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Keith Halliday joined Boston Consulting Group in 1997. He is the director of BCG’s Centre for Canada's Future and a core member of the global Public Sector and Financial Institutions practices at BCG.

As director of the Centre for Canada's Future, Keith works with Canadian and global BCG experts to identify and analyze Canada's biggest challenges and opportunities. The Centre works to move Canada forward by convening leaders across business, government, and nonprofit sectors to work together.

Prior to his current role, Keith was the global segment manager for the corporate banking segment of BCG's Financial Institutions practice. He advised clients in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, managed BCG's industry-leading CB Performance Benchmarking program, and led the CB Knowledge team in London, Frankfurt, Chicago, and Delhi.

Before joining BCG, Keith was a foreign service officer with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he served at the Mission of Canada to the European Union in Brussels. He has also served as executive assistant to the Premier of the Yukon Territory. He is the author of the MacBride Museum Yukon Kids Series of youth historical adventure novels.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MSc, economics, London School of Economics
  • BA, economics and history, University of Victoria

Publications and Videos

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Why Government and Industry Must Get Behind Hydrogen Exports

How Canada can overcome its slower start and deliver low-carbon hydrogen to Northeast Asian consumers.
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Fertile Ground: How Soil Carbon Can Be a Cash Crop for the Climate Age

By embracing sustainable agricultural practices, Canada can leverage soil as an asset to fight climate change and the biodiversity crisis. New financial instruments are required to reward farmers not only for what they produce, but also for what they preserve.
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The Transformative Seven: Technologies That Can Drive Canada's Next Green Revolution

Agriculture technology is the key to a low carbon, sustainable global food system. Seven specific technologies hold great promise to kick start Canada's transformation to a low carbon food powerhouse.
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Canada Has an EV Edge, If It Acts Now

Trends in battery supply chains coupled with the US’s Inflation Reduction Act present a tremendous opportunity for Canada and Canadian companies, if we act now.
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Why Canada Needs Generative Leaders

As the world continues to change dramatically, one thing remains constant: the need for strong and effective leadership. Here is how Generative Leadership principles can empower public sector teams to address the key challenges in today's disruptive times.
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The Next Green Revolution: How Canada Can Produce More Food and Fewer Emissions

2022 has highlighted how critical food is to us. The planet's population will grow by a quarter by 2050, while at the same time we face the imperative of cutting emissions. As a top global agricultural producer and innovator, Canada has both an opportunity and an obligation to take action.
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Canada Can Lead the World in Low-Carbon Tech—If It Avoids the Sins of the Past

Canada’s burgeoning low-carbon tech sector could capture an outsize share of the US$21 trillion in new investment over the next decade, but significant action from Canada’s public and private sector leaders is needed today to avoid missing the opportunity.
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It’s Time to Scale Carbon Capture in Canada

Recent announcements have brought new momentum to the build-out of carbon capture in Canada, which is critical to achieving our climate targets and long-term economic competitiveness. It’s now time for both the public and private sectors to build on this momentum and seize the carbon capture opportunity.
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The Trillion Dollar Question: How to Survive and Thrive in Canada’s Post-Vaccine Normal?

With the vaccine rollout underway in Canada, the question now is not whether we will get through the crisis, but what Canada will look like afterwards. How do we ensure a prosperous future for Canadians in the post-vaccine normal? That is the trillion dollar question.
A $2T Banking Climate Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight

A $2T Banking Climate Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight

Consumers and small businesses account for nearly one-fifth of Canada’s carbon emissions. Who will help finance their transition to greener cars, homes, and offices?
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15 Things to Know About Canadian Infrastructure

BCG’s Centre for Canada’s Future has assessed the infrastructure landscape in Canada, identifying the drivers of—and solutions to—an infrastructure deficit that has been estimated at more than $250 billion by other thought leaders. This report is part of BCG's support of the CanInfra Challenge and Canadian Transformational Infrastructure Summit.
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Prosperity@150

To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, BCG takes a look at Canada‘s enormously successful past and bright future. To launch a series of studies advancing a national conversation about Canada’s future we begin with this examination of Canada’s prosperity.
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