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The Fraser Institute Founders’ Award, in recognition of its founders T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker, is the Institute’s highest honour. The award is presented annually to individuals in recognition of their exceptional entrepreneurial achievements, generous philanthropic endeavours and dedication to competitive markets. Past recipients include exemplary Canadians such as Richard Jaffray, Keith and Ryan Beedie, Chip Wilson, Brandt C. Louie, George Melville, Jim Treliving, Darren Entwistle, Norman Keevil and Peter Brown.

Please join the Fraser Institute in celebrating Jim and David’s contributions to Montreal and Canadian businesses. In previous years, Montreal attendees have been very generous with their support which has been instrumental in ensuring each honouree is celebrated in a manner fitting of their contribution. We hope that this year you will help us continue that tradition.

To purchase tickets or tables please register or download the purchase form.

When

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 5:30 pm

Where

Ritz-Carlton Montreal
1228 Sherbrooke St W
Montreal, QC H3G 1H6
Contact Name: 
Megan McElwain
Contact Phone: 
416-363-6575 Ext. 228
Contact Email: 
[email protected]

Event Pricing

table d’enterprise
$7,500.00
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$5,000.00
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About the Event

The Fraser Institute Founders’ Award, in recognition of its founders T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker, is the Institute’s highest honour. The award is presented annually to individuals in recognition of their exceptional entrepreneurial achievements, generous philanthropic endeavours and dedication to competitive markets. Past recipients include exemplary Canadians such as Richard Jaffray, Keith and Ryan Beedie, Chip Wilson, Brandt C. Louie, George Melville, Jim Treliving, Darren Entwistle, Norman Keevil and Peter Brown.

Please join the Fraser Institute in celebrating Jim and David’s contributions to Montreal and Canadian businesses. In previous years, Montreal attendees have been very generous with their support which has been instrumental in ensuring each honouree is celebrated in a manner fitting of their contribution. We hope that this year you will help us continue that tradition.

To purchase tickets or tables please register or download the purchase form.

Our Honouree(s)

Jim Hewitt
In November 2017, Jim became Chairman and CEO of the Hewitt Group Inc. and of the Hewitt Foundation... more

In November 2017, Jim became Chairman and CEO of the Hewitt Group Inc. and of the Hewitt Foundation following the sale of Hewitt Equipment Limited, the Caterpillar dealer for Québec and Labrador West, which was founded in 1952 by Jim’s father, the late Robert Hewitt. Jim joined the company in 1968 and worked in various positions before being appointed President and CEO in 1983 and Chairman in 1992. In 1995, the Company acquired Atlantic Tractors & Equipment Limited, the Caterpillar dealer for the Maritimes. At the time of the sale, Hewitt Equipment and its subsidiaries had over 2,100 employees across Québec, Ontario, the Maritimes and Labrador West.

Throughout his career, Jim has been active in both industry and community affairs. He has been a Board member of the Canadian Construction Association, the Montréal Board of Trade and La Chambre de Commerce de Montréal Métropolitain. He was Chairman of the Conseil du Patronat du Québec from 1994-1997 and President of the Canadian Association of Equipment Distributors in 1988.

He currently serves on the Boards of the Ste Anne’s Hospital Foundation, Pointe-à-Callière Museum and the 1000 Islands Boat Museum.

In 2007, he was inducted into the Conseil du Patronat’s Club des Entrepreneurs and in 2012 was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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David Hewitt
After completing a BA History at Simon Fraser University and one year of Graduate Studies at Hebrew... more

After completing a BA History at Simon Fraser University and one year of Graduate Studies at Hebrew University, Israel, David worked in the US office of Glencore's Commodity Trading Group. In 2007, David joined Hewitt Equipment Limited, the Caterpillar Dealer for Québec and the Maritime provinces holding multiple roles over the years. In 2017, he joined the Company’s Executive, with responsibilities for Product Support in Québec as well as several di‎visions and subsidiaries. In March 2018, David graduated from Harvard Business School's OPM Program.

Following the sale of Hewitt Equipment in late 2017, David and his father Jim established Hewitt Group Inc. and the Hewitt Foundation with the objective of building long term active investments and giving back to the communities in which Hewitt Equipment and its subsidiaries operated. The focus will be primarily on Eastern Canada.

David and his wife Sarah are particularly active in their support of the Yaldei School and Chai Lifeline. These organizations help children with developmental challenges and provide aid to families with children undergoing serious medical treatments.

David, his wife Sarah, and their five children, live in Montréal.

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