NETCO Announces Monte McNaughton as Keynote Speaker for 2025 Conference

September 5, 2025

NETCO – National Electrical Trade Council is pleased to announce Monte McNaughton as their keynote speaker for their 2025 conference and trade show presented by the Joint Electrical Promotions Plan – JEPP.

2025 NETCO Annual Training Conference – October 1 & 2, 2025 

The National Electrical Trade Council – 2025 NETCO Annual Training Conference is being held October 1 & 2, 2025 at the Rodd Brudenell River Resort in Cardigan, PEI.

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Keynote Speaker:

Monte McNaughton served as Member of Provincial Parliament for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex from 2011 to 2023 and as Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development from 2019 to 2023. During his time in office, he championed record growth in skilled trades enrollment, increased female participation in trades, modernized employment laws, and introduced second-chance programs for individuals with criminal records. He also prioritized worker protections, health and safety, and dialogue with labour partners, becoming the first Minister of Labour to march in the Toronto Labour Day parade.

As Minister of Infrastructure (2018–2019), Monte led global consultations with private sector infrastructure leaders, expanded broadband and natural gas access, oversaw Canada’s largest subway expansion, and invested in the renovation of Massey Hall.

Monte graduated from Westervelt Business College and completed executive programs at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He learned the value of hard work growing up in his family’s Home Hardware Building Centre in Newbury, Ontario.

Monte currently serves as the Executive Vice-President at Woodbine Entertainment, where he is playing a pivotal role in leading one of Canada’s largest development projects—an ambitious initiative to create a transformative “City Within a City” that will redefine the urban landscape. In addition to his executive leadership, Monte is a corporate director, board advisor, public speaker, and the founder of MGM Strategies, a consultancy providing strategic advice to organizations.

Monte, his wife Kate, and their daughter Annie split their time between Toronto and Mt. Brydges, Ontario.

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