Partners and Sponsors

The Working Committee, management team, and delegates, would like to express our gratitude to our partners, who have contributed a variety of resources so that we can offer this innovative executive leadership program.

Our partners are helping to promote relationship building and reconciliation through leadership connections and economic development. Their support is providing emerging leaders with the tools necessary to tackle economic and social issues, and create an environment of collaboration between industry, labour, civil society and government sectors.

AIR CANADA (www.aircanada.com) Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by fleet size and passengers carried. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 207 destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Air Canada's corporate headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec, while its largest hub is at Toronto Pearson International Airport The airline's regional service is Air Canada Express. Air Canada has been named one of Canada's Best Diversity employers for 2018, the third consecutive year the carrier has been awarded this distinction.

CORIL HOLDINGS (www.coril.com). Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Coril is the 100% privately-owned parent company of a Group of Companies operating in the following industries: Railway maintenance and services (Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc.); Real estate development and advisory services (Triovest Inc.); Real estate ownership and management (Triovest Capital); Personal health and wellness services (Inliv Inc.) Coril Holdings and its predecessors have a 120 year history in family business spanning four generations of Shareholders. Coril is focused on strategically developing its assets through prudent capital allocation, fostering a values-based corporate culture and leveraging our reputation. Our employees, management teams and Board Directors are committed to creating, inspiring and supporting world-class socially and environmentally responsible businesses that transcend generations. 

Established in 1956, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S COMMONWEALTH STUDY CONFERENCES (www.csc alumni.org/) provide an opportunity for people from all over the Commonwealth to examine the relationship between industry and the community around it.The purpose was not to produce high sounding resolutions but to challenge the participants' assumptions and prejudices; to give them the chance to examine real situations and the issues arising from the interaction of businesses, their employees and the communities in which they operated.

ENBRIDGE (www.enbridge.com) exists to help fuel the quality of life within communities where we work and operate. As part of our work, we support organizations that champion solutions for safety, environmental and social issues. We collaborate with community leaders to support local priorities, and we plan and implement initiatives that help improve the quality of life for residents. We also invest where we believe we can make impactful and sustainable change, and where our employees can contribute to their communities. Thriving communities offer opportunities for citizens to be enriched by cultural experiences, and opportunities to learn, grow and lead. Enbridge is proud to help make positive and lasting impacts, and our investments are a direct reflection of the particular needs of the communities where we live and operate. We are partners in building a strong community, and we believe in strengthening the social fabric of those communities.

Located in one of Canada's most beautiful National Historic Sites, Royal Roads University has a long history of excellence. In 2015, we celebrated 75 years of leadership and learning - 55 years as a military college and 20 years as a public applied research university.