After eight years, the change to board composition in Canada is now obvious and widespread as Canadian boards have surpassed several important diversity milestones on their journey to include more diverse perspectives in decision-making at senior levels within the organization...

For the second year in a row, committee chairs said the nom/gov committee’s biggest focus for the next few years is ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) oversight. This is no surprise, as boards and leadership teams face growing expectations from a variety of stakeholders to increase their oversight of ESG risks and opportunities. Other top priorities include...

2021 saw a drop in the percentage of women appointed to the CEO role: Only 6% (3) of all new CEOs were women, down from 14% (8) in 2020. The female leadership talent pipeline is a known problem: Our research shows that women are vastly underrepresented in the four ...

Less than half of biggest emitters have at least 30% board seats held by women. Only 26% of companies have at least 20% board seats held by racially diverse directors. 36% of companies have a median age of less than 60 years old. Companies with more gender diverse boards are twice as likely to....

With 44 female chief executives spearheading America's largest companies, women now run 8.8% of businesses on the 2022 list. That's up from 8.2% last year, when women led 41 of the 500 companies...

Women Get On Board Inc., a leading member‐ based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards, and IR Labs Inc., a dynamic and innovative investor relations firm, together announce the results of their recent board diversity research for newly listed companies on the TSX and TSXV.

22% of total board seats are occupied by women, representing an 11% increase since 2015. 82% of issuers have at least one woman on their board, reflecting an increase of 33% over the past 7 years. 6% of issuers have a female chair of their board...

Women hold 21% of board positions in Alberta, an increase from 18% in 2020 and 8% in 2015. 80% of companies have one or more women on their board, compared with 74% in 2020 and 46% in 2015...

The study analyzes data on the representation of women, racialized people and members of the Black Community on Boards in 8 jurisdictions across Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Hamilton, London and Ottawa...

On April 14, 2021, the Conference Board of Canada released a subsequent study concluding that Canada’s disclosure requirements haven’t accelerated the pace of change when it comes to increasing the number of women on corporate boards....