Conference

150 Years of Canadian Business History, September 11th - 12th, 2017

Location: Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Synopsis: A national 2-day conference to highlight 150 Years of Canadian Business, presented in conjunction with Canada’s Sesquicentennial birthday celebrations. The conference is multi-disciplinary and open to participation by academics, business leaders, professional archivists and the public. The conference will present a range of session topics on business sectors that have played an important role in shaping the Canadian economy since Confederation. Keynote dinner and luncheon speakers will be presented by high-profile experts and will address broad issues on several topics. An edited book will be published and include selected papers presented at the conference. A permanent digital archive of the conference and the book publication will be maintained with free public access.

Sponsors: Historica Canada, Deloitte, TD Bank Group, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History