SPEAKERS 

The inaugural Victoria Forum sought to go beyond Anglophone and Francophone to celebrate 150 years of Canada by addressing the wider and much more complex diversity of the country, and particularly the relationships with the people of the First Nations. The Forum brought together business leaders, policymakers, academics, civil society and Indigenous communities to discuss diversity, inclusion and sustainable prosperity. It helped to craft a Canadian narrative that showcases how we prosper by being open to trade, to migration and to investment. 

The 2017 Victoria Forum was an opportunity for many people to join the conversation on diversity and inclusion. Canada as a country is built on diversity. All Canadians share this land’s endowments, and collectively are responsible for the complex challenges that confront our world. Diversity is not simply a fact; it is what makes us human.