Special Event: Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy and Manitoba's Opportunity
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 4, 2026
7:30 AM - 9:15 AM CST
Check-in & networking: 7:30 AM
Formal program: 8:00 AM
Program concludes: 9:15 AM
Location
RBC Convention Centre
York Ballroom 2-4
375 York Avenue
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Contact Information
Rose Dominguez, Events Manager
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Description
Special Event: Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy and Manitoba's Opportunity
Keynote address by The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Industry
SPEAKER BIO
The Honourable Mélanie Joly
Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
The Honourable Mélanie Joly was first elected to represent Ahuntsic-Cartierville in the House of Commons in 2015. She has previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, as Minister of Economic Development, as Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, and as Minister of Canadian Heritage.
As a member of Cabinet, Minister Joly has worked to promote Canadian culture and to grow and increase the visibility of Canada’s tourism sector. Under her stewardship as Minister of Economic Development, she created PacifiCan and PrairiesCan—new Regional Development Agencies to deliver targeted, regional investments and strengthen economic resiliency across the country.
She has also worked to safeguard Canada’s two official languages while promoting the use of French in Canada and around the world, including in the digital sphere. Her advocacy for Canada’s official languages marked the first major reforms in 30 years.
In her most previous role as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, she promoted Canada’s interests around the world and led Canada’s response to Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. Minister Joly delivered Canada’s first Arctic Foreign Policy, aimed at protecting Canada’s arctic sovereignty and strengthening ties with our Nordic allies and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, promoting and strengthening diplomatic and economic relations in the Indo-Pacific region.
While representing Canada on the world stage, Minister Joly initiated the largest transformation of Global Affairs Canada, ensuring a modernized Canadian diplomatic corps.
Prior to entering federal politics, Minister Joly founded the Vrai changement pour Montréal party and ran for mayor of Montréal in 2013 under its banner.
Minister Joly holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the Université de Montréal and a Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law from the University of Oxford. She is the author of Changing the Rules of the Game, in which she shares her vision for public policy and civic engagement. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
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