Candace Laing to Head Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Candace Laing to Head Canadian Chamber of Commerce

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has announced that Candace Laing will step in as their new CEO beginning on September 1st. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, where her family maintains a longstanding farming operation, Ms. Laing brings her experience as a senior executive with more than two decades of experience with both the private and public sectors. During her ten years with Nutrien and its predecessor company, PotashCorp, Ms. Laing served on Nutrien’s executive team as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, and as Vice President of Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations. She had global responsibility for sustainability strategy and oversaw government and community relations.

In addition to her extensive private sector experience, Ms. Laing offers a strong background with the Chamber movement and the Canadian Chamber itself. She first joined the Canadian Chamber’s board of directors in 2019 and served as Vice-Chair from 2021 to 2022, becoming the elected Chair of the Board of Directors in 2022. As Chair, Ms. Laing was a leader of governance reform and modernization of the Board. Ms. Laing has resigned from the Chair position as she prepares to take up the President and CEO role, based in Ottawa, on the cusp of the Canadian Chamber’s 100th anniversary. The Board is considering next steps to fill the Chair’s duties until the election of a new Chair at the AGM in October.

“I have had the privilege of meeting Candace at several recent Canadian Chamber events and am thrilled by this news,” says Kristen Duever, COO of the London Chamber of Commerce. “I look forward to working further with Candace as she takes the lead in our national organization.”