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• Governance Professionals of Canada Education Program (GPC-EP)

  • Start
    01 Jan 2021
  • End
    01 Jan 2023
  • Location
    Check Specific Module delivery location

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  The GPC-EP delivers critical and relevant content for governance professionals in a condensed, rigorous program with key speakers from across Canada. It consists of three 2.5 day Course that are each at least offered twice a year, enabling busy professionals to complete the modules in a schedule that works for them.

  It is designed for anyone operating in a governance role, whether in public, private, not-for-profit or governmental organizations. Individuals new to these roles as well as seasoned professionals will find benefit in the GPC.D as it will not only provide them with the latest best practices, skills and tools in governance, but will enhance standard of their profession.

  Registration Fee:
  

  • GPC member price: $7,550 + HST
    
  • Non Member price: $8,250 + HST (includes the cost of a ONE YEAR GPC membership and processing fee)

  Please note that GPC members will be given priority on first come, first served basis.

  You may register for any of the courses as a standalone for professional development learning opportunity, or you can choose to explore the complete series to earn your Governance Professionals of Canada Designation: GPC.D.

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• 23rd Annual Corporate Governance Conference

  • Start
    17 Aug 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    31 Dec 2021
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Event

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  GPC’s 23rd Annual Corporate Governance Conference

  21st Century Governance: Forging the Path Ahead will take place ‘virtually’ on August 17-18, 2021

  Take a look at the Agenda and content you have to look forward to HERE

  Our event will once again be using an innovative and interactive virtual platform which simulates a physical event with stunning virtual interactive spaces! The unique and simple navigation will make you feel like you are practically there in the flesh and great networking options will help you connect with other participants.
  
  We will also be hosting our regular annual tradeshow within our virtual space with customized exhibitor booths, on-demand content and demos, and live chat forums for optimal sponsor engagement!
  
  Don’t miss all the action and content packed sessions!...
  
  Event Replay
  
  Back by popular demand: All registrants will have access to the conference portal for an entire month after the conference, to revisit and catch up with any of the sessions you missed.
  
  WHY ATTEND?
  

  • We have a first-class agenda with top issues and subject matter experts in governance
  • Our attendees will have the ability to connect at the event through rich interactive tools such as audio/video/chat rooms, polls, webinars, and videos in an immersive environment to get the conversation going!
  • Our event will simulate a physical environment with spectacular virtual & interactive spaces
  • We will enable you to navigate the venue with ease in a stimulating environment that is mobile friendly and highly interactive.
  • We will be able to reach a wider audience through our innovative virtual conference platform
  • Registrants have the option to not only attend in real-time, but also access all sessions and exhibitors after the fact, so you won’t miss any sessions and can watch when it is convenient for you.

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• GPC Calgary Chapter: Christmas Celebration - Virtual Cooking Class!

  • When
    06 Dec 2021
  •  
    5:50 PM - 7:40 PM (MST)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  The Holiday Season is Here!
  

  Let’s Celebrate Together!

  The GPC Calgary Chapter would like to invite you to a private virtual cooking class with chef instruction from the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen.

  • Date: Monday, December 6, 2021

  • Time: 5:50PM-7:40PM MST
  • Location: Virtual - Zoom
  • Theme: Mexican Fiesta

  Cost: Free for GPC Calgary Members. A link to a grocery shopping list will be provided to you once you have registered so that you may purchase all the necessary ingredients in one easy trip! (vegetarian options available). 

  Yule be sorry if you miss this event!

  The GPC Calgary Chapter Planning Committee want to THANK YOU for supporting the chapter events throughout the year and making them successful. We look forward to bringing you exciting new chapter sessions in 2022. 

  
  

  Merry Christmas from the GPC Calgary Chapter Planning Committee.

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• GPC Edmonton Chapter: Virtual Christmas Celebration

  • When
    08 Dec 2021
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (MST)
  • Location
    Online via Weve

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  Hello GPC Edmonton Members!

  Your local GPC chapter would like to invite you to a virtual Christmas party like no other!   

  On December 8, come and join your local chapter as we play “Weve: The Virtual Game Show!” 

  Weve is unlike any other video conference platform out there (looking at you, Zoom fatigue!) This platform is serious…about having fun, driving connections, and including everyone in intentional, engaging ways!

  HOW IT WORKS:

  Simply register for the event and on December 8 at 4 pm grab some headphones, a beverage if needed, and your game face (yes-you will want to turn on your laptop video for this!) for an action-packed Happy Hour Game Show. Compete in live games such as: 

  -Trivia
  -Ice-Breakers
  -Pictionary
  -Brain Burners
  -Fact Match
  -Name that Movie/Tune
  -GIF Battles
  -Live Lip Sync Challenge

  **Fun prizes to be won!**

  Still not sure what to expect? Watch this short video to see what it is all about! 

  So, get ready to get your game on this December 8! 

  
  

  Please contact kyal.butler@gpcanada.org for more information. 
  

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• Becoming a Boardroom Star

  • When
    09 Dec 2021
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webcast (EST)

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  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  Becoming a Boardroom Star launched September 30, 2021 as Amazon’s #1 Hot New Release in corporate governance.  Author Beverly Behan is a global expert on board effectiveness, having worked with nearly 200 boards across North America and around the world over the past 25 years, primarily boards of public companies.  In her work, Bev’s interviewed thousands of directors about what distinguishes truly outstanding directors from their peers – and what can detract from director performance and board leadership.  Becoming a Boardroom Star was developed from these conversations.  

   

  Here's a summary of what the webcast will cover, with plenty of opportunity for Q&A with Bev: 

  • The Boardroom Landscape:  Different ways boards function in the third decade of the 21^st century.  Why governance is a team sport – and how director expectations have advanced. 
  • Welcome to the Boardroom:  Making the most of your director orientation program.  From the executive suite to the boardroom: The single biggest challenge in this transition – and how to overcome it.  The New Director 360 – an 2019 innovation from the F100.
  • Hallmarks of a Boardroom Star:  Five key factors that set boardroom stars apart from their peers? And five pitfalls directors should be careful to avoid.
  • Board Leadership - Where a Boardroom Star becomes a Boardroom Champion:  What distinguishes a “boardroom champion” from a “preservationist”?  Stepping into a committee chair or Lead Director/Board Chair role. The biggest shortcoming of board leadership today. 

  
  

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  Bev Behan
  

  President, Board Advisor, LLC

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• 20 Questions Board Members can ask about Intellectual Property

  • When
    11 Jan 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Webcast (EST)

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  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  As a key driver in company metrics, intellectual property (IP) requires proactive care and a keen eye for detail to ensure that it is handled appropriately and managed cost effectively. However, despite its increasing importance as a company asset, effective IP management remains a challenge due to its complexity and the perceived cost of formal protective measures (Intellectual Property Awareness and Use Survey [2019] Stats Canada).

  Looking at it from the perspective of a board member, IP Strategist Natalie Giroux discusses 20 questions that you should ask/be prepared for at board meetings to ensure IP remains top of mind for executives. This includes ensuring that the company’s funds are spent optimally, the value is maximized, and that IP related risks are being managed appropriately.  Acknowledging the complexity of intellectual property with a holistic strategy is key to maximizing your portfolio. These 20 questions will provide insight into how you can harness the full potential of your IP portfolio.

  Learning Objectives

  • Understanding the impact of IP
  • Identify the risks related to IP and how to mitigate them
  •  How a company can build an IP portfolio to positively impact valuation while minimizing cost
  • Proactive care and management of IP

  Who should register?

  • CxOs
  • Board members

  
  

  March 2020 Cancellation Policy

  Speaker

  
  

  Natalie Giroux
  

  President, Statford Intellectual Property

  (Click on the speaker's name to see her biography.)

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• Foundations of Governance - 5 Week Course

  • Start
    11 Jan 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • End
    08 Feb 2022
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE
  • Spaces left
    16

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  Foundations of Governance Course online will now be broken down over 5 weeks (every Tuesday) covering key areas of governance, which include: the role of the governance professional, director management, advising the board, board dynamics, effectiveness, culture, relationships and conflicts.

  Within each of these areas, practitioners in governance will take a thorough look at central elements of practice and how to navigate difficult situations, apply best practices and important tools in the day to day running of a governance office. This course is a comprehensive view of the key foundations and practice of governance, and essential for professionals both seasoned and new to the role. 

  Program Schedule:

  Day 1 - Core of Governance - January 11, 2022; 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET

  This session will examine the key principles of organizational governance, and the legal commonalities and differences among various kinds of organizations and how they impact oversight, strategic and operational functions.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • What is a Governance Professional – Job description
  • The legal, regulatory and public policy basis of governance for not-for-profits, state-owned organizations, private and public corporations;
  • How the 5 key pillars can be practiced effectively in different organizational of effective governance can be enhanced in various contexts;
  • Practical tools for developing effective governance practices under different organizational cultures
  • Legal Entities/structures (differences and similarities)
  • Director responsibilities and duties: the law and in practice

  • Day 2: The role of the governance professional - January 18, 2022; 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET
  • This session focuses in more detail on the role of boards and the expectations and growing role and responsibilities of the Governance Professional in supporting and enhancing board effectiveness.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • Board composition – size and diversity
  • The issues and advantages of term limits for directors
  • Board-management relations: managing friction points
  • Shareholder/member relations and the importance of Accountability, Transparency, Independence, and Participation
  • Emerging Issues – the emergence of Purpose Governance

  Day 3 – Director Management – Driving Board Effectiveness throughout the Director Life Cycle - January 25, 2022; 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for developing critical processes to enhance Board effectiveness from before directors join the Board, through their tenure and until they leave – with the objective of improving the Board’s decision-making processes

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  ·         The legal, regulatory and best practice requirements for key director processes

  ·         The role of the Governance Professional in supporting and encouraging good governance practices with regard to recruiting, orienting, education, evaluating and removing directors

  Day 4 - Board Committees Framework - February 1, 2022; 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET

  The purpose of this session is to provide information on the tools and framework for the purpose of committees, relationship to the board, roles and responsibilities, board delegation along with committee rights and authority.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  Committee focus and work

  ·         Types of Committees

  ·         Committee mandate template

  ·         Committee reporting process and template

  ·         Structuring the Committee

  Day 5 – Soft Skills – Managing and Influencing Board Dynamics, Culture, Relationships & Conflicts – February 8, 2022; 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET

  Boardroom dynamics have a significant yet largely unrecognized impact on good governance.  The governance professional has a critical role in supporting their board in fostering a more conducive boardroom culture by mastering the required soft skills to do so.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  •       Boardroom dynamics significant impact on good governance.

  •       Corporate secretary has a critical role supporting the board in fostering a more conducive boardroom culture

  Faculty:

  ·         Janis Riven, BCL, LLB, MBA, FCIS, Acc.Dir (bio)

  ·         Heather Laxton, Chief Governance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (bio)

  ·         John Dinner, President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services (bio)

  Important Note:

  This series of events is one of three courses that make up the full GPC-EP education program and which leads to the GPC.D (Governance Professionals of Canada Designation). You must attend all 5 courses live and in full in order to receive a certificate of completion.

  You have the option to register and attend this event without committing to GPC.D designation, however you are committing to attending all 5 weeks in full. You will not be eligible to the professional designation GPC.D, unless you complete all  5 weeks/full weekend courses for all 3 modules as well as complete their individual exams and the final evaluation. 

  Participants who are registered for the GPC.D will be required to write an exam after the completion of this course. 

  If you wish to enroll to obtain the GPC.D designation and save on the cost of the entire program, you can change your registration here: Education program on this link.

  
  

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  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• Governance Ethics: When Absolute Right and Wrong Don’t Apply

  • When
    19 Jan 2022
  •  
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EST)

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  THIS EVENT HAS BEING POST-PONED FROM NOVEMBER 10, 2021 TO JANUARY 19, 2022.

  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  As media reports on public sector financial scandals makes it very clear, ethics need to be at the heart and soul of every governance and HR decision. With the speed at which information is delivered through social media, news can quickly proliferate and, as a result, judgement can make or break a reputation in a short period of time. In time where COVID-19, diversity and equity are at the heart of every decisions, the challenge for executives is being ethical in a world where guidelines for behaviors are being consistently blurred such that absolute right and wrong no longer seem to apply.

  This session will address how executives can be ethical in a corrupt environment, and how they should frame their ethical behavior, in a way that resonates with as wide a network of ethically sensitive stakeholders as possible.

  

  Marc Tassé 
  Corporate Ethics and Financial Crimes Expert
  

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• Meetings, Minutes and Running Effective Board Meetings

  • When
    20 Jan 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EST)

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  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  Meetings, Minutes and Running Effective Board Meetings is brought to you by Diligent. This session outlines statutory and common law rules in relation to meetings of directors, members, managed investment schemes, class meetings and meetings of creditors. This workshop provides guidance on good governance practices for the notice, planning and conduct of meetings and examines legal and regulatory requirements for procedures in relation to minutes and running effective board meetings.

  This workshop is an interactive half-day gaining insight on both the practical and legal requirements you need to be aware of when holding meetings, taking minutes, recording procedures, guiding directors, preparing resolutions and managing circumstances such as conflicts of interest.

  Topic Covered:

  • Minutes Fundamentals
  • Briefing Materials
  • Legalities; Rules & Regulations
  • Actions & Resolutions
  • In-Camera Meetings
  • ... and more

  Session Agenda

  • 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Welcome
  • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Presentation (working BREAK at approximately 3:30 pm)
  • 4:30 pm - Workshop Concludes

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  Speaker

  

  John Dinner
  President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services

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• Emotional Intelligence for the Governance Professional

  • When
    27 Jan 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EST)

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  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  Introduction and Setting the Scene / Objectives /Agenda (1-1.10)

  Governance Professional – An evolving role and the Crucial impact of soft skills for success (1.10-1.20)

  • Going Beyond the technical in the role
  • How to effectively act as a bridge for Boards and management
  • Clarifying expectations and creating a roadmap for successful relationships
  • Navigating difficult situations

  Developing the role as an influencer and advisor (1.20-1.35)

  • Focusing on communication skills / ability to articulate ideas
  • Speaking the same language as senior management and the Board
  • Relationship building and developing your profile as a trusted advisor
  • Mediating confrontational situations or difficult people
  • Building resilience, assertiveness, and strength of character
  • Creating and fostering trust

  Breakout Session (1.35-1.50)

  • A time of 10 minutes will be allotted for discussion and 5 minutes for presenting ideas
  • In your breakout groups, consider some of the strategies you can employ in your workplace to develop your influence.

  Self-awareness and self-management (1.50 – 2.10)

  • Self-inventory – strengths and weaknesses
  • Exhibiting model behaviours
  • Growth and learning mindset
  • Organizational Awareness

  Conflict Resolution and Dealing with Difficult Board members (2.10 – 2.30)

  •  Assertiveness
  • Role as a mediator
  • Transparency and integrity

  Break for 5 minutes (2.30 – 2.35)

  • A time of 10 minutes will be allotted for discussion and 5 minutes for presenting ideas
  • In your breakout groups work on a Case Study of a difficult Board Chair – role play / discuss coping strategies

  
  

  Building Resilience (2.50 – 3.10)

  • Staying focused and motivated
  • Agility and flexibility
  • Dealing with conflicting demands in dual reporting situations

  Fostering Trust (3.10 – 3.30)

  • Ethics and difficult judgment calls
  • Confidentiality
  • Sensitivity and objectivity
  • Empowering the Board

  Group Discussion / Video (3.30 – 3.40)

  The Governance Professional as a Leader and Coach (3.40-3.55)

  • Importance of empathy and how to develop this skill
  • Active listening techniques
  • Creating a strong team through EQ
  • Role model for behaviour and values

  Summary, final thoughts and action steps (3.55-4.00)

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  Paul Dubal
  Founder, Perfect Balance Consulting

  (Please click on the name of the speaker to read his biography.)

  
  

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• Applied Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    04 Feb 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    06 Feb 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Day 1

  Meeting Processes and AGMs

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for holding successful meetings – the ultimate decision-making process for all organizations including:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for Board, committee and shareholder or member meetings
  • Tools and processes for organizing and holding successful and effective meetings
  • The special nature of shareholder and member meetings and best practices

  Financial Literacy for the Non-Financial Governance Professional

  The purpose of this module is to help give you an understanding of business finance, and the role of the Board, Audit Committee, Auditors and the Governance Professional in the preparation, presentation and analysis of financial information.

  Participants will develop an understanding with respect to:

  • Accounting terms and the significance and relevance of financial information
  • The budgeting process including the fundamentals of preparing and mastering budgets
  • Basic concepts underlying the preparation and presentation of financial statements
  • Controls and policies that help ensure accuracy and reliability of accounting systems

  Day 2 (Full Day)

  Minutes and Minutes Management

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for preparing minutes that protect the organization and its directors – with the objective of evidencing the due-diligence of the Board in its decision-making processes.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for minutes
  • Tools and processes for implementing and maintaining effective minutes
  • Best practice minute taking, preparation and maintenance procedures
  • Records Management

  Day 3

  Carefully Crafting Bylaws to Enable Sound Governance

  In this session, the use of bylaws as an importance foundation of sound governance will be explained, including their sources of content and drafting considerations. Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The direct role of bylaws in supporting many facets of governance
  • The typical topics found in bylaws and various approaches to deciding their content
  • How to research which sources of information when crafting bylaws

  
  Cancellation and Refund Policy:
  

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prio

  r to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• Practical Workshop in Crafting Sound Corporate Governance

  • When
    17 Feb 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EST)
  • Spaces left
    24

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  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  In addition to imposed legal and regulatory obligations, corporations typically set a variety of internal controls to implement compliance requirements and to create a sound corporate environment for all. At issue is where and how to optimally set these internal controls in the governance stack: in bylaws? policies? directives? procedures? In this practical workshop, we will dive into a modern corporate scenario and turn our mind to resolve a number of issues by updating the corporate governance stack.

  
  

  Prerequisite: the EP core module "Carefully Crafting Bylaws" is recommended but not mandatory
  

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  PATRICK CORMIER

  Chief Operations, Financial & Legal Officer

  Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada

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• Atelier pratique sur la mise en place d'une saine gouvernance corporative

  • When
    24 Feb 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Webcast (HNE)

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  (This event will be presented in French.)

  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  En plus des obligations légales et réglementaires imposées, les entreprises mettent généralement en place une variété de contrôles internes pour mettre en œuvre les exigences de conformité et créer un environnement d'entreprise sain pour tous. La question est de savoir où et comment définir de manière optimale ces contrôles internes en règles de gouvernance : dans les règlements administratifs ? politiques? directives ? procédures? Dans cet atelier pratique, nous plongerons dans un scénario d'entreprise moderne et nous réfléchirons à la résolution d'un certain nombre de problèmes en mettant à jour les règles de gouvernance d'entreprise.

  
  

  

  Patrick Cormier
  Conférencier

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• Strategic Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    04 Mar 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    06 Mar 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Toronto, TBD
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Day 1

  Risk and the Governance Professional

  The purpose of the session is to provide the introductory basics, with selected corresponding tools, to introduce the Governance Professional to two key elements of Risk Management:

  • Enterprise Risk Management- An introduction to the “Mechanics of ERM”
  • Commercial Insurance to protect the Organization and its Directors & Officers

   The role of the Governance Professional in Board Strategy

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills

  Day 2
  

  Sustainability, ESG, Corporate Purpose, and the Role of the Board

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skill

  Advanced Financial Fundamentals

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills 
    

  Day 3

  Ethics
  

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills 

  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• The New Role of Governance Professionals: Bingegovernance and Being the Showrunner of Your Board

  • When
    23 Mar 2022
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EST)

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  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  How do Netflix series makers manage to get people to watch their content for a long time? And why do governance professionals sometimes have the greatest difficulty in engaging their audience for good information and good documentation in decision-making processes?

  Bingegovernance offers a refreshing view on the future of governance and the special role of the corporate secretary. In these training sessions we take the governance professional to the place where content is the product and where they know how to build an audience and how to bind and captivate them: Hollywood.

  We teach the professional how to organize the regular meeting cycle like rock-solid television series, where every meeting is an episode for the board. With bingegovernance you ensure committed board members, optimal decision-making and transparency.

   

  During this course, you will discover the new role of the corporate secretary when binge governance is applied in the organization. As corporate secretary you are responsible for all governance content for the board. You manage a team of creators to create the governance content and you are responsible for the result and all efforts. The big difference is that we teach you to focus on what really matters: creating a committed and active board in managing and supervising and providing different perspectives for their decision-making processes.

   

  Learning Objectives: 

  • Assembling a governance writing team
  • Running of a writing room
  • Delivery of governance content production
  • Supervision of governance production
  • Supervision of governance post production
  • Personal skills

   

  Who Should Attend:

  • Governance Professionals
  • Individuals who are new to boards
  • Board consultants

  
  

  March 2020 Cancellation Policy

  Speaker

  

  Edo de Vette

  Founder, 24governance

  
  

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• Foundations of Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    25 Mar 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM (PDT)
  • End
    27 Mar 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Vancouver, TBD
  • Spaces left
    18

  Register

  The Foundations of Governance Course consists of two and a half days covering key areas of governance, which include: the role of the governance professional, director management, advising the board, board dynamics, effectiveness, culture, relationships and conflicts.

  Within each of these areas, practitioners in governance will take a thorough look at central elements of practice and how to navigate difficult situations, apply best practices and important tools in the day to day running of a governance office. This course is a comprehensive view of the key foundations and practice of governance, and essential for professionals both seasoned and new to the role. 

  Program:

  Day 1 - Core of Governance and the role of the governance professional

  This session sets out the expectations and growing role and responsibilities of the Governance Professional.  It will examine the legal commonalities and differences among various kinds of organizations and how they impact oversight, strategic and operational functions.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • What is a Governance Professional – Job description
  • The legal, regulatory and public policy basis of governance for not-for-profits, state-owned organizations, private and public corporations;
  • How the principles of accountability, transparency and independence can be practiced effectively in different organizational contexts;
  • Practical tools for developing effective governance practices under different organizational cultures
  • Legal Entities/structures (differences and similarities)
  • Duty of the corporate secretary
  • Director responsibilities, Mandate and fiduciary duties
  • Regulators and Laws
  • NFPs, Crowns, Co-ops, partnerships
  • Officers (role of CEO, Directors, CO), D&O Liability and Integrity agreements
  • Ethics, confidentiality , privacy, Conflicts of Interest, up-the-ladder reporting duties
  • Accountability, Transparency, Independence
  • Policy Management
  • Monitoring governance best practices sponsored by stakeholders

  Day 2 – Director Management – Driving Board Effectiveness throughout the Director Life Cycle

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for developing critical processes to enhance Board effectiveness from before directors join the Board, through their tenure and until they leave – with the objective of improving the Board’s decision-making processes

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal, regulatory and best practice requirements for key director processes
  • The role of the Governance Professional in supporting and encouraging good governance practices with regard to recruiting, orienting, education, evaluating and removing directors

  Board Committees Framework

  The purpose of this session is to provide information on the tools and framework for the purpose of committees, relationship to the board, roles and responsibilities, board delegation along with committee rights and authority.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  Committee focus and work

  • Types of Committees
  • Committee mandate template
  • Committee reporting process and template
  • Structuring the Committee

  Day 3 – Soft Skills – Managing and Influencing Board Dynamics, Culture, Relationships & Conflicts

  Boardroom dynamics have a significant yet largely unrecognized impact on good governance.  The governance professional has a critical role in supporting their board in fostering a more conducive boardroom culture by mastering the required soft skills to do so.

  Faculty:

  • Janis Riven, BCL, LLB, MBA, FCIS, Acc.Dir (bio)

  • Heather Laxton, Chief Governance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (bio)

  • John Dinner, President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services (bio)

  Important Note:

  This Event is one of three courses that make up the full GPC-EP education program and which leads to the GPC.D (Governance Professionals of Canada Designation). 

  You have the option to register and attend this event without committing to the full Education program, however, you will not be eligible to the professional designation (GPC.D), unless you complete all 3 modules as well as their individual exams and the final evaluation. 
  

  Participants who are registered for the Education program (GPC-EP) will be required to write an exam after the completion of this module. 
  

  If you wish to enroll in the entire designation program to obtain the GPC.D designation (and save on the cost of the entire program), you can change your registration here: Education program on this link.

  Sponsored by:

  

  
  

  Cancellation and Refund Policy:
  

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• Boardroom Culture: An Essential Requirement for Governing Well

  • When
    07 Apr 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EDT)

  Register

  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  Boardroom culture is increasingly understood as a critical aspect to good governance and board effectiveness. Yet unlike matters relating to board structure and process, boardroom culture has been given little attention. As such, directors often find themselves having to use limited time and energy to navigating power and personality challenges that an explicit boardroom culture would proactively anticipate and address.

  The focus of this session will be on providing relevant insights into how boards can instill a culture than enables more effective oversight and better decision-making.

  The session will equip participants with a keen understanding of the steps to be taken to improve the relationship dynamics among Board members and with Staff by effectively applying:

  • A process to determine the current boardroom culture;
  • The means of defining the preferred future-focused boardroom culture;
  • The process of instilling this new culture in ways that facilitate desired change; and
  • Options for fostering meaningful accountability that will ensure Board members fulfill their individual and collective responsibility for supporting and contributing to this new culture.

  Time will be committed for open discussion on the material presented and its application in the content of participants’ boards.

   

  About the Speaker

  

  John Dinner
  President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services

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• Meetings, Minutes and Running Effective Board Meetings

  • When
    21 Apr 2022
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Webinar (EST)

  Register

  Are you interested in bringing a group to attend this session? Contact events@gpcanada.org for details on group discounts.

  Meetings, Minutes and Running Effective Board Meetings is brought to you by Diligent. This session outlines statutory and common law rules in relation to meetings of directors, members, managed investment schemes, class meetings and meetings of creditors. This workshop provides guidance on good governance practices for the notice, planning and conduct of meetings and examines legal and regulatory requirements for procedures in relation to minutes and running effective board meetings.

  This workshop is an interactive half-day gaining insight on both the practical and legal requirements you need to be aware of when holding meetings, taking minutes, recording procedures, guiding directors, preparing resolutions and managing circumstances such as conflicts of interest.

  Topic Covered:

  • Minutes Fundamentals
  • Briefing Materials
  • Legalities; Rules & Regulations
  • Actions & Resolutions
  • In-Camera Meetings
  • ... and more

  Session Agenda

  • 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Welcome
  • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Presentation (working BREAK at approximately 3:30 pm)
  • 4:30 pm - Workshop Concludes

  March 2020 Cancellation Policy

  Speaker

  
  

  Sylvia Groves
  President, Governance Studio 

  (Please click on the name of the speaker to read her biography.)

  
  

  Event Sponsor:

  

  
  

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• Applied Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    22 Apr 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM (PDT)
  • End
    24 Apr 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  Day 1

  Meeting Processes and AGMs

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for holding successful meetings – the ultimate decision-making process for all organizations including:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for Board, committee and shareholder or member meetings
  • Tools and processes for organizing and holding successful and effective meetings
  • The special nature of shareholder and member meetings and best practices

  Financial Literacy for the Non-Financial Governance Professional

  The purpose of this module is to help give you an understanding of business finance, and the role of the Board, Audit Committee, Auditors and the Governance Professional in the preparation, presentation and analysis of financial information.

  Participants will develop an understanding with respect to:

  • Accounting terms and the significance and relevance of financial information
  • The budgeting process including the fundamentals of preparing and mastering budgets
  • Basic concepts underlying the preparation and presentation of financial statements
  • Controls and policies that help ensure accuracy and reliability of accounting systems

  Day 2 (Full Day)

  Minutes and Minutes Management

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for preparing minutes that protect the organization and its directors – with the objective of evidencing the due-diligence of the Board in its decision-making processes.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for minutes
  • Tools and processes for implementing and maintaining effective minutes
  • Best practice minute taking, preparation and maintenance procedures
  • Records Management

  Day 3

  Carefully Crafting Bylaws to Enable Sound Governance

  In this session, the use of bylaws as an importance foundation of sound governance will be explained, including their sources of content and drafting considerations. Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The direct role of bylaws in supporting many facets of governance
  • The typical topics found in bylaws and various approaches to deciding their content
  • How to research which sources of information when crafting bylaws

  
  Cancellation and Refund Policy:
  

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prio

  r to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• Foundations of Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    11 Jun 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    12 Jun 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Toronto, TBD

  Register

  The Foundations of Governance Course consists of two and a half days covering key areas of governance, which include: the role of the governance professional, director management, advising the board, board dynamics, effectiveness, culture, relationships and conflicts.

  Within each of these areas, practitioners in governance will take a thorough look at central elements of practice and how to navigate difficult situations, apply best practices and important tools in the day to day running of a governance office. This course is a comprehensive view of the key foundations and practice of governance, and essential for professionals both seasoned and new to the role. 

  Program:

  Day 1 - Core of Governance and the role of the governance professional

  This session sets out the expectations and growing role and responsibilities of the Governance Professional.  It will examine the legal commonalities and differences among various kinds of organizations and how they impact oversight, strategic and operational functions.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • What is a Governance Professional – Job description
  • The legal, regulatory and public policy basis of governance for not-for-profits, state-owned organizations, private and public corporations;
  • How the principles of accountability, transparency and independence can be practiced effectively in different organizational contexts;
  • Practical tools for developing effective governance practices under different organizational cultures
  • Legal Entities/structures (differences and similarities)
  • Duty of the corporate secretary
  • Director responsibilities, Mandate and fiduciary duties
  • Regulators and Laws
  • NFPs, Crowns, Co-ops, partnerships
  • Officers (role of CEO, Directors, CO), D&O Liability and Integrity agreements
  • Ethics, confidentiality , privacy, Conflicts of Interest, up-the-ladder reporting duties
  • Accountability, Transparency, Independence
  • Policy Management
  • Monitoring governance best practices sponsored by stakeholders

  Day 2 – Director Management – Driving Board Effectiveness throughout the Director Life Cycle

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for developing critical processes to enhance Board effectiveness from before directors join the Board, through their tenure and until they leave – with the objective of improving the Board’s decision-making processes

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal, regulatory and best practice requirements for key director processes
  • The role of the Governance Professional in supporting and encouraging good governance practices with regard to recruiting, orienting, education, evaluating and removing directors

  Board Committees Framework

  The purpose of this session is to provide information on the tools and framework for the purpose of committees, relationship to the board, roles and responsibilities, board delegation along with committee rights and authority.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  Committee focus and work

  • Types of Committees
  • Committee mandate template
  • Committee reporting process and template
  • Structuring the Committee

  Day 3 – Soft Skills – Managing and Influencing Board Dynamics, Culture, Relationships & Conflicts

  Boardroom dynamics have a significant yet largely unrecognized impact on good governance.  The governance professional has a critical role in supporting their board in fostering a more conducive boardroom culture by mastering the required soft skills to do so.

  Faculty:

  • Janis Riven, BCL, LLB, MBA, FCIS, Acc.Dir (bio)

  • Heather Laxton, Chief Governance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (bio)

  • John Dinner, President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services (bio)

  Important Note:

  This Event is one of three courses that make up the full GPC-EP education program and which leads to the GPC.D (Governance Professionals of Canada Designation). 

  You have the option to register and attend this event without committing to the full Education program, however, you will not be eligible to the professional designation (GPC.D), unless you complete all 3 modules as well as their individual exams and the final evaluation. 
  

  Participants who are registered for the Education program (GPC-EP) will be required to write an exam after the completion of this module. 
  

  If you wish to enroll in the entire designation program to obtain the GPC.D designation (and save on the cost of the entire program), you can change your registration here: Education program on this link.

  Sponsored by:

  

  
  

  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• Applied Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    16 Sep 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    18 Sep 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Toronto, ON
  • Spaces left
    21

  Register

  Day 1

  Meeting Processes and AGMs

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for holding successful meetings – the ultimate decision-making process for all organizations including:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for Board, committee and shareholder or member meetings
  • Tools and processes for organizing and holding successful and effective meetings
  • The special nature of shareholder and member meetings and best practices

  Financial Literacy for the Non-Financial Governance Professional

  The purpose of this module is to help give you an understanding of business finance, and the role of the Board, Audit Committee, Auditors and the Governance Professional in the preparation, presentation and analysis of financial information.

  Participants will develop an understanding with respect to:

  • Accounting terms and the significance and relevance of financial information
  • The budgeting process including the fundamentals of preparing and mastering budgets
  • Basic concepts underlying the preparation and presentation of financial statements
  • Controls and policies that help ensure accuracy and reliability of accounting systems

  Day 2 (Full Day)

  Minutes and Minutes Management

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for preparing minutes that protect the organization and its directors – with the objective of evidencing the due-diligence of the Board in its decision-making processes.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for minutes
  • Tools and processes for implementing and maintaining effective minutes
  • Best practice minute taking, preparation and maintenance procedures
  • Records Management

  Day 3

  Carefully Crafting Bylaws to Enable Sound Governance

  In this session, the use of bylaws as an importance foundation of sound governance will be explained, including their sources of content and drafting considerations. Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The direct role of bylaws in supporting many facets of governance
  • The typical topics found in bylaws and various approaches to deciding their content
  • How to research which sources of information when crafting bylaws

  
  Cancellation and Refund Policy:
  

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prio

  r to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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• Strategic Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    30 Sep 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    02 Oct 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Toronto, ON
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  Day 1

  Risk and the Governance Professional

  The purpose of the session is to provide the introductory basics, with selected corresponding tools, to introduce the Governance Professional to two key elements of Risk Management:

  • Enterprise Risk Management- An introduction to the “Mechanics of ERM”
  • Commercial Insurance to protect the Organization and its Directors & Officers

   The role of the Governance Professional in Board Strategy

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills

  Day 2
  

  Sustainability, ESG, Corporate Purpose, and the Role of the Board

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skill

  Advanced Financial Fundamentals

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills 
    

  Day 3

  Ethics
  

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills 

  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

  Show details
• Foundations of Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    21 Oct 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM (PDT)
  • End
    23 Oct 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Vancouver, TBD

  Register

  The Foundations of Governance Course consists of two and a half days covering key areas of governance, which include: the role of the governance professional, director management, advising the board, board dynamics, effectiveness, culture, relationships and conflicts.

  Within each of these areas, practitioners in governance will take a thorough look at central elements of practice and how to navigate difficult situations, apply best practices and important tools in the day to day running of a governance office. This course is a comprehensive view of the key foundations and practice of governance, and essential for professionals both seasoned and new to the role. 

  Program:

  Day 1 - Core of Governance and the role of the governance professional

  This session sets out the expectations and growing role and responsibilities of the Governance Professional.  It will examine the legal commonalities and differences among various kinds of organizations and how they impact oversight, strategic and operational functions.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • What is a Governance Professional – Job description
  • The legal, regulatory and public policy basis of governance for not-for-profits, state-owned organizations, private and public corporations;
  • How the principles of accountability, transparency and independence can be practiced effectively in different organizational contexts;
  • Practical tools for developing effective governance practices under different organizational cultures
  • Legal Entities/structures (differences and similarities)
  • Duty of the corporate secretary
  • Director responsibilities, Mandate and fiduciary duties
  • Regulators and Laws
  • NFPs, Crowns, Co-ops, partnerships
  • Officers (role of CEO, Directors, CO), D&O Liability and Integrity agreements
  • Ethics, confidentiality , privacy, Conflicts of Interest, up-the-ladder reporting duties
  • Accountability, Transparency, Independence
  • Policy Management
  • Monitoring governance best practices sponsored by stakeholders

  Day 2 – Director Management – Driving Board Effectiveness throughout the Director Life Cycle

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for developing critical processes to enhance Board effectiveness from before directors join the Board, through their tenure and until they leave – with the objective of improving the Board’s decision-making processes

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal, regulatory and best practice requirements for key director processes
  • The role of the Governance Professional in supporting and encouraging good governance practices with regard to recruiting, orienting, education, evaluating and removing directors

  Board Committees Framework

  The purpose of this session is to provide information on the tools and framework for the purpose of committees, relationship to the board, roles and responsibilities, board delegation along with committee rights and authority.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  Committee focus and work

  • Types of Committees
  • Committee mandate template
  • Committee reporting process and template
  • Structuring the Committee

  Day 3 – Soft Skills – Managing and Influencing Board Dynamics, Culture, Relationships & Conflicts

  Boardroom dynamics have a significant yet largely unrecognized impact on good governance.  The governance professional has a critical role in supporting their board in fostering a more conducive boardroom culture by mastering the required soft skills to do so.

  Faculty:

  • Janis Riven, BCL, LLB, MBA, FCIS, Acc.Dir (bio)

  • Heather Laxton, Chief Governance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (bio)

  • John Dinner, President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services (bio)

  Important Note:

  This Event is one of three courses that make up the full GPC-EP education program and which leads to the GPC.D (Governance Professionals of Canada Designation). 

  You have the option to register and attend this event without committing to the full Education program, however, you will not be eligible to the professional designation (GPC.D), unless you complete all 3 modules as well as their individual exams and the final evaluation. 
  

  Participants who are registered for the Education program (GPC-EP) will be required to write an exam after the completion of this module. 
  

  If you wish to enroll in the entire designation program to obtain the GPC.D designation (and save on the cost of the entire program), you can change your registration here: Education program on this link.

  Sponsored by:

  

  
  

  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

  .

  Show details
• Applied Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    18 Nov 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM (PST)
  • End
    20 Nov 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • Spaces left
    21

  Register

  Day 1

  Meeting Processes and AGMs

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for holding successful meetings – the ultimate decision-making process for all organizations including:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for Board, committee and shareholder or member meetings
  • Tools and processes for organizing and holding successful and effective meetings
  • The special nature of shareholder and member meetings and best practices

  Financial Literacy for the Non-Financial Governance Professional

  The purpose of this module is to help give you an understanding of business finance, and the role of the Board, Audit Committee, Auditors and the Governance Professional in the preparation, presentation and analysis of financial information.

  Participants will develop an understanding with respect to:

  • Accounting terms and the significance and relevance of financial information
  • The budgeting process including the fundamentals of preparing and mastering budgets
  • Basic concepts underlying the preparation and presentation of financial statements
  • Controls and policies that help ensure accuracy and reliability of accounting systems

  Day 2 (Full Day)

  Minutes and Minutes Management

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for preparing minutes that protect the organization and its directors – with the objective of evidencing the due-diligence of the Board in its decision-making processes.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal and regulatory requirements for minutes
  • Tools and processes for implementing and maintaining effective minutes
  • Best practice minute taking, preparation and maintenance procedures
  • Records Management

  Day 3

  Carefully Crafting Bylaws to Enable Sound Governance

  In this session, the use of bylaws as an importance foundation of sound governance will be explained, including their sources of content and drafting considerations. Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The direct role of bylaws in supporting many facets of governance
  • The typical topics found in bylaws and various approaches to deciding their content
  • How to research which sources of information when crafting bylaws

  
  Cancellation and Refund Policy:
  

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prio

  r to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

  Show details
• Strategic Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    09 Dec 2022
  •  
    8:30 AM (PST)
  • End
    11 Dec 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM (PST)
  • Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • Spaces left
    20

  Register

  Day 1

  Risk and the Governance Professional

  The purpose of the session is to provide the introductory basics, with selected corresponding tools, to introduce the Governance Professional to two key elements of Risk Management:

  • Enterprise Risk Management- An introduction to the “Mechanics of ERM”
  • Commercial Insurance to protect the Organization and its Directors & Officers

   The role of the Governance Professional in Board Strategy

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills

  Day 2
  

  Sustainability, ESG, Corporate Purpose, and the Role of the Board

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skill

  Advanced Financial Fundamentals

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills 
    

  Day 3

  Ethics
  

  • Governing Principles
  • Best Practices
  • Practical Tools
  • Implementation Skills 

  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

  Show details
• Foundations of Governance - Two and Half day Course

  • Start
    24 Mar 2023
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    26 Mar 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Toronto, TBD
  • Spaces left
    21

  Register

  The Foundations of Governance Course consists of two and a half days covering key areas of governance, which include: the role of the governance professional, director management, advising the board, board dynamics, effectiveness, culture, relationships and conflicts.

  Within each of these areas, practitioners in governance will take a thorough look at central elements of practice and how to navigate difficult situations, apply best practices and important tools in the day to day running of a governance office. This course is a comprehensive view of the key foundations and practice of governance, and essential for professionals both seasoned and new to the role. 

  Program:

  Day 1 - Core of Governance and the role of the governance professional

  This session sets out the expectations and growing role and responsibilities of the Governance Professional.  It will examine the legal commonalities and differences among various kinds of organizations and how they impact oversight, strategic and operational functions.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • What is a Governance Professional – Job description
  • The legal, regulatory and public policy basis of governance for not-for-profits, state-owned organizations, private and public corporations;
  • How the principles of accountability, transparency and independence can be practiced effectively in different organizational contexts;
  • Practical tools for developing effective governance practices under different organizational cultures
  • Legal Entities/structures (differences and similarities)
  • Duty of the corporate secretary
  • Director responsibilities, Mandate and fiduciary duties
  • Regulators and Laws
  • NFPs, Crowns, Co-ops, partnerships
  • Officers (role of CEO, Directors, CO), D&O Liability and Integrity agreements
  • Ethics, confidentiality , privacy, Conflicts of Interest, up-the-ladder reporting duties
  • Accountability, Transparency, Independence
  • Policy Management
  • Monitoring governance best practices sponsored by stakeholders

  Day 2 – Director Management – Driving Board Effectiveness throughout the Director Life Cycle

  The purpose of the session is to provide the tools for developing critical processes to enhance Board effectiveness from before directors join the Board, through their tenure and until they leave – with the objective of improving the Board’s decision-making processes

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  • The legal, regulatory and best practice requirements for key director processes
  • The role of the Governance Professional in supporting and encouraging good governance practices with regard to recruiting, orienting, education, evaluating and removing directors

  Board Committees Framework

  The purpose of this session is to provide information on the tools and framework for the purpose of committees, relationship to the board, roles and responsibilities, board delegation along with committee rights and authority.

  Participants will explore the following topics in depth:

  Committee focus and work

  • Types of Committees
  • Committee mandate template
  • Committee reporting process and template
  • Structuring the Committee

  Day 3 – Soft Skills – Managing and Influencing Board Dynamics, Culture, Relationships & Conflicts

  Boardroom dynamics have a significant yet largely unrecognized impact on good governance.  The governance professional has a critical role in supporting their board in fostering a more conducive boardroom culture by mastering the required soft skills to do so.

  Faculty:

  • Janis Riven, BCL, LLB, MBA, FCIS, Acc.Dir (bio)

  • Heather Laxton, Chief Governance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (bio)

  • John Dinner, President, John T. Dinner Board Governance Services (bio)

  Important Note:

  This Event is one of three courses that make up the full GPC-EP education program and which leads to the GPC.D (Governance Professionals of Canada Designation). 

  You have the option to register and attend this event without committing to the full Education program, however, you will not be eligible to the professional designation (GPC.D), unless you complete all 3 modules as well as their individual exams and the final evaluation. 
  

  Participants who are registered for the Education program (GPC-EP) will be required to write an exam after the completion of this module. 
  

  If you wish to enroll in the entire designation program to obtain the GPC.D designation (and save on the cost of the entire program), you can change your registration here: Education program on this link.

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  Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  If canceling the program in its entirety outside of 2 months prior to taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $500. If canceling the program within 3 weeks of taking your first course, the program fee will be refunded with a cancellation penalty of $1,000. If cancellation occurs during or after the first module has been started, there will be no further refunds. Companies or individuals may transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first course only or individuals may be able to transfer their registration to another individual only if cancellation occurs prior to taking the first of the 3 courses only. All cancellations or transfer requests must be received by email to education@gpcanada.org.

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