Together, the investors attending manage about $86 trillion in assets, giving Canada access to some of the largest pools of money on Earth.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching them more than 160 major projects across energy, mining, infrastructure, AI and other industries.

Canada’s bigger goal is to attract roughly $717 billion in new investment over five years, while major pension funds, insurers and institutions have already announced tens of billions in new commitments.

Fink, one of the most powerful figures in global finance, met directly with Canadian leaders as the country tries to turn that massive pool of global money into new projects and economic growth.