As the former president of Chandos, Canada's most progressive construction company and the world's largest B-Corp builder, Tim has a longstanding commitment to and passion for housing and the trades.

But it was reconnecting with his Indigenous roots, and the desire for impact far beyond the bottom line, that led him to his latest venture and his excitement for joining Mission: Affordable.

"The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte gave me my first big break; an engineering scholarship at the University of Alberta I used to launch my career at Chandos. But it also separated me from my culture and the spiritual connection many Indigenous people have to the land.” 

"A colonial worldview is rooted in the idea of ownership – ‘that’s mine’. An Indigenous worldview says these things are shared – it’s ours."

So his latest venture, Énska Advisors, which means ‘one’ in Mohawk, aims to do just that. Co-founded by legendary businessman and Dragon's Den investor Wes Hall, Énska's mission is to unlock the power of real estate supply chains to reduce development costs, address Canada’s skilled trade shortage, and build a more inclusive society.

Beyond its role as a full-service real estate advisory, Énska also aims to provide 50,000 youth with education in the trades by 2050, and access to the same life-changing opportunities they received.

“True systemic change only occurs when we do it together, as one. I’d like my tombstone to say, ‘loving husband, father and business leader who proved that you can be wildly successful by using business as a force for good.’ We only have one life to live. Let’s make it matter.”

Join Tim in accepting Mission: Affordable.