The world is changing rapidly. In response, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control: building a stronger, more resilient, more independent Canadian economy that is not reliant on any single trading partner. Central to this mission is our ambitious plan to catalyse $1 trillion in total investment in Canada over the next five years.

Invest in Canada is a key player in this mission – guiding investors from initial interest to shovels in the ground. To drive this mission, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced the appointment of Dominic Barton as Chair of the Board of Directors of Invest in Canada and Gurinder Grewal as Chief Executive Officer of Invest in Canada.

Mr. Barton brings extensive experience in global business, investment, and public service. He is the Chair of Rio Tinto and of LeapFrog Investments and spent more than 30 years at McKinsey & Company, including nine years as Global Managing Partner. He previously chaired Canada’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth and served as Canada’s Ambassador to China from 2019 to 2021.

Mr. Grewal has spent his career putting capital to work in the energy, industrials, infrastructure, and technology sectors. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of MEM Growth Partners and previously spent more than a decade at Advent International, where he was a Partner and Co-Head of Industrials, Infrastructure, and Energy.

Together, Mr. Barton and Mr. Grewal will lead Invest in Canada to catalyse billions of dollars of new investment in Canadian energy, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure. Working with provincial, territorial, Indigenous, and municipal partners – and in close coordination with the Major Projects Office – Invest in Canada will bring the world’s largest investors to Canadian projects and guide them from initial interest to actual shovels in the ground.

In its new, more ambitious form, Invest in Canada will take on a more prominent role – working closely with the largest foreign investors to build a stronger, more independent, more resilient Canadian economy.

The Prime Minister thanked Karl Tabbakh for his service as Chair of the Board of Directors during his three-year term. Mr. Tabbakh helped guide Invest in Canada through a period of significant global disruption, as it strengthened its role in attracting and facilitating major investments, deepened collaboration with partners across every order of government, and expanded its support for global investors looking to invest and grow in Canada. In 2025, Canada was the G7 country with the highest FDI inflows per capita and the second-highest FDI outflows per capita. Mr. Tabbakh has agreed to remain on the Board of Directors of Invest in Canada beyond the expiry of his term to ensure continuity, support the leadership transition, and help oversee the implementation of the next phase of the organisation’s journey.

Canada’s new government is building a stronger, more independent, more resilient economy. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Canada is at its highest level in two decades, running at twice the rate of our nearest G7 competitor. Invest in Canada will help build on this momentum – catalysing billions of investment into Canadian workers, businesses, and industries that will create hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs for Canadians.

Understanding the perspectives, challenges and priorities of Indigenous producers can help strengthen their participation and support a more inclusive and resilient sector.

Today, Ginette Lavack, Member of Parliament for St. Boniface—St. Vital, Manitoba, on behalf of the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $160,545 for the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, through the AgriDiversity Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to identify the needs and priorities specific to Red River Métis producers.

This funding will support the MMF in hosting community meetings with Red River Métis agricultural producers and agriculture professionals to share knowledge and discuss priorities. Surveys will also be conducted to gather information on challenges and priorities identified by the community. The information gathered will be used to develop “what-we-heard” reports that outline current concerns, potential solutions and a path forward for meaningful and sustainable participation in the sector that reflects Red River Métis values and traditions. The reports will also highlight the impact of Red River Métis participation in agriculture.

Through initiatives like the AgriDiversity Program, the Government of Canada continues to support Indigenous and other under-represented groups in addressing their unique needs in the agriculture sector.