Board of directors

We are governed by a Board of Directors. Our Directors have the obligation to act in the best interests of the Corporation and to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances, pursuant to the provisions of the Financial Administration Act.

Day-to-day management is handled by our corporate officers. The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the executive head of CDIC’s management and provides a link between the Board of Directors and CDIC employees.

Our Board includes a Chairperson, five private sector directors who bring to CDIC practical experience from the business world, and five public sector directors who provide knowledge of the financial, supervisory and regulatory environment in which CDIC operates. They include leaders from the Department of Finance, the Bank of Canada, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

Biographies

Chair of the Board

Private Sector Directors

Ex Officio Directors

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC)

Bank of Canada

Department of Finance

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)

Board Charter

Made on: December 3, 2003
Amended: March 8, 2006; March 7, 2007; March 5, 2008; March 5, 2014; March 6, 2019; December 9, 2021 and March 6, 2024.
Sources updated as of September 2022

Board nominations and terms

CDIC‘s chairperson is appointed by the Governor in Council to serve for a defined 5-year term, pursuant to the CDIC Act. Private sector directors are appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Financial Administration Act.

The five public sector directors, or “ex officio” directors, sit on CDIC‘s board by virtue of the positions they hold at other federal safety net partners. This includes leaders from the Department of Finance, the Bank of Canada, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

The five private sector directors are recommended by the Minister of Finance and appointed by the Governor in Council for up to 4 years. The appointments of private sector directors do not automatically end when their terms expire. A vacancy occurs only when such a director resigns or when a new director is appointed in his or her place.

When a term is close to ending or vacancy on the board is imminent, the board provides a director’s profile and gap analysis to the Minister of Finance concerning the board composition.

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