Plans for a More Prosperous Canada

Every week we publish new, practical action plans backed by builders and entrepreneurs who've done it before.

Canadians are Ready to Build

A new survey shows Canadians are ready to build. 70% want to prioritize long-term economic growth over short-term spending

A Discovery Visa to Attract the World’s Best Innovators

Let’s make it easy for the world’s top scientists, innovators and engineers to come to Canada, and give them every reason to commercialize their findings here.

Michael Serbinis

CEO and Founder of League

Recognize Commitment to Canada in Immigration

A new points-based system will recognize and reward immigrant contributions, not just check their qualifications prior to arrival.

Tobi Lutke

Co-Founder & CEO Shopify

Unite Canada Through A Year of National Service

Canada has seen an alarming decline in national pride, community engagement, and unity. A mandatory one-year civic engagement program will reconnect Canadians with each other and their country.

Daniel Debow

3x Founder

Reimagine Canada's Creative Future

AI is transforming creative industries. Let’s supercharge our world-class film, TV, advertising, gaming, and music sectors and turn this disruption into a competitive advantage.

Aidan Tracey

CEO Tracxtion

Canada Needs an Abundance of Electrical Energy

Prosperity does not come without an abundance of energy. But today it is exceptionally difficult to build new generation, transmission, and storage infrastructure.

George Babu

Founder Aire Labs

Prioritize Proven Innovation

Canada's current innovation strategy has failed. We pay for promises, not results. We must reward proven successes instead.

Jamie McDonald

CEO A2X

Create A More Productive Government

It’s time to refocus. Here is a line-by-line analysis of Canada’s spend today, with suggestions to re-allocate spend from programs that are no longer serving the public interest.

Lucy Hargreaves

Founder Canada Spends

Turn Canada’s Resources into Lasting Wealth

Canada’s natural resource wealth is finite. A Sovereign Wealth Fund transforms today’s temporary resource profits into lasting, shared prosperity for all Canadians.

Shane Parrish

Founder Farnam Street

A Modern Military That Can Defend Canada

Canada’s military has fallen behind. We need to modernize fast or risk losing our ability to protect ourselves and support our allies.

Shaun Francis

Chair & CEO Medcan

Solve the Student Housing Crisis

Our world-class higher education system is being undermined by a critical shortage of student housing. Let’s build more homes to house some of our brightest minds.

Richard Abboud

Founder & CEO Forum Asset Mgmt

Free Zoning to Build More Homes

Outdated zoning rules and slow approval processes prevent homes from being built. Let’s transform this system currently designed to block development and preserve the status quo.

Julie Di Lorenzo

Pres. Mirabella Development

Let People Invest in Building Canadian Homes

Well-meaning efforts to curb foreign speculation have made it difficult for anyone to invest in building new homes. Let’s make it easier for people to get the financing they need to build.

Julie Di Lorenzo

Pres. Mirabella Development

Build Rental Housing Again

Canada stopped building purpose-built rentals in the 1980s. Through targeted tax incentives, we can have the very people who serve our communities – nurses, teachers, police officers – afford to live in them again.

Mazyar Mortazavi

CEO TAS

Stop Taxing Homes Out of Existence

We tax cigarettes to reduce smoking – why are we taxing housing to death during a housing crisis? When taxes can make up 36% of a new home, it's no wonder Canadians can't afford them.

Brad Carr

CEO Mattamy Homes Canada

Give Canadians Control of Their Data, Starting with Banking

Canadians don’t control their own financial data, making it painful to change providers or access new services. It’s time for Canadians to take control of their own data.

Andrew Graham

Co-founder & CEO at Borrowell

Canada Cannot Afford to Miss Out on Stablecoins

Stablecoins backed by the Canadian dollar will make transactions faster, cheaper, and more efficient, modernizing our digital payment infrastructure.

Som Seif

Founder Purpose Unlimited

Brighter Futures: Giving Every Child a Head-Start Fund

With modest changes to Old Age Security, we can create a wealth fund that gives every child $10,000 at birth, available for use towards things like education starting at 18.

Joe Canavan

Ex-Chairman Children's Aid Fnd

Let’s Build Canada by Recognising Talent in Skilled Trades

Skilled tradespeople are the backbone of Canada’s future. Let’s get them building by reforming licensing to be based on a person’s skills rather than the hours they’ve trained.

Toby Shannan

Former COO Shopify

Affordable Mobile Everywhere in Canada – For Good

Despite past efforts, Canadians still have some of the highest phone bills in the world. Drastic measures are needed to create affordable wireless that is actually long-lasting.

Brice Scheschuk

Globalive, Ex-Wind Mobile

Let’s Produce Much More of Our Own Food

Canada imports $65 billion worth of food annually. But technology is rapidly making it possible for Canada to produce a lot of the foods we eat here at home.

Jon Lomow

Co-Founder Fieldless Farms

Let’s Show the World How Canada Builds

Canadians have rightly grown skeptical of whether our government can do anything big. Let’s prove this isn’t true. Let’s build like a world leader.

Harley Finkelstein

President Shopify

Building to Secure Canadian Energy Independence

Canada cannot afford to be held hostage to changing geopolitics. Let’s fast-track critical infrastructure so that we can easily access and sell Canadian energy.

Adam Waterous

CEO at Waterous Energy Fund

A Public Service That Works for Better Government Services

The federal workforce has grown to an all-time high while delivering diminishing results. Let’s reform the system to deliver better services at lower costs.

Daniel Eberhard

Founder & CEO Koho

Make Canadian Government Services AI-First

AI is the key technology to unlock Canadian prosperity. We can wait and be forced to buy this technology from other global providers or become a world-leading creator of AI solutions ourselves.

Benjamin Alarie

Founder & CEO Blue J

Good in One Province, Good in All

Your credentials should work everywhere in Canada. Your business should sell everywhere in Canada. We are one country, let’s have one market.

Wayne Pommen

CRO Affirm, Ex-CEO PayBright

Unlock Health Records, Save Canadian Lives

Your medical history should be available instantly to you and any doctor that needs it, anywhere in Canada.