The Jobs and Prosperity Council was created to advise on improving Ontario’s long-term productivity and competitiveness. The Council is non-partisan and voluntary.  Members provided their knowledge and expertise to articulate what they thought were the most critical actions for realizing the province’s potential and becoming a global economic success story.

Final Report

The Council presented their final report entitled Advantage Ontario to the Ontario government on December 19, 2012.

• Full report
• Letter to Ontarians
• Jobs and Prosperity Council news release
• Gord Nixon's Remarks
• Minister's statement
• Event photos

Next Steps

The Ontario government committed to reviewing the report in order to develop a response to the Council’s recommendations.

Council Members

The Council consists of 14 experienced leaders from business, labour and other sectors. All of the members volunteered their time to contribute to a shared vision for action for Ontario.

• Gord Nixon (Chair), President and CEO, Royal Bank Canada
• Kevin Lynch (Vice Chair), Vice Chair, BMO Financial Group
• Bonnie Brooks, President, Hudson's Bay Company
• George Cope, President and CEO, BCE Inc. and BellCanada
• Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar Corporation
• NitinKawale, President, Cisco Systems Canada Co.
• Genevieve Knauff, Owner, gck Consulting Ltd. and hme Enterprises Ltd.
• Darryl Lake, Founder and former CEO, Northern Centre for Advanced Technology Inc.
• Mike Lazaridis, Founder and Vice Chair, Research In Motion Limited
• Michael McCain, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
• Joe Repovs, Founder and CEO, Samco Machinery
• Reza Satchu, Managing Partner, Alignvest Capital Management
• Jim Stanford, Economist, Canadian Auto Workers
• Jeff Westeinde, Chair, Windmill Development Group