April 11, 2024 (Toronto, ON) - Maclean's, named Best News & Business Magazine at the 2023 National Magazine Awards, revealed today its annual Power List, spotlighting the 100 Canadians shaping our nation's future. From Hollywood star (and businessperson) Ryan Reynolds to teenage climate activist Sophia Mathur, the list highlights the country's most impactful leaders and pressing issues.
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The 2024 Power List is organized by 10 topics including education, politics, sports and arts & culture, as well as important issues such as AI, climate and housing.
“The list highlights not only household names but the rising stars and change-makers who are shaping the country,” says Sarah Fulford, Maclean’s editor-in-chief. “The result of months of debate and research, the list was handpicked by our team of editors, who watch the country closely, keep track of the people dominating the headlines and think deeply about what matters to Canada now."
For the first time, the Power List includes a climate category, with 10 leaders including activist Sophia Mathur, GoBolt CEO and founder Mark Ang and federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault.
The Arts & Culture round-up includes musician Tate McRae, filmmaker Celine Song and actor Ryan Gosling.
Canadian athletes include basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Professional Women’s Hockey League star Sarah Nurse.
Other category leaders include:
- In the AI category, Yoshua Bengio, founder and scientific director of MILA; and Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI
- In Business, Ryan Reynolds, actor, producer and businessman; and Tony Staffieri, CEO & president of Rogers Communications
- In Education, Marc Miller, the minister of immigration, refugees & citizenship; and François Legault, the premier of Quebec
- In Health Care, Hamed Shahbazi, founder & CEO of Well Health Technologies; and Mark Holland, the minister of health
- In Housing, Tiff Macklem, the governor of the Bank of Canada; and Sean Fraser, the minister of housing, infrastructure and communities
- In Politics, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre
- And in Tech, Anna Sainsbury, CEO and co-founder of Geocomply, and Tobias Lütke, CEO & co-founder of Shopify
The 2024 Power List is the cover story of the Maclean’s May issue, on newsstands today, and available digitally on macleans.ca.
Sarah Fulford, editor-in-chief of Maclean’s, is available for interviews to connect the dots between the people on the list and the issues facing Canada such as climate change, economic inequality and health-care reform.
For more information or to arrange an interview, contact:
Marta Tsimicalis, Director of Communications, SJC
marta.tsimicalis@stjoseph.com
About Maclean’s
Canada’s best-known and most beloved national magazine, Maclean’s covers politics, culture, trends, ideas and personalities with a focus on blockbuster longform feature storytelling. Through its irresistible monthly print edition, eye-catching online stories, social channels, and in its newsletter and live events, Maclean’s helps readers understand their country and their world. Maclean’s was named Best Magazine, News, Business & General Interest at the 2023 National Magazine Awards. Maclean’s is published by SJC Media, Canada’s largest publisher of trusted brands with a reach touching more than 23 million Canadians. Visit macleans.ca.
