The deals and dealmakers to watch at the Canada Investment Summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto to attract $1-trillion in new investment over five years. The government has presented a prospectus of over 160 projects across various sectors to international investors.
Why it matters
This summit represents a major economic policy push to revitalize Canadian infrastructure and industrial development through private sector partnerships.
This week investors from around the world have descended on Toronto for the Canada Investment Summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney ’s effort to show the world the country is ready to build big things again.
As part of that, Ottawa has identified scores of projects to showcase during the event, which 120 Canadian and international funds and investment companies with roughly $120-trillion in combined assets under management are expected to attend.
Here’s a look at possible candidates for deals and some of the big-name investors set to show up for the summit.
Ahead of the summit, the federal government identified more than 160 projects that are open for development, which it compiled into a “prospectus” that was shared with attendees.
Some of the projects are well underway, with permits in hand and construction already started.
Many others are, at best, a twinkle in an entrepreneur’s eye.
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