Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)

Canada took the highest foreign direct investment per capita in the G7 last year, and it taxes new business investment more lightly than any country in the G7. At institutional scale, positions in Canada get built through the managers who source them. The week of September 14, many of the world's largest institutional investors are in Toronto. On the 14th, their investment teams will spend the day with Canada's fund managers and the companies they back. Request an invitation by August 28.

A subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, with funds managed by BlackRock, backed the largest venture financing in Canadian history. GIC co-led Wealthsimple's C$750 million round at a C$10 billion valuation. In both cases a Canadian firm was in the round beside them. The week of September 14, many of the world's largest institutional investors are in Toronto. On the 14th, their investment teams will spend the day with Canada's fund managers and the companies they back. Request an invitation by August 28.

There is one week in September when the global investors looking at Canada are in Toronto at once, for the federal Canada Investment Summit. Those meetings are for principals, and for nation-building projects. On September 14, 2026, the Canadian Global Growth Forum is the day built for their investment teams, and for access to the private capital market. A curated group of international allocators with the Canadian managers investing across middle-market private equity and growth venture, and with the companies those funds back. Approximately 250 people will attend by invitation. The Forum is hosted by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA). Attendance is by invitation for qualified institutional investors. Request an invitation by August 28.

International investment themes meet Canadian private capital opportunities. Invest Canada brings together LPs and GPs navigating global market dynamics, with dedicated LP sessions and direct access to funds shaping Canada's landscape.

Direct access to the funds and institutions shaping Canadian private capital, with programming that explores international investment themes. That's why the same senior investors return to Invest Canada each year, and why the conference has sold out four years in a row. Qualifying LPs receive complimentary access.

Since 1979, Invest Canada has brought together the people who decide where capital goes when it matters most. A forum for LP sessions and direct access to Canada's leading GPs. 700+ delegates from over 300 firms. Join them in Halifax.