2021-2022

Welcome to the new home of Canadian Club Toronto!

As we return to our new normal, the Club will leverage the lessons learned: the need to be flexible, creative and resilient. Explore our new website - watch a virtual event, re-live your favourite speech, and learn more about becoming a Club member.
Canadian Club Toronto

Engaging Canadians on What Matters Most.

Since 1897, Canadian Club Toronto has been a forum for the country's thought leaders and newsmakers. Join us as we celebrate our 125th Season!

Upcoming Events

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Michael Rousseau

President and CEO, Air Canada

Air Canada & the Path to Recovery

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Canadian Club Toronto

Canada’s podium of record to hear from thought leaders in business, politics, arts, culture & media.

3500 +

Speakers

125

Years of Events

Moulded by history.

Emboldened by the future!

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Booker T. Washington

1906

Nellie McClung

1915

Dr. Frederick. G. Banting

1923

The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill

1929

Amelia Earhart Putnam

1932

The Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King

1943

Henry Ford II

1952

The Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker

1963

Ed Mirvish

1968

HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

1969

Indira Gandhi

1973

The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher

1983

The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell

1993

Major Chris Hadfield

1996

The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney

1997

The Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien

1997

Mordecai Richler

1998

Margaret Atwood

2000

Jack Layton

2005

Mark Carney

2012

Mary Simon

2014

The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau

2015

National Chief Perry Bellegarde

2017

Stephen A. Schwarzman

2019

Hon. Chrystia Freeland

2021

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

John Graham

President and CEO, CPP Investments

Helping to Maintain the Sustainability of the Canada Pension Plan for Generations

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

John Graham

President and CEO, CPP Investments

Helping to Maintain the Sustainability of the Canada Pension Plan for Generations

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Lessons from Another Pandemic

Melissa Koomey, Joanne Simons, Nadine Sookermany and Jaime Watt, moderated by Tim Kiladze

How the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Shape a Recovery Response to COVID19

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Lessons from Another Pandemic

Melissa Koomey, Joanne Simons, Nadine Sookermany and Jaime Watt, moderated by Tim Kiladze

How the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Can Shape a Recovery Response to COVID19

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Child Care in Canada

Dr. Emis Akbari (George Brown College), Dr. Kate Bezanson (Brock University), Jean-François Perrault (Scotiabank) and Armine Yalnizyan (Atkinson Foundation), moderated by Michelle Eaton (OCC)

The Economy, Children and Families – Can Everyone Benefit?

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Child Care in Canada

Dr. Emis Akbari (George Brown College), Dr. Kate Bezanson (Brock University), Jean-François Perrault (Scotiabank) and Armine Yalnizyan (Atkinson Foundation), moderated by Michelle Eaton (OCC)

The Economy, Children and Families – Can Everyone Benefit?

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