> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # C.D. Howe Institute - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/c-d-howe-institute/ - Published: 1999-01-02T13:01:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-10T01:08:28.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **C.D. Howe Institute** is a Canadian not-for-profit research organization based in Toronto, Ontario. ## Organization | Name | Position | Notes | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | William Robson | Chief Executive Officer[\[1\]](#fn1) | \- | | Hugh MacKinnon | Chair | Bennett Jones | | Brian Levitt | Vice-Chair | TD Bank Group | | Lydia Bugden | Director | Stewart McKelvey | | Scott Burns | Director | BURNCO Group of Companies | | Heather Chalmers | Director | General Electric | | Bert Clark | Director | Investment Management Corporation of Ontario | | Brad Corson | Director | Imperial Oil | | Hélène Desmarais | Director | Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation de Montréal | | Victor Dodig | Director | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | | Rick Ekstein | Director | Phaze 3 | | Heather Evans | Director | Canadian Tax Foundation | | Louis Gagnon | Director | Intact Financial | | Blake Goldring | Director | AGF Management | | Bruce Gordon | Director | Manulife | | Paul Hill | Director | Harvard Developments | | Brian Johnston | Director | \- | | Anna Kennedy | Director | KingSett Capital | | Cyrus Madon | Director | Brookfield | | Ronald Mathison | Director | Matco Investments | | Marcia Moffatt | Director | [BlackRock](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BlackRock) | | Gilles Ouellette | Director | BMO Financial Group | | Aaron Regent | Director | Magris Performance Materials, Scotiabank | | Donald Reimer | Director | Reimer Express World Corp. | | Shirlzee Sharkey | Director | SE Health | | Stephen Smith | Director | First National Financial | | Jonathan Tétrault | Director | Sagard Holdings | | Leonard Waverman | Director | DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University | | Alfred Wirth | Director | HNW Investments | | Tom Closson | Health Policy Council Co-chair | Tom Closson Consulting, Ontario Hospital Association | | Brian Postl | Health Policy Council Co-chair | University of Manitoba | | Mehmood Alibhai | Health Policy Council member | [Boehringer Ingelheim](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Boehringer-Ingelheim) | | Richard Alvarez | Health Policy Council member | Richard Alvarez & Associates | | Lesia Babiak | Health Policy Council member | [Johnson & Johnson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Johnson-Johnson) | | Angela Behboodi | Health Policy Council member | [Amgen](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Amgen) | | Joseph Berger | Health Policy Council member | McKesson | | Ake Blomquist | Health Policy Council member | Carleton University | | Alain Boisvert | Health Policy Council member | Pharmascience | | Charles Brown | Health Policy Council member | LifeLabs | | Vito Ciciretto | Health Policy Council member | Dynacare | | Janet Davidson | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) | | Renato Discenza | Health Policy Council member | HealthPRO Procurement Services | | David Dodge | Health Policy Council member | Bennett Jones | | Christopher Donnelly | Health Policy Council member | Manulife | | Donna Duncan | Health Policy Council member | Ontario Long Term Care Association | | Will Falk | Health Policy Council member | Think Research | | Stephen Frank | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association | | Neil Fraser | Health Policy Council member | Medtronic | | Michael Green | Health Policy Council member | Canada Health Infoway | | Sandra Hanna | Health Policy Council member | Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada | | Jon Hantho | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Back Institute | | Steven Hogue | Health Policy Council member | [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer) | | Fred Horne | Health Policy Council member | Horne and Associates | | Kathryn Hughes | Health Policy Council member | TELUS Health | | Alok Kanti | Health Policy Council member | [Bayer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bayer) | | Jim Keon | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association | | Mark Komlenic | Health Policy Council member | Alberta Blue Cross | | Jeffrey Lozon | Health Policy Council member | Lozon Associates | | Guy Legault | Health Policy Council member | Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting | | Wendy Levinson | Health Policy Council member | Choosing Wisely Canada | | Ryan Lock | Health Policy Council member | GlaxoSmithKline | | Cindy Maharaj | Health Policy Council member | GE HealthCare | | Cassondra McCrory | Health Policy Council member | Roche | | David O'Toole | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) | | Christian Ouellet | Health Policy Council member | Novartis | | Michel Robidoux | Health Policy Council member | Sandoz | | Sharon Ryan | Health Policy Council member | Edwards Lifesciences | | Erik Sande | Health Policy Council member | Medavie Health Services | | Shirlee Sharkey | Health Policy Council member | SE Health | | Graham Sher | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Blood Services | | Chelsea Smallwood | Health Policy Council member | [Becton Dickinson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Becton-Dickinson) (BD) | | Cam Vidler | Health Policy Council member | Green Shield Canada | | Jocelyne Voisin | Health Policy Council member | [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada) | | David Walker | Health Policy Council member | Queen's University | | Thomas Wellner | Health Policy Council member | Revera | | Jennifer Zelmer | Health Policy Council member | Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement | | Rosalie Wyonch | Senior Policy Analyst | \- | | Tingting Zhang | Junior Policy Analyst | \- | ### Donors Donors to the institute include:[\[1:1\]](#fn1)[\[2\]](#fn2)[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4)[\[5\]](#fn5) - [Abbott Laboratories](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Abbott-Laboratories) - Accenture - Aimia - Alberta Electric System Operator - Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) - Amazon - [Amgen](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Amgen) - Arthur J.E. Child Foundation - Aurea Foundation - Barrick Gold - [BIOTECanada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BIOTECanada) - BMO Financial Group - Borden Executive Search - Canada-Belgium Committee - Canada Company - Canada Health Infoway - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers - Canadian Bankers Association - Canadian Building Trades Unions - Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Canadian Energy Pipeline Association - Canadian Finance & Leasing Association - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - Canadian Real Estate Association - Canadian Steel Producers Association - Cerner - CIRANO - Citi - Council of Ontario Universities - Crabtree Foundation - Dallas Chamber of Commerce - Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport - DBRS Morningstar - [Deloitte](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Deloitte) - Dentons - Donner Canadian Foundation - Ed Najgebauer Foundation - Enbridge - Entertainment Software Association of Canada - Ford - Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce - Future Skills Centre - General Dynamics - General Electric (GE) - Genworth - GIV3 - Grant Thornton - Hydro One Networks - IGM Financial - Independent Electricity System Operator - Intact Financial - Invesco - Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) - Ivey Foundation - John Dobson Foundation - [Johnson & Johnson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Johnson-&-Johnson) - JPMorgan Chase - KPMG - Life Sciences Ontario - Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation - [Mastercard](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Mastercard) - Max Bell Foundation - NexJ Health - Norton Rose Fulbright - OFX - Ontario Construction Secretariat - Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) - Ontario Long Term Care Association - OpenText - Petman Foundation - Pharmascience - Primerica - PSP Investments - [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC) - St. Elizabeth Health - Tax-Filer Empowerment Canada - TELUS Health - Thomson Reuters - Toronto Financial District BIA - Toronto Regional Real Estate Board - Torys - Trottier Family Foundation - Walter and Maria Schroeder Foundation - Weston Family Foundation ### Members Organizational members of the C.D. Howe Institute include: - 3M - 3Sixty Public Affairs - Accenture - Advocis - AGF Management - Agnico-Eagle Mines - Aird & Berlis - Alberta Investment Management Corporation - Algoma Central - Amazon - [Amgen](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Amgen) - Appraisal Institute of Canada - Arthritis Society - Association of Canadian Pension Management - Association of Power Producers of Ontario - Assuris - ATCO - [Bayer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bayer) - BC Pension Corporation - [Becton Dickinson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Becton-Dickinson) (BD) - Bell - Bennett Jones - Biogen - Birch Hill Equity Partners - [BlackRock](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BlackRock) - Blackstone - Blake, Cassels & Graydon - BMGI Group - BMO Financial Group - [Boehringer Ingelheim](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Boehringer-Ingelheim) - Bombardier - [Borden Ladner Gervais](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Borden-Ladner-Gervais) (BLG) - [Boston Consulting Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Boston-Consulting-Group) (BCG) - Brookfield - Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso - Bruce Power - BURNCO Group of Companies - [Business Council of British Columbia](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Business-Council-of-British-Columbia) - Business Council of Canada - Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - Cadillac Fairview - Carleton University - CAAT Pension Plan - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Calgary Real Estate Board - Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) - Canada Guaranty - Canada Life Assurance Company - Canada Overseas Investments - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - Canada-Belgium Committee - Canadian Addiction Treatment Centre - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers - Canadian Bankers Association - Canadian Blood Services (CBS) - Canadian Business Growth Fund - Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships - Canadian Credit Union Association - Canadian Electricity Association - Canadian Finance & Leasing Association - Canadian Fuels Association - Canadian Gas Association - Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) - Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) - Canadian Institute of Financial Planning - Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association - Canadian National Institute for the Blind - Canadian National Railway - Canadian Nuclear Association - Canadian Payroll Association - Canadian Real Estate Association - Canadian Tax Foundation - Canadian Tire - Canadian Trucking Alliance - Canadian Utilities Limited - Canadian Western Bank - Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association - Canadians for Clean Prosperity - Candor Investments - Capital One - Capital Power Corporation - Capitalize for Kids - CareerEdge - Cargill - CBI Health - Cenovus Energy - CEO Global Network - Ceridian - CFA Societies Canada - Chemistry Industry Association of Canada - Cirque du Soleil - Clairvest Group - Clean Prosperity - Cogeco Communication - Concentra Bank - Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting - CPA Ontario - Credit Union Central Alberta - CST Consultants - Cumberland Private Wealth Management - DBRS - DeGroote School of Business - [Deloitte](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Deloitte) - Desjardins - Donner Canadian Foundation - DuPont - Earnscliffe Strategies - Eastlink - eBay - Economap - Edwards Lifesciences - E-L Financial Corporation - Elevate Export Finance Corp. - EllisDon - Empire Communities - Enbridge - Entertainment Software Association of Canada - Equitable Bank - Ernst & Young (EY) - Export Development Canada - Fidelity Investments - First National Financial - FleishmanHillard Highroad - Ford - Forest Products Association of Canada - FP Canada Research Foundation - General Electric (GE) - GlaxoSmithKline - Goldman Sachs - Google - Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce - Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) - Green Shield Canada - Grocery Foundation - GWN Capital Management - Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation - H&R Block - H.H. Angus & Associates - Harvard Developments - Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan - Healthcare Supply Chain Network - HealthPRO Procurement Services - HEC Montréal - Hill+Knowlton Strategies - Home Trust Company - Honda - Hugessen Consulting - Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) - Hydro One Networks - IBM - ICICI Bank - Imperial Oil - Independent Electricity System Operator - [Innovative Medicines Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Innovative-Medicines-Canada) - Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) - Insurance Bureau of Canada - Intact Financial - Intuit - Investment Funds Institute of Canada - Investment Industry Association of Canada - Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada - Investment Management Corporation of Ontario - ITCAN - Jackman Foundation - [Johnson & Johnson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Johnson-Johnson) - JPMorgan Chase - JTI-Macdonald - Juul Labs - [Kids Help Phone](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Kids-Help-Phone) - KingSett Capital - Kinross Gold - KPMG - Maclab Development Group - Maclab Properties Group - Magris Performance Materials - Manulife - Market Surveillance Administrator - [Mastercard](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Mastercard) - Mattamy Asset Management - Mattamy Homes - Max Bell Foundation - McCain Foods - McCarthy Tétrault - McKesson - McKinsey & Company - McMaster University - McMillan - MD Physician Services - Medavie Health - Medcan Health Management - Medisys HealthGroup - Medtech Canada - Mercure Conseil - Meridian Credit Union - Metrolinx - MindBeacon Group - Mitacs - Moodys Tax - Morgan Meighen & Associates - National Association of Career Colleges - National Bank of Canada - Normandin Beaudry - Northeastern University - NOVA Chemicals - Nutrien - Oak Hill Financial - Ontario Dental Association - Ontario Long Term Care Association - Ontario Medical Association (OMA) - Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) - Ontario Power Generation - Ontario Real Estate Association - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) - Ontario Trillium Foundation - OPTrust - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt - Parkland Corporation - Payments Canada - Persis Holdings - PetalMD - [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer) - Pharmascience - [Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pharmaceutical-Research-and-Manufacturers-of-America) (PhRMA) - Polytechnics Canada - Power Corporation of Canada - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation - Public Sector Pension Investment Board - Pumpkin - Queen's University - Randstad - Repsol - Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario - Revera - Roche - Rogers Communications - Rothmans, Benson & Hedges - Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) - Sagard Holdings - Sagen - SAS Institute - Scotiabank - SE Health - Seymour Management Consulting - Shaw Communications - Shell - SNC-Lavalin - Summa Strategies Canada - Summerhill Capital Management - Sun Life Financial - Suncor Energy - Surrey Board of Trade - Sussex Strategy Group - TAO Group Holdings - TC Energy - TD Bank Group - Teck Resources - TELUS - Terrestrial Energy - TMX Group - Torkin Manes - Toronto Finance International - Toronto Leadership Centre - Toronto Region Board of Trade - Torys - Toyota - TransAlta - Uber - University of Alberta - University of British Columbia (UBC) - University of Calgary - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto - University of Western Ontario - Urban Development Institute - Vancouver City Savings Credit Union - Vanguard - Visa - Weston Forest - Wilfrid Laurier University - Willis Towers Watson - Wolf Midstream - Woodbridge Company ## Publications - December 2022: "[Damage Averted: Estimating the Effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Hospitalizations, Mortality and Costs in Canada](https://web.archive.org/web/20221217022622/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Commentary%5F634.pdf)" ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=c.d.%5Fhowe%5Finstitute) - [Website](https://www.cdhowe.org/) --- 1. *Annual Report 2021.* C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) 2. MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. *Annual Report 2020.* C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. *Annual Report 2019.* C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192117/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2019 AR\_English.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192117/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2019%20AR%5FEnglish.pdf) [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. *Annual Report 2017.* C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192109/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2017 AR\_English\_Final\_web.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192109/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2017%20AR%5FEnglish%5FFinal%5Fweb.pdf) [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Annual Report 2016.* C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192123/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2016 AR\_English\_web\_0.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192123/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2016%20AR%5FEnglish%5Fweb%5F0.pdf) [↩︎](#fnref5)