The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers, also known as GSGP, unites the chief executives from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, and Wisconsin.
The Governors and Premiers work as equal partners to grow the region’s nearly 9ドル.3 (US) trillion economy and protect the world’s largest system of surface fresh water.
Great Lakes News
GSGP Ongoing Projects
Protection and Restoration
The Great Lakes Governors established a list of nine priorities to guide the restoration and protection of the largest single source of fresh surface water in the world, the Great Lakes.
Water Management
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers are taking the lead in protecting the world's largest supply of surface fresh water.
Aquatic Invasive Species
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors’ and Premiers’ Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force works to stop the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Basin.
International Trade
The Conference manages a network of sixteen shared international trade offices on behalf of its member States and Provinces.
Tourism
Through Cruise the Great Lakes and Great Lakes USA, our region’s Governors and Premiers encourage tourism to the region both domestically and around the world.
8 States 2 Provinces
Managing
20%
of the world's
surface fresh water
Building on over
170,000
cruise passenger
port visits
Growing a nearly
8ドル trillion
regional
economy
Award winning
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Compact & Agreement
Propelling
exports through
16
international trade offices