[2] On June 4, 2022, Toews resigned as the minister of finance and announced his candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, where he placed second to Danielle Smith.

[2] Toews spent twelve years working in a public accounting practice prior to pursuing business interests.

After retiring from public accounting practice, Toews invested in, managed and grew a corporate family cattle ranching operation[5] as well as an oilfield environmental company.

Between 2010 and 2012, Toews served as a member of Country of Origin Labelling Canadian World Trade Organization Legal working group in Geneva, Switzerland.

[3] On October 6, 2022, Danielle Smith won the UCP leadership election defeating six other candidates as determined by instant-runoff voting.