Mark Carney announced the members of his new Canada–United States trade advisory council Tuesday.
The Prime Minister’s unveiling of his new council comes ahead of a formal review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) this summer.
Carney’s new council is the first shakeup since January of 2025, when former prime minister Justin Trudeau formed his original trade advisory council.
The new group — which will advise on Canada–U.S. economic relations — will be chaired by Dominic LeBlanc, who is the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy.
Carney spoke to reporters before a cabinet meeting, saying, “It’s a diverse group. [There are] leaders in the union movement, experts in industry and CEOs in finance and across the economy.”
The other members of Carney’s new council include:
- Ralph Goodale, former Liberal finance minister and high commissioner to the U.K.
- Jean Simar, CEO of Aluminium Association of Canada,
- Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
- Candace Laing, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president
- Darryl White, Bank of Montreal CEO
- Tracy Robinson, Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
- Lisa Raitt, former Conservative cabinet minister.
- Ron Bedard, president and CEO of steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
- Ken Seitz, president and CEO of fertilizer giant Nutrien.
- Dennis Darby, president and CEO at Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.
- Lana Payne, national president of Unifor.
- François Poirier, president and CEO of Calgary-based TC Energy.
- Émile Cordeau, CEO of Agropur, the largest dairy co-operative in Canada.
- Luc Thériault, CEO of Pulp and Wood Products, and president of Domtar Canada.
- Magali Picard, president of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec.
- Jonathan Price, president and CEO at Teck Resources Ltd., a mining and resource company based in B.C.
- Susan Yurkovich, president and CEO of Canfor, a large forest products company based in B.C.
- Michael Harvey, executive director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance.
- Tabatha Bull, president and CEO of Canadian Council for Indigenous Business.
- Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival.
- Valérie Beaudoin, expert in U.S. policy and politics at the University of Quebec.
- Erin O’Toole, former federal Conservative leader.
- Jean Charest, former Progressive Conservative leader and Liberal premier of Quebec
- P.J. Akeeagok, former premier of Nunavut.
