renée Maria Tremblay
Senior Counsel to the Supreme Court of Canada
Terri Toyota
Consultant
Government of Canada
RCMP
UN
Mihaela Ulieru
Science, Technology and Innovation Council of Canada
Carleton University
Adjunct Research Professor
WEF Global Agenda Council on Data Driven Development
Kristel Van der Elst
Policy Horizon Canada
Director General
Ontario
Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
**Note – Ford was removed from the WEF website the week of Feb 22, 2022.
John Tory
Mayor of Toronto
Jim Watson
Mayor of Ottawa
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Jason Kenney
Conservative
Premier of Alberta
2019-Present
Also See Federal
Naheed Nenshi
Mayor of Calgary
2010-2021
Rachel Notley
NDP
Premier of Alberta 2015-2019
Leader of the Opposition of Alberta 2019-Present
Alison Redford
Conservative
Premier of Alberta
2011-2014
British Columbia
John Horgan
Premier of
British Columbia
2017-Present
Christy Clark
Premier of
British Columbia
2011-2017
Gregor Robertson
Mayor of Vancouver
2008-2018
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Academic
Ajay Agrawal
University of Toronto
Professor
Roman School of Management
Dr. Sylvie Albert
Professor
University of Winnipeg
John M. Beck
Board Member of: -Chartered Public Accountants of Ontario – Prev Ontario Power Authority -Ontario Financing Authority Advisory Council
– School of Public Policy University of Calgary
Lisa F. Carver
Post Doctoral Fellow
Queen’s University
Elizabeth Caucutt
Associate Professor
Western University
Dr. Jacquelyn N. Coutré
Queen’s University
Assistant Professor
Christopher DeLuca
Queen’s University
Associate Dean
Associate Professor
Suzanne Fortier
McGill University
Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Bryan Gaensler
Director
University of Toronto
Gillian Hadfield
University of Toronto
Professor of Law
Professor of Strategic Mgmt
Bonny Ibhawoh
McMaster University
Professor
Lene Kromann
University of Western Ontario
Assistant Professor
Hugette Labelle
University of Ottawa
Former Chancellor
Kevin Lynch
University of Waterloo Former Chair
Dr. Christopher Lyon
McGill University
Post Doctoral Researcher
Warren Mabee
Queens University
Director
Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy
Pamela Malins
University of New Brunswick
Assistant Professor
Western University
Instructor
Heather Monroe-Blum
McGill University
Principal Emerita
James Moore
University of Northern British Columbia
Chancellor
See also Federal Politician
Ryan P. Mulligan
Queen’s University
Associate Professor
Erin Oldford
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Assistant Professor
Nishin Nathwani
High School Student ON
Global Changemaker
British Council Global Changemakers
Constantine Passaris
University of New Brunswick
Professor
Paul Sherman
University Guelph Humber
Program Head
Daniela Pico
Curator
Toronto Ripen
Ishwar K. Puri
McMaster University
Dean of Engineering
Professor
Samantha Sherman
Simon Fraser University
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Simon Sherry
Dalhousie University
Professor
Matthias Spitzmuller
Queen’s University
Professor
Associate Professor
Kyla Tienheraa
Queen’s University
Research Chair
Mihaela Ulieru
Science, Technology and Innovation Council of Canada
Carleton University
Adjunct Research Professor
WEF Global Agenda Council on Data Driven Development
John Whalley
Western University
Professor
IT / AI
Jennifer Corriero
Taking IT Global
Philip Dawson
Element AI
Andrew Fursman
1QBit
Jean-Francois Gagné
Element AI /
JDA Software
Rafal Rohozinski
SecDev Group
Information Warfare Monitor
OpenNet Initiative
UN Advisor
Media – Includes International Membership
Pavel Drove
Telegram
VKontakte
Salimah Yvette Ebrahim
Reporter
CBC, Reuters, Globe and Mail, Cairo Times, A&E
Wency Leung
Staff Reporter
Globe and Mail
Alison Loat
AI Media
OPTrust (Pension)
Giovanna Mingarelli
Reporter
CBC Radio Canada
Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, The Hill Times
Kirstine Stewart
Twitter
CBC
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta
(Facebook
Instagram)
Healthcare
Finance – Canada
Pavel Bains
Bluezelle Networks (Blockchain)
David Creighton
Chairman of Board of Directors
Convergence Blended Finance
Rupert Duchesne
AIMIA
Brett House
Deputy Chief Economist
Scotiabank
Emmanuel Jimenez
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
Kevin Lynch
Bank of Montreal
(BMO)
Mary Lou Maher
KPMG
David McKay
CEO
Royal Bank Canada
(RBC)
Lou Pagnutti
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young Canada
Bill Stephenson
De Lage Landen
Jo Taylor
CEO
Teachers’ Pension Plan
Puninda Thind
Delphi Group
Global Affairs
Mina Akrami
Global Affairs –
University of Toronto
World Bank
Elissa Goldberg
Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Policy
Global Affairs Canada
Christopher Logan
Young Global Leader
Freight & Logistics Asia-Pacific
Middle East & Africa
Kevin McKinley
Standards Council of Canada
Transportation
Rashad Karaky
Aviation Cybersecurity Officer for the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO – UN)
Communication
Alex Wong
Chief, Special Initiatives and Co-Lead, Giga, International Telecommunication Union (UN – ITU)
Mary Deacon
Chair
Bell Mental Health Initiative
Bell Canada International
