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Canada Division Celebrates 2023 Award Recipients

The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (CGIC) celebrated its 2023 award winners on June 20, 2023, in conjunction with their AGM. Michel Chenier, FCG, P.Adm., Acc.Dir. (QC) received the Distinguished Professional Service Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Governance profession. Michel Chenier is a Canadian Businessman who worked in Canada and foreign … Read more

Canada Division Celebrates 2022 Award Recipients

The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada celebrated its 2022 award winners on June 13, 2022, in conjunction with the CGIC AGM. Dr. Logan Atkinson, B.A., LL.B., M.Phil., M.A., LL.D., CMP, FCG, Acc.Dir. received the Distinguished Professional Service Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Governance profession. Logan is an exceptional motivational leader and mentor. He … Read more

The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada Announces 2021-2022 Board of Directors

The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada, The Institute representing leaders in the practice of good governance, announces the appointment of its 2021-2022 Board of Directors. These positions took effect as of June 2, 2021. Ingrid Stefancic Assumes Role of President; Kim Chua and Christina Swan join the Executive Committee. The full slate of Officers for … Read more

Canada Division Celebrates 2021 Award Recipients

The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada celebrated its 2021 award winners on June 2, 2021, in conjunction with the CGIC AGM. John Dinner, FCG received the Meritorious Service Award in recognition of his exemplary service to The Institute in Canada and Internationally.  In recent years, John has been a strong contributor to the CGI International thought-leadership … Read more

Annual General Meeting of The CGIC

We are pleased to inform you that the Annual General Meeting of The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (the “Corporation”) will be held via zoom video conference on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at 6:00 pm ET. You will find the following documents enclosed: The complete package can be found here. In addition to the appointment of … Read more

CGIC National CPD Webinar: The Urban Myths about Business Ethics

Ethics presents the foundation of effective corporate governance, but recent corporate scandals as well as the lowest public trust in recent years in all types of organizations, show that something is not working. We believe that the root cause lies in the confusion in the professional environment about what actually works and what are the “urban myths” of business ethics. … Read more

It’s Time to Renew Your 2021 CGIC Membership

2020 was an eventful year for the Canadian Division of The Chartered Governance Institute, a worldwide qualifying body for Governance Professionals. We, like so many of you, had to adjust our operations overnight in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  CGIC moved our two certification programs – the International Qualifying Program and Directors’ Education and Accreditation Program – online this year and … Read more