Trevor Kennedy

Based in Tokyo, Trevor Kennedy leads the Business Council of Canada’s work on Canadian business trade and investment ties with countries in the Asia Pacific. He advises and executes on trade policy initiatives and liaises with Canadian policymakers, foreign officials, and international business networks representing key partners.

Prior to joining the Council in 2016, Trevor was a Trade Policy Officer at Global Affairs Canada. He also worked with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada as a Junior Research Fellow focused on trade policy. He has lived and worked in Japan with the Japan Exchange Programme and speaks Japanese. 

Trevor is a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and is a member of the Canada-Korea Forum Steering Committee. 

He holds a master of arts in Asia Pacific Policy Studies from the University of British Columbia and a bachelor of arts in international relations from St. Thomas University, New Brunswick.