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Canadian American Business Council
Founded1987
FocusInternational Trade
Location
ServicesGovernment advocacy, event organization, trade missions, research
Key people
Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel, Chair

Hélène V. Gagnon, Vice-Chair

Beth Burke, Chief Executive Officer
Websitehttp://www.cabc.co/

The Canadian American Business Council (CABC) is a non-profit, non-partisan, issues-oriented business organization that provides the private sector's perspective in the Canada-U.S. relationship. The Council hosts roundtables with Canadian and U.S. politicians,[1][2] produces conferences,[3] and recognizes one outstanding businessperson each year with its Corporate Leadership Award. [4] In January, 2022, the Ontario government named Scotty Greenwood, CABC's former CEO, as one of ten members of Premier Doug Ford's Council on U.S. Trade and Industry Competitiveness.[5] As of October 2023, the organization is led by CEO Beth Burke.

Board of Directors

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The following companies are represented on the CABC Board of Directors.[6]

Annual events

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Spring Policy Summit (Washington, DC)
State of the Relationship Summit (Ottawa, Ontario)

CABC Corporate Leadership Award

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The Corporate Leadership Award is awarded annually to a remarkable member of the Canadian-American business community. Past winners include, Coca-Cola Company Chief Sustainability Officer Bea Perez (2015), Campbell Soup Company President & CEO Denise Morrison (2014), United Technologies Chairman & CEO Louis Chenevert (2013).[7]

References

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  1. ^ Canada, Service (31 August 2016). "News - Canada.ca". News.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "PM focuses on economy at Canadian American Business Council event | Prime Minister of Canada". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Harper speaks to the Canadian-American Business Council and Canadian Association of New York | Prime Minister of Canada". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  4. ^ "Ontario establishes Council on U.S. Trade and Industry Competitiveness". www.canadianlawyermag.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. ^ Taylor-Vaisey, Nick; Lum, Zi-Ann. "Leaving PMO: An exit interview". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. ^ "Who We Are". Cabc.co. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Canadian American Business Council Announces 2013 Corporate Leadership Award". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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