About TFSA — Leaders’ Forum
The TFSA regularly hosts a Leaders’ Forum led by the Mayor of the City of Toronto. The forum is a vehicle to showcase current work of the TFSA as well as to garner advice and direction from senior financial industry executives about TFSA operating and strategic plans. It is a prestigious event for executives from the financial industry and local partner sectors to interact and discuss central issues and opportunities affecting Toronto’s financial sector.
From property tax reform and a competitiveness advisory committee to research on productivity and future workforce needs – effective strategies to grow Toronto’s financial services sector were the topic at the Leaders’ Forum of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) was held on Nov 23, 2009. Leaders discussed the FS working group’s report, entitled “Partnership and Action: Mobilizing Toronto’s Financial Centre for Global Advantage” (PDF: 581 KB) which was prepared for them by Boston Consulting GroupFor more information on this session, access the following links:
- Leadership Council Agenda (PDF: 497 KB)
- Leadership Council Background Briefing (PDF: 157 KB)
- Leadership Council Meeting Release (PDF: 75 KB)
Financial Services Leadership Council, November 23, 2009 Forum
| Participant | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| The Honorable James Flaherty, MP | Minister of Finance | Department of Finance Canada |
| The Honorable Dalton McGuinty | Premier of Ontario | The Government of Ontario |
| The Honorable Dwight Duncan, MPP | Ontario Minister of Finance | Ontario Ministry of Finance |
| His Worship Mayor David Miller | Mayor of Toronto | The City of Toronto |
| Don Drummond | Senior Vice President and Chief Economist | TD Bank Financial Group |
| Janet Ecker | President | Toronto Financial Services Alliance |
| Ed Clark | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | TD Bank Financial Group |
| David Denison | President and Chief Executive Officer | CPP Investment Board |
| Donald Guloien | President and Chief Executive Officer | Manulife Financial Corporation |
| Thomas Kloet | Chief Executive Officer | TMX Group Inc. |
| James Leech | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan |
| Gerald McCaughey | President and Chief Executive Officer | CIBC |
| Michael Nobrega | President and Chief Executive Officer | OMERS |
| Gordon Nixon | President and Chief Executive Officer | RBC Financial Group |
| Charles Sims | President and Chief Executive Officer | Mackenzie Financial |
| Robin Spencer | President and Chief Executive Officer | Aviva Canada Inc. |
| Richard Waugh | President and Chief Executive Officer | Scotiabank |
| Unable to attend: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Charles Brindamour | President and Chief Executive Officer | [INTACT] Insurance |
| William Downe | President and Chief Executive Officer | BMO Financial Group |
| Blake Goldring | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | AGF Management Ltd. |
| Donald A. Stewart | Chief Executive Officer | Sun Life Financial Inc. |