BOARD COMMITTEES
Standing Committees on English and French Language Broadcasting
These committees are established pursuant to Section 45 of the Broadcasting Act. Their mandate is to monitor the fulfillment by the Corporation of its English and French language broadcasting responsibilities and its overall mandate.
Standing Committees on English and French Language Broadcasting comprise Timothy W. Casgrain (Chair), Hubert T. Lacroix, Linda Black, Edward W. Boyd, Peter D. Charbonneau, George T.H. Cooper, Pierre Gingras, Patricia A. McIver, Brian Mitchell, Rémi Racine, Edna Turpin and John F. Young.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee mandate includes oversight of the integrity of the Corporation’s financial information and reporting, the framework of internal controls and risk management, and the audit process.
Audit Committee membership comprises Peter D. Charbonneau (Chair), Edward W. Boyd, Patricia A. McIver, Brian Mitchell and Edna Turpin.
Governance and Nominating Committee
The Governance and Nominating Committee mandate centres on the Board’s governance framework and the conduct of the Board’s affairs. Topics covered include terms of reference for the Board, the Board Chair, the President and CEO, individual directors and board committees; the process for Board assessment; Board succession; Board orientation and training; and Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest rules for directors.
The Governance and Nominating Committee comprises Edna Turpin (Chair), Linda Black, Edward W. Boyd, Pierre Gingras and John F. Young.
Human Resources and Compensation Committee
The Human Resources and Compensation Committee has oversight responsibility with respect to all aspects of the Corporation’s human resources compensation, succession planning, industrial relations, health and safety, and other related matters.
The Human Resources and Compensation Committee comprises Rémi Racine (Chair), Timothy W. Casgrain, Linda Black and George T.H. Cooper.
Real Estate Committee
The Real Estate Committee has oversight responsibility with respect to real estate strategic directions, policies and significant real estate projects, transactions and related initiatives involving CBC/Radio-Canada facilities.
The Real Estate Committee comprises Rémi Racine (Chair), Timothy W. Casgrain, Patricia A. McIver and Brian Mitchell.
Strategic Planning Committee
The Strategic Planning Committee has oversight responsibility with respect to overall strategic direction of the Corporation.
The Strategic Planning Committee comprises Peter D. Charbonneau (Chair), Linda Black, Timothy W. Casgrain, George T.H. Cooper and Rémi Racine.
Director Compensation
The rules for director compensation are as follows:
The Chair of the Board is compensated in accordance with the terms of the Order-in-Council appointing him/her.
Directors (excluding the Chair of the Board, and the President and CEO) receive meeting fees for attendance (in person) at the Board and committee meetings in accordance with the following fee schedule:
- Board
$2,000 per meeting (to a maximum of six meetings per year) - Audit Committee
$1,300 per meeting (to a maximum of six meetings per year) - All other committees
$1,000 per meeting (to a maximum of four meetings per year)
For additional meetings of the Board or a committee over and above the maximum number indicated above, the meeting fee is $625 per meeting.
For conference call meetings of the Board or a committee, the meeting fee is $250.
Directors are entitled to receive only one meeting fee for each day (24 hours) even if they attend more than one meeting during that period.
Directors do not receive an annual retainer for serving as a Board member of CBC/Radio-Canada.
For 2010–2011, the total amount paid in director compensation, excluding CEO remuneration, was $248,611.