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Welcome to CCGG

The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) is the pre-eminent corporate governance organization in Canada and is uniquely positioned to effect change as the voice of Canadian institutional shareholders.

Representing the interests of institutional investors, CCGG promotes good governance practices in Canadian public companies and the improvement of the regulatory environment to best align the interests of boards and management with those of their shareholders, and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadian capital markets.

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CCGG Policies

CCGG has recently issued guidelines and position papers in the following areas of corporate governance:

Recent Policies

Executive Compensation Principles

Governance Differences of Equity Controlled Corporations

Majority Voting

Director Compensation

Board Engagement Program

CCGG Submissions

Recent Submissions

Submission to ICGN re : ICGN Position Paper on Gender Diversity

Submission to the TSX re: December, 2012 Consultation Paper on Emerging Market Issuers

CCGG's Response to the CSA's Request for Comment on Venture Issuer Regulation

Submission to the TSX re: October 4, 2012 Proposed Amendments to the TSX Company Manual to require TSX-listed issuers to adopt Majority Voting Policies

Submission to the OSC re: CSA Consultation Paper 25-401: Potential Regulation of Proxy Advisory Firms

Submission to the OSC re: Ontario Securities Commission's draft 2012-2013 Statement of Priorities

CCGG Letter of Response to the OSC Staff Notice 15-704: Request for Comments on Proposed Enforcement Initiatives

CCGG Letter of Response to the Proposed National Instrument 51-103 Ongoing Governance and Disclosure Requirements for Venture Issuers

CCGG Letter of Response to the OSC Staff Notice 54-701: Regulatory Developments regarding Shareholder Democracy Issues

CCGG Senate Brief: Women on Boards

CCGG Letter of Response to the CSA Submission on Compensation Disclosure

Benefits of Membership

Our Members, Observers and Associates enjoy a range of benefits through their affiliation with CCGG.

Learn more information about how to become a CCGG Member, Observer or Associate.

Current Best Practices

CCGG prepares best practices documents for reporting issuers to provide them with guidance on effective communications with shareholders emphasizing the substance of disclosure that investors expect of regulatory filings.

2012 Best Practices for Proxy Circular Disclosure

Email Updates

To keep up to date on new publications and CCGG public participation please sign up for our email updates.

Members’ Area Login

CCGG Members can access specific members-only content through links below:

Research Bulletins and Updates
Board Engagements
Proxy Reviews

What’s New

“The Value of Governance” by Professor Anita Anand

February 13, 2013 – Professor Anita Anand of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law has prepared for CCGG on a pro bono basis a piece entitled “The Value of Governance”. Professor Anand states that “cross-country and Canada-specific research demonstrates a statistically significant and positive relationship between corporate governance measures and firm value". She also sets out the academic literature upon which she is relying to make that statement and other positive statements about the value of governance.

CCGG Executive Director quoted on pay-for-performance

February 7, 2013 - CCGG Executive Director Stephen Erlichman was quoted in the Globe and Mail regarding the relationship between CEO pay and performance.

CCGG Executive Director quoted in Globe and Mail and National Post regarding the new TSX rules on majority voting

October 4, 2012 - CCGG Executive Director Stephen Erlichman was quoted in the Globe and Mail and National Post regarding the new TSX rules on majority voting and other shareholder friendly initiatives.

CCGG Executive Director interview with BNN

May 31, 2012 - CCGG Executive Director Stephen Erlichman had a lengthy interview with BNN concerning activism by institutional investors. The interview has several references to a paper he wrote in 2002 entitled "Canadian Institutional Investor Activism in the 21st Century: The Sleeping Giants Awaken".

Robert Pozen delivers keynote address at 2012 CCGG Annual Meeting

May 29, 2012 - CCGG Members and general public were privileged to have Robert Pozen speak to them at the 2012 Annual Meeting about the impact of the financial crisis on corporate governance.