The Empire Club of Canada
Hybrid
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Ontario’s growth has always been built on connections. From our highways and transit networks to bridges, ports, and our trade corridors, transportation infrastructure is foundational to enabling our communities to thrive, businesses to expand, and new opportunities to emerge.
On November 10th, join Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, for a keynote address and fireside chat at the Empire Club of Canada, “Cementing Our Future: Unlocking Ontario’s Next Era of Prosperity Through Transportation Infrastructure.” In this timely discussion, Minister Sarkaria will outline the province’s vision for building the transportation networks required to unleash Ontario’s next generation of growth, prosperity, and economic resiliency. Following his keynote address, Minister Sarkaria will sit down with Jordan Bitove, Publisher, Toronto Star, Owner, Torstar Corporation, and CEO, NordStar Capital for a fireside chat.
Whether it’s to advance housing development, strengthen supply chains, attract investment, create jobs, unlock our critical minerals, or support emerging industries, transportation infrastructure is the vital first step that enables our growth. Every major provincial priority depends on the ability to move Ontario’s people, goods, and services efficiently, safely, and reliably. As Ontario continues to grow at a historic pace, strategic investments in transportation will be critical to connecting workers to jobs, families to housing, businesses to markets, and communities to new opportunities.
This event will explore how Ontario’s transportation infrastructure investments are helping to lay the groundwork for a stronger, more competitive, and more prosperous future, ensuring the province remains a place where people, businesses, and new industries can succeed for generations to come.
Prabmeet Sarkaria is the MPP for Brampton South and Ontario’s Minister of Transportation. Since being elected in 2018, he has taken on several senior roles in government, including serving as President of the Treasury Board, where he focused on fiscal discipline and delivering on key priorities, as well as serving as Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction. In his current role, Prabmeet is determined to advance major transit and infrastructure projects, improve mobility, and support Ontario’s long-term growth.
Before entering public office, Prabmeet worked as a corporate and commercial lawyer at Miller Thomson LLP. He holds a law degree from the University of Windsor, as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he majored in Finance. Prior to his legal career, he worked at TD Securities.
Passionate about community service, Prabmeet is an active volunteer. He has served on the City of Brampton’s Property Standards Committee and on the boards of directors of Hockey for Humanity and KarmaGrow. He is also the first Sikh to serve as a minister in Ontario, representing his community with pride. In his free time, Prabmeet enjoys golfing and spending time with his wife and three children. He is an avid sports fan who supports the Raptors, Blue Jays, and Maple Leafs.
Jordan’s distinguished career at the forefront of Canadian business includes ownership of Canada’s leading media brands, and significant investment in businesses related to technology, online gaming, real estate, hospitality, natural resources, and distribution.
As a leader in Canada’s sports industry, Jordan helped launch the Toronto Raptors basketball team, the first NBA franchise awarded outside the United States, and he was part of the ownership consortium that built the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).
Since 2012, Jordan has been a member of the Board of Trustees for SickKids Foundation. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Board of Governors of Western University, and the Canadian Advisory Board for Right to Play. In 2012, he was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for his philanthropic work. In November 2023, Jordan was awarded the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest civilian honour for extraordinary contributions.
Jordan is a graduate of Western University and holds the position of Honorary Consul to the Republic of North Macedonia
