Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the inaugural Canada Investment Summit highlights a market that has truly put infrastructure at the heart of its growth ambitions! And as referenced in his address at the Summit, our Pulse Survey of GIIA members from earlier this year clearly shows international investors are paying attention. The Pulse results…
Executive Summary For the first time in history, the world’s top investors rank Canada as the top destination for infrastructure investment. This has been driven by Canada building the best policy architecture in decades aimed at accelerating investment and fully recognizing the potential of its natural resource economy. Should these ambitions be realized, they could…
Governments across the world are locked in the same race: attracting the private capital needed to modernise infrastructure and meet goals on economic growth, energy security, climate resilience and technological advancement. In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA Director of Corporate Affairs Simon Montague sits down with Freshfields Partners Jessamy Gallagher, Co-head of Energy…
Amidst growing pressures on public purses, the world is facing a $106tn infrastructure funding gap – a gap that only private capital will truly help governments bridge. A new Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) report, produced by member law firm Freshfields, closely examines the international regulatory and transaction landscapes in the world’s largest infrastructure investment…
The Global Infrastructure Index 2026, produced by GIIA and Ipsos shows an average of seven in ten (72%) surveyed around the world believe that investment in infrastructure would create jobs and boost the economy. Six in ten (59%) also think investment can make an important contribution to combatting climate change as its effect is increasingly…
This insight summarizes key takeaways from GIIA’s member event in Toronto focusing on emerging opportunities in Ontario’s energy sector. Canada leads the world in investor sentiment, according to GIIA’s latest Pulse Survey. With seemingly endless opportunity for investment, particularly in clean energy, large-scale digital infrastructure, and grid buildout, it isn’t difficult to see why – and…
As part of our series of events in Toronto, it was a pleasure to bring together GIIA board members from around the world for a fantastic dinner in the downtown heart of the city. Against the backdrop of iconic landmarks like the CN Tower and Union Station, we had a lively evening of discussion on…
Canada has emerged as the most attractive market for infrastructure investment according to a poll by the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) – the membership body for the world’s leading investors in the sector. GIIA members represent of a combined almost $3 trillion CAD in infrastructure assets under management and are surveyed on a bi-annual basis to gauge sector attractiveness, challenges,…
GIIA’s latest six-monthly Pulse survey of investor sentiment towards markets around the world
After a federal election, what can Mark Carney do to harness Canada’s plentiful resources and booming population to unlock private infrastructure investment?
A year of elections leaves investors awaiting clear signals from new governments on policy direction, with investor sentiment towards US, Canada, France and Germany pegged back. UK remains at low point due to ongoing concerns about regulation.
GIIA’s Policy and Public Affairs team round up on our global advocacy work throughout November