Simcoe Chapter Dinner Meeting & Seminar – Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Simcoe Chapter Dinner Meeting & Seminar

“Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy: A New Day for Ontario’s Employment Lands”

Held Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, 426 University Avenue

The Federal Government had advised that at present, 70 cents of every defence dollar it spends is leaving Canada.

An unprecedented $85 billion investment seeks to change this.

Ontario has appointed its first Military Defence Representative to promote Ontario’s defence industry in global markets, attract new defence investment and help Canadian companies take advantage of growing export opportunities. The competition is on as municipalities court new supply chain opportunities and reimagine the future of Employment Lands.

PANELISTS:

The Honourable Marco Mendicino
Senior Counsel and Strategic Advisor, Cassels

Khawar Nasim
CEO, Invest Ontario

Peter Norman
Principal, Norman Economic Strategies

Stefano Sanguigni
Director of Site Selection Services, Invest Ontario