The Honourable James Moore
James Moore served as Canada’s Minister of Industry, Minister of Canadian Heritage & Official Languages, Secretary of State for the Asia Pacific Gateway and Minister for the 2010 Olympics. He served as the Senior Regional Minister for the province of British Columbia, he was also Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Prosperity and Vice Chair of the Operations and Social Affairs Cabinet Committees.
James has earned an outstanding reputation over his years spent in government, most notably as Minister of Industry from 2013 to 2015, where he oversaw a wide range of Canada’s public policy decisions and led a team responsible for the Canada Space Agency, the Canada Tourism Commission, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Statistics Canada, the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation and more.
A Member of Parliament for 15 years, James is the youngest Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister in British Columbia’s history, the youngest Regional Minister in Canadian history and the third youngest Cabinet Minister in Canadian history. He has been named "One of the 50 Most Important People in Canada" by Macleans magazine, “One of Vancouver’s 50 Most Powerful” by Vancouver Magazine, and “One of the Top 25 People in the Capital” by the HillTimes newspaper.
He is a past member of the Trilateral Commission and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Fluently bilingual in french & english, James holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Northern B.C. and a Master’s Degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
In 2015, James joined the international law firm Dentons as a Senior Business Advisor, working out of the firm’s Vancouver office. He advises clients on matters related to public affairs, regulator matters and policy challenges.
On May 27, 2016 James was officially installed as Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia. As Chancellor, he sits on the Board of Governors and Senate of the University.
In August 2017, James was named to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Council by Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to support the Government of Canada in the renegotiation of NAFTA with the United States and Mexico.
James has earned an outstanding reputation over his years spent in government, most notably as Minister of Industry from 2013 to 2015, where he oversaw a wide range of Canada’s public policy decisions and led a team responsible for the Canada Space Agency, the Canada Tourism Commission, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Statistics Canada, the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canada Foundation for Innovation and more.
A Member of Parliament for 15 years, James is the youngest Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister in British Columbia’s history, the youngest Regional Minister in Canadian history and the third youngest Cabinet Minister in Canadian history. He has been named "One of the 50 Most Important People in Canada" by Macleans magazine, “One of Vancouver’s 50 Most Powerful” by Vancouver Magazine, and “One of the Top 25 People in the Capital” by the HillTimes newspaper.
He is a past member of the Trilateral Commission and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Fluently bilingual in french & english, James holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Northern B.C. and a Master’s Degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
In 2015, James joined the international law firm Dentons as a Senior Business Advisor, working out of the firm’s Vancouver office. He advises clients on matters related to public affairs, regulator matters and policy challenges.
On May 27, 2016 James was officially installed as Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia. As Chancellor, he sits on the Board of Governors and Senate of the University.
In August 2017, James was named to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Council by Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to support the Government of Canada in the renegotiation of NAFTA with the United States and Mexico.
