Tony Irwin

President & CEO at Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario

Speaker

Tony Irwin serves as President & CEO of the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario(FRPO) and Rental Housing Canada (RHC), formerly the Canadian Federation of ApartmentAssociations.

FRPO represents more than 2,200 members and is Ontario’s leading voice for a strong andstable rental housing industry; while RHC advocates for the rental housing industry federally,representing over one million rental units from coast to coast.

Before joining FRPO, Tony was President & CEO of the Canadian Consumer Finance Association,a national trade association representing businesses that offer a range of financial services toCanadians. From 2005 to 2009, he led the Justin Eves Foundation as Executive Director,supporting learning-disabled and disadvantaged youth through scholarships and bursaries forpost-secondary education. Tony’s background also includes senior political roles, includingserving as Senior Advisor to an Ontario Premier and Executive Assistant to the Leader of theOfficial Opposition.