For Immediate Release March 7, 2017
Canadian securities regulators release detailed data from review of women on boards and in executive officer positions
Toronto – The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and Yukon (participating jurisdictions) today published the underlying data used to prepare
CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-308 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions – Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, which was published on September 28, 2016.
The data was compiled from public documents filed on SEDAR and includes the name, industry and year-end of the 677 non-venture issuers with year-ends between December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 as it relates to women on boards and in executive officer positions.
The data can be found on the websites of the participating jurisdictions.
http://www.securities-administrators.ca/uploadedFiles/General/WOBdata2016EN.xlsx
The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.
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For more information:
Kristen Rose Ontario Securities Commission 416-593-2336 |
Mark Dickey Alberta Securities Commission 403-297-4481 |
Alison Walker British Columbia Securities Commission 604-899-6713 |
Sylvain Théberge Autorité des marchés financiers 514-940-2176 |
Jason (Jay) Booth Manitoba Securities Commission 204-945-1660 |
Andrew Nicholson Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick 506-658-3021 |
Jane Anderson Nova Scotia Securities Commission 902-424-0179 |
Janice Callbeck Office of the Superintendent of Securities PEI 902-368-6288 |
John O’Brien Office of the Superintendent of Securities Newfoundland and Labrador 709-729-4909 |
Rhonda Horte Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities 867-667-5466 |
Jeff Mason Nunavut Securities Office 867-975-6591 |
Tom Hall Office of the Superintendent of Securities Northwest Territories 867-767-9305 |
Shannon McMillan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan 306-798-4160 |
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