Conference Board of Canada
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The Conference Board of Canada is a not-for-profit Canadian
organization dedicated to researching and analyzing economic trends, as well as organizational performance and public policy issues.
Describing itself as objective and non-partisan, The Conference Board of Canada claims not to lobby for special interests. It is funded through fees charged for services delivered to the private and public sectors alike. The organization conducts, publishes and disseminates research on various topics of interest to its members. It publishes research reports, conducts meetings, holds conferences and provides on-line information services, which aim to develop individual leadership skills and organizational capacity.
The Conference Board of Canada was established in 1954 as a division of the American National Industrial Conference Board, now simply known as The Conference Board
. The Conference Board of Canada acquired a separate legal identity in 1981, and currently has over 200 employees, mostly based out of its main office in Ottawa
. It is currently registered as a Canadian charitable organization, and also maintains offices in Toronto
and Calgary
, along with a representative in Quebec City
.
Anne Golden
is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Conference Board of Canada, and Glen Hodgson is the current Chief Economist.
(the primary movie, music, and software lobby in the US). . The Conference Board responded, standing by its report, which drew further criticism, claiming they ignored a commissioned report, for partisan
reasons. The Conference Board recalled the reports after conducting an internal review, which determined that there was undue reliance on feedback from a funder of the report. The Conference Board hosted a roundtable discussion on intellectual property in September 2009 and published a new report, Intellectual Property in the 21st Century, in February 2010.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
organization dedicated to researching and analyzing economic trends, as well as organizational performance and public policy issues.
Describing itself as objective and non-partisan, The Conference Board of Canada claims not to lobby for special interests. It is funded through fees charged for services delivered to the private and public sectors alike. The organization conducts, publishes and disseminates research on various topics of interest to its members. It publishes research reports, conducts meetings, holds conferences and provides on-line information services, which aim to develop individual leadership skills and organizational capacity.
The Conference Board of Canada was established in 1954 as a division of the American National Industrial Conference Board, now simply known as The Conference Board
The Conference Board
The Conference Board, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan business membership and research group. It has approximately 12,000 executives in its network, from 1200 corporations in 60 countries. It holds conferences, convenes executives, conducts economic and business management research, and is seen...
. The Conference Board of Canada acquired a separate legal identity in 1981, and currently has over 200 employees, mostly based out of its main office in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. It is currently registered as a Canadian charitable organization, and also maintains offices in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, along with a representative in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
.
Anne Golden
Anne Golden
Anne Golden, CM is a Canadian administrator.She received her BA in history from University College, University of Toronto in 1962. She received an MA from Columbia University and a Ph.D in American history from the University of Toronto....
is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Conference Board of Canada, and Glen Hodgson is the current Chief Economist.
Services
- e-Library: Research reports, webinars and conference proceedings available to subscribers.
- e-Data: Data underlying the Conference Board's economic forecasts. U.S., Canadian, Provincial, Territorial, 27 Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas, and 16 Canadian Industries.
- Conferences: Conferences, seminars and workshops on various themes related to Conference Board research.
- Networks: Executive networks, councils, centres and working groups on various topics.
- Leadership development: Programs and courses delivered through Conference Board affiliate, the Niagara Institute.
- Custom Research
Honorary Associate Award
The Honorary Associate Award is The Conference Board of Canada’s highest Award and is conferred upon individuals who have served both their organization and their country with distinction during their working career. This office, the term of which is life, is the only honour conferred by The Conference Board of Canada. Honorary Associates become voting members of the corporation. The Award is given on the occasion of the Conference Board’s Annual Meeting.Annual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
Recipients
- 2011 Serge Godin
- 2010 Paul M. TellierPaul TellierPaul Mathias Tellier, PC, CC is a Canadian businessman and former public servant. Born in Joliette, Quebec, Tellier was educated at Laval University and the University of Oxford.- Biography :Tellier entered Canada's civil service in the 1970s...
- 2009 Michael WilsonMichael Wilson (politician)Michael Holcombe Wilson, PC, CC is a Canadian diplomat, politician and business leader.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wilson attended Upper Canada College, Trinity College at the University of Toronto where he joined The Kappa Alpha Society...
- 2008 Stephen G. Snyder
- 2007 John E. CleghornJohn CleghornJohn Edward Cleghorn, is a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Bank of Canada from 1994 until 2001. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Canadian Pacific Railway....
- 2006 Jacques LamarreJacques LamarreJacques Lamarre is a Canadian businessman and civil engineer. He became the CEO of SNC-Lavalin, one of the largest engineering corporations in the world, in 1996 and left his post in 2009. He has earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts and Science in civil engineering from...
- 2005 Isadore SharpIsadore SharpIsadore "Issy" Sharp, OC is a Canadian businessman and founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.In 1952, he graduated from Ryerson University with a diploma in Architectural Technology...
- 2004 Eric P. NewellEric NewellEric Patrick Newell, OC, AOE, was the seventeenth Chancellor of the University of Alberta, having previously served as Chair of its Board of Governors...
- 2003 Purdy CrawfordPurdy CrawfordPurdy Crawford, is a Canadian lawyer and businessman.Purdy Crawford, the "dean emeritus of Canada's corporate bar" is a native of Five Islands, Nova Scotia, and a graduate of Mount Allison University, Dalhousie Law School and Harvard Law School...
- 2002 Laurent BeaudoinLaurent BeaudoinLaurent Beaudoin, is a Canadian businessman.-Biography:Born in Laurier Station, Quebec, the son-in-law of Joseph Armand Bombardier, Beaudoin joined Bombardier Limited in 1963. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc. in 1979...
- 2001 James R. Nininger
- 2000 J.E. (Ted) NewallTed NewallJames Edward Malcolm Newall, is a Canadian businessman, the son of Robert Robertson Newall and Lillian Alice Sheldon.-Biography:...
- 1999 Allan R. TaylorAllan R. TaylorAllan R. Taylor, O.C. is a Canadian banker. Taylor joined the Royal Bank of Canada as a clerk in his hometown at the age of sixteen local. He rose to become the chairman and CEO of the bank, serving in that capacity from 1986 until 1995.In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of...
- 1998 Guy Saint-PierreGuy Saint-PierreGuy Saint-Pierre, , is a retired Canadian politician and businessman.-Background:Born in Windsor Mills, Quebec, he was the son of Armand Saint-Pierre and Alice Perra. Saint-Pierre graduated from Université Laval with a B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1957. He obtained an M.Sc. from the University...
- 1997 Alfred PowisAlfred PowisAlfred Powis, OC was a Canadian businessman. After graduating from Westmount High School, he earned a BComm degree from McGill University. After graduation in 1950, Powis first went to work as an investment analyst at Sun Life Assurance...
- 1996 The Hon. Peter LougheedPeter LougheedEdgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....
- 1995 Sonja Bata and Thomas J. BataThomas J. BataTomáš Jan Baťa, , also known as Tomas Bata Jr. and Tomáš Baťa ml. and "Shoemaker to the World", ran the Bata Shoe Company from the 1940s until the '80s. His last name pronounce baht-ya....
- 1994 Paul Paré
- 1993 David M. CulverDavid CulverDavid Michael Culver, is a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and CEO of Alcan Aluminum Limited, from 1979 to 1989....
- 1992 Sylvia OstrySylvia OstrySylvia Ostry, is a Canadian economist and public servant.Born Sylvia Knelman in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 3, 1927, she received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from McGill University in 1948, a Master of Arts from McGill in 1950, and a Ph.D...
- 1991 Camille A. DagenaisCamille DagenaisCamille A. Dagenais, is a Canadian engineer and former President of the SNC Group ....
- 1990 Walter F. Light
- 1989 A. Jean de GrandpréA. Jean de GrandpréAlbert Jean de Grandpré, is a Canadian businessman, lawyer, and former president and chief executive officer of Bell Canada Enterprises Inc....
- 1988 Robert B. BryceRobert BryceRobert Broughton Bryce, was a Canadian civil servant.After graduating with engineering degree from the University of Toronto, Bryce undertook graduate studies in economics at Cambridge, where he was influenced by the ideas of John Maynard Keynes...
- 1987 Frederick C. Mannix
- 1986 The Hon. Senator H. de M. MolsonHartland MolsonHartland de Montarville Molson, was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian Senator and a member of the prominent Molson family of brewers.-Education:...
- 1985 Louis RasminskyLouis RasminskyLouis Rasminsky, CC, CBE was the third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, succeeding James Coyne. He was succeeded by Gerald Bouey....
- 1984 The Hon. Ernest ManningErnest ManningErnest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
- 1983 Herbert Lank
- 1982 Allen T. LambertAllen LambertAllen Thomas Lambert, OC was a Canadian banker and former Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.-Junior to General Manager:...
- 1981 Earle McLaughlinEarle McLaughlinWilliam Earle McLaughlin, OC was a Canadian banker.Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Earle McLaughlin graduated with the gold medal in commerce from Queen's University and joined the Royal Bank of Canada in 1936. In 1960, at an age considered very young at the time, 45-year-old McLaughlin was appointed the...
- 1980 William O. TwaitsWilliam TwaitsWilliam Osborn Twaits, was a Canadian businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Oil Limited....
Publications
- 21st Century Cities in Canada: The Geography of Innovation (2009)
- Healthy People, Healthy Performance, Healthy Profits: The Case for Business Action on the Socio-Economic Determinants of Health (2008)
- The International Forum on the Creative Economy (2008)
- Red Tape, Red Flags: Regulation for the Innovation Age (2007)
- How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada (2007)
- Mission Possible: Sustainable Prosperity for Canada (2007)
- Canada by Picasso: The Faces of Federalism (2006)
Periodicals
- Compensation Planning Outlook
- Benefits Outlook
- HR Trends and Metrics
- Industrial Relations Outlook
- Canadian Directorship Practices
- Learning and Development Outlook
- Canadian Economic Outlook
- Provincial Economic Outlook
- Metropolitan Economic Outlook
- U.S. Outlook
- World Outlook
- Index of Consumer Confidence
- Index of Business Confidence
Controversy
The Conference Board of Canada has been criticised over its claim to be objective and non-partisan. In May of 2009 it released a report related to copyright regulations in Canada, which plagiarised papers published by the International Intellectual Property AllianceInternational Intellectual Property Alliance
The International Intellectual Property Alliance , formed in 1984, is a private sector coalition of seven trade associations representing U.S...
(the primary movie, music, and software lobby in the US). . The Conference Board responded, standing by its report, which drew further criticism, claiming they ignored a commissioned report, for partisan
Partisan (political)
In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is widely understood to carry a negative connotation - referring to those who wholly support their party's policies and are perhaps even reluctant to acknowledge correctness on the part of their...
reasons. The Conference Board recalled the reports after conducting an internal review, which determined that there was undue reliance on feedback from a funder of the report. The Conference Board hosted a roundtable discussion on intellectual property in September 2009 and published a new report, Intellectual Property in the 21st Century, in February 2010.