Jason Stewart worked for more than two decades in senior debt capital markets roles with three major investment dealers. He is the author or co-author of more than 45 articles, reports and studies of economic, financial, and policy issues. Jason designed and moderated the Global Risk Institute’s annual macroeconomic webinar series during 2021-2025.
After starting his career as an economist on Bay Street, Jason moved to debt capital markets where he led or joint-led managed over $100 billion of government and corporate new issues in domestic, global and international markets.
Jason’s expertise includes over 27 years working with or for governments, regulators and authorities at the federal and provincial levels. His research and policy analysis experience includes positions at the Bank of Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission, the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis, Queen’s Park, RBC Dominion Securities and the C.D. Howe Institute.
Jason’s authored or co-authored papers during 2020-2022 focused on the need for fiscal and monetary policy to plan for the transition from the pandemic, and the costs and risks of failing to do so. In 2023-2024, his articles examined structural and policy factors causing interest rates to be higher for longer this decade versus the 2010s. His writing in recent years includes a range of articles for Corporate Knights, iPolitics, IRPP’s Policy Options, and Macdonald-Laurier Institute papers.
Jason was the primary author of the 2017 OSC report on using behavioural finance and insights in securities regulation, and lead co-author for the 2019 study on using behavioural economics to enhance recruitment to skilled trades.
Jason’s volunteer activity has been recognized with a King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025) for his efforts in environmental stewardship and youth education, and Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) for his volunteer work.
Jason’s charitable roles included being president of: a Canadian health science research foundation; the Canadian chapter of the leading east African wildlife conservancy; and a philanthropic foundation supporting a range of international and domestic conservation entities. His current volunteer roles are as an Advisory Committee member for the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, a Board member of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, and co-chair of the Advisory Council for the Couchiching Conservancy.