Post-Budget Breakfast 2026

Join the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal the morning after the release of the 2026 Federal Budget for an insightful look at the federal government’s fiscal priorities and what they mean for Canada’s business community.

Connect with Ottawa’s business and community leaders, gain valuable perspectives on Canada’s economic outlook, and leave with a clearer understanding of how the federal budget may shape future opportunities and challenges for you, your organization, and our region.

• 7:00 a.m. - Registration Opens
• 7:05 a.m. - Networking and Breakfast
• 7:40 a.m. - Opening Remarks
  • ​Sueling Ching, President and CEO, Ottawa Board of Trade
  • His Worship Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa
  • The Honourable Mona Fortier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 8:00 a.m. - Federal Budget Overview by Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
• 8:15 a.m. - Business Impact of the Federal Budget by Rosa Iuliano, Partner, Tax, MNP
• 8:30 a.m. - Panel Discussion
  • Moderated by: Jennifer Madigan, COO, Syntax Strategic
  • Christyn Cianfarani, President & CEO of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)
  • Kevin Page, President and CEO, IFSD

• 9:15 a.m. - Closing Remarks by Michael Curran, Publisher, Ottawa Business Journal

Featured Speakers: 


His Worship Mark Sutcliffe
Mayor - City of Ottawa

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)


The Honourable Mona Fortier
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Christyn Cianfarani
President & CEO
Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI)


Jennifer Madigan

COO

Syntax Strategic
 

Kevin Page