Governance

Board of Directors Attendance

Director Compensation and Attendance

The compensation of Board of Directors members is detailed below:

The Chair of the Board and the President and CEO are compensated in accordance with the terms of the Order-in-Council appointing them. The President and CEO receives an annual salary, while the Chair of the Board receives an annual retainer (from $14,500 to $17,100) and a per diem fee (from $565 to $665) for meetings, travel time and special executive, analytical or representational responsibilities.

The remuneration scheme for directors (other than the CEO and the Chair), established by a bylaw approved by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, can be summarized as follows:

Meetings Board of Directors Audit Committee Other Committees
Regular Meetings Attendance For the first 6 regular meeting days: $2,000/day For the first 6 regular meeting days: $1,300/day for members
$1,550 for the Chair
For the first 4 regular meeting days: $1,000/day for members
$1,250 for the Chair
Thereafter: $625/day Thereafter: $625/day Thereafter: $625/day
Participation by telephone $625/day or $312.50/half-day $250/day $250/day
Conference Call Meetings   $250/day $250/day $250/day

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.

Compensation data for CBC/Radio-Canada's Directors is summarized in Note 26 to the annual consolidated audited financial statements.

Board Members Board Audit Committee Broadcasting Committees Infrastructure Committee Strategic Planning Committee HR & Gov
In person 6 3 3 4 2 6
Video conference 1 1 1   1  
Conference Call 3 1   1 1 2
Rémi Racine 6/6 1/1 3/3       3/3 1/1   4/4   1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 6/6   2/2
Hubert T. Lacroix 6/6 1/1 2/2*       3/3 1/1                    
Edward W. Boyd 6/6 1/1 3/3       3/3 1/1   3/4   1/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 6/6   2/2
Peter Charbonneau1 3/3   1/1 1/1 1/1   2/2           2/2 1/1        
Sonja Chong2 3/3 1/1 1/2 0/1   1/1 0/1 1/1                    
George Cooper3 2/3   1/1       1/1                 2/3   1/1
Pierre Gingras 5/6 1/1 2/3 3/3 1/1 1/1 2/3 1/1                    
Cecil Hawkins4 5/5 0/1 2/2 3/3 1/1 0/1 2/3 1/1                    
Marni Larkin 5/6 1/1 3/3       3/3 1/1   4/4   1/1       5/6   2/2
Terrence Leier 5/6 1/1 3/3 2/2 1/1 1/1 2/3 1/1                    
Maureen McCaw 6/6 1/1 3/3 3/3 1/1 1/1 3/3 1/1   1/1     2/2 1/1 1/1      
Brian Mitchell 6/6 1/1 2/3 3/3 1/1 1/1 3/3 1/1                    
Marlie Oden 6/6 1/1 3/3 1/1 1/1   3/3 1/1   2/2     2/2 1/1 1/1 2/2    

1. P. Charbonneau was replaced effective October 8, 2014
2. S. Chong was appointed effective October 9, 2014
3. G. Cooper resigned effective October 27, 2014
4. C. Hawkins resigned effective March 17, 2015
* A third meeting was for independent directors only.