Carole Saab

Carole is a tireless champion for cities and communities, driving an ambitious vision for local government leadership in building a more sustainable, prosperous and inclusive Canada.

She is an accomplished strategist with over a decade of experience in federal and municipal advocacy and has been a driving force behind watershed achievements for municipalities securing unprecedented investment and progress for cities and communities, including billions in recent critical operation funding and permanent public transit funding. She continues to be instrumental in pushing for progress on housing and homelessness, climate action, universal broadband, and more.

Carole currently leads Canada’s national municipal association, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), representing more than 2,100 member municipalities. FCM is home to the Big City Mayors’ Caucus and administers a suite of national and international programs. This includes the thriving Green Municipal Fund, a $2.1 billion fund providing resources and tools to help communities bring municipal sustainability projects to life, including a new $530M investment in the Green Municipal Fund to support, accelerate, and scale up community-based climate adaptation initiatives. Carole’s leadership and effective team-building have positioned FCM as one of the most respected and effective advocacy organizations in Canada.

Carole is consistently voted as one of the top lobbyists in the country and was recently named a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, where she brings her extensive knowledge and expertise to their mission of enhancing public policy in Canada.