Matt Jamieson: 2026 IESO First Nations Energy Symposium

Matt Jamieson is a proud member of the Tuscarora Nation and a resident of Six Nations of the Grand River, Canada’s most populated First Nation.
Matt is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Six Nations Group (SNG) and designed the corporate structure, including its governance model and investment strategy.

Since 2015, SNG has participated in numerous renewable energy and infrastructure developments with an aggregate total investment cost (TIC) of $3B. In these developments, Matt negotiated equity positions ranging from 10% to 50% and raised both debt and equity financing, resulting in SNGRDC having more than $100M in assets under management. SNG is now partnered with 6 publicly traded companies along with several highly respected Canadian and US privately held corporations.

Project highlights:
• Grand Renewable Solar: 100 MW solar project, TIC of $497M
• Grand Renewable Wind: 149 MW wind farm, TIC of $592M
• Niagara Region Wind Farm: 230 MW wind farm, TIC of $980M
• Niagara Reinforcement Transmission line: 76 km transmission asset

Most recently, SNG served as a co-developer, investor, and subcontractor for the Oneida Energy Storage project ($700M TIC), the first of its kind and the largest energy storage project in Canada. As CEO, Matt helped negotiate a 22-year bilateral contract with the Province of Ontario, secure project debt financing from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and source a large equity investor for the project.

As of 2025, SNG has generated over $300M of direct economic impact for the Six Nations Community and, in doing so, has created employment for over 200 community members. In addition, Matt also negotiated two land lease arrangements with the Province of Ontario, which will generate $110M for the Six Nations community.

In 2017, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business recognized SNG as Development Corporation of the year; the organization has also been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies from 2019 to 2023. In 2015, Matt was a Clean 50 and Clean 16 award recipient, and in 2021 received the Hedley Palmer award from the Association of Power Producers in Ontario.

Matt holds a post-bachelor’s in management and an MBA from Athabasca University and is a graduate of the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program. Matt shares his Indigenous perspective and business experience as an Executive-in-residence at the Rotman Business School and as an Executive fellow at the Ivey Energy Policy & Management Centre. In addition to various advisory roles, Matt serves as a board director for the Canada Renewable Energy Association, United College (Waterloo University), and 3DATX Corporation.