2025 Excellence in Governance Award Winners

Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) announced the winners of the 2025 Excellence in Governance Awards (EGAs)/Prix d’excellence en gouvernance, at its 12th annual awards ceremony on November 13th at the Carlu in Toronto. 

This prestigious annual gala brings together the governance community to celebrate exemplary governance practices across various sectors and industries in Canada. The EGAs recognize the trailblazers who are making significant strides in Canadian corporate governance, for their innovative approaches and their capacity to create a lasting impact. 

GPC congratulates the 2025 EGA winners, organized by category, as presented below: 

  1. Engagement
    • CIBC
  2. ESG/Sustainability/Purpose
    • Purolator
  3. Board/Director Effectiveness 
    • Hospice Wellington
  4. Strategy / Risk Management
    • Libro Credit Union
  5. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
    • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
  6. Organizational Governance
    • Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
  7. Governance Professional of the Year
    • Christine Thomas, Vice-President, Governance and Legal Counsel, Canadian Medical Association
  8. Peter Dey Governance Achievement Award
    • Richard Powers, National Academic Director, Directors Education Program and Governance Essentials Program, Rotman School of Managements
 
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2025 EGA JUDGES REPORT

The 2025 EGA Report of the Judges is intended to provide insight into some of the accomplishments that have set the winners apart, and to impart the judges’ rationale behind selecting this year’s winning organizations.

Read the Report here

 
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