Council of Advisors
The Council of Advisors assists the Board of Directors and the President & CEO by providing advice and counsel as requested.
It is composed of engaged individuals who may be selected alumni of the Board of Directors, of the Research Council, or past participants in research programs.
These individuals have each shown a lasting commitment to the mission, goals and values of the Institute.
| Peter A. Allen President Mercator Investments Ltd. Toronto ON | Patricia A. Baird University Killam Distinguished Professor Emerita Dept. of Medical Genetics, UBC Vancouver BC |
| Mona Bandeen President & Trustee S. M. Blair Family Foundation Toronto ON | William R.C. Blundell Former Chairman Manulife Financial Toronto ON |
| Beverley Brennan Corporate Secretary & Director Philom Bios Inc. Edmonton AB | Angus A. Bruneau President Bruneau Resources Management Ltd. St. John’s NL |
| Evan V. Chrapko CEO The Crystal Cougar Group of Companies Edmonton AB | Purdy Crawford Counsel Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Toronto ON |
| John T. Ferguson Founder, Chairman & CEO Princeton Developments Ltd. Edmonton AB | James D. Fleck President Fleck Management Services Ltd. Toronto ON |
| Reva Gerstein Chancellor Emerita University of Western Ontario Toronto ON | Allan E. Gotlieb Senior Legal Advisor Bennett Jones LLP Toronto ON |
| H. Donald Guthrie Senior Consulting Partner Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP Toronto ON | Richard F. Haskayne Chairman Haskayne and Partners Calgary AB |
| Gerald G. Hatch President Hatch Investments Ltd. Toronto ON | Gerald R. Heffernan President G.R. Heffernan & Associates Toronto ON |
| David W. Kerr Executive Chairman Noranda Inc. Toronto ON | Thomas E. Kierans Chair of Council and Vice President of SSHRC Ottawa ON |
| Michael M. Koerner President Canada Overseas Investments Ltd. Toronto ON | Claude Lamoureux Past President & CEO Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Toronto ON |
| Margaret Norrie McCain Former Lieutenant Governor, NB Toronto ON | J. Robert S. Prichard Chairman Torys LLP Toronto ON |
| C. William Stanley Former CEO Fundy Communications Inc. Rothesay NB | Bette M. Stephenson Former MPP & Cabinet Minister Government of Ontario Toronto ON |
| Allan R. Taylor Former Chairman & CEO Royal Bank of Canada Toronto ON | Richard H. Tomlinson Founding & Former Director Gennum Corporation Hamilton ON |
 | Victor L. Young Former Chairman & CEO Fishery Products International St. John’s NL |