Corporate Ethics Management Council

Today’s senior ethics and compliance executives are challenged to keep ethics and compliance policies and practices up-to-date and top-of-mind for employees and leaders. But more than policy is required—organizations want a culture of integrity. Building one takes time and effort.

The Corporate Ethics Management Council (CEMC) is a national community of senior ethics and compliance leaders focused on building a culture of integrity within their organizations. Member-driven discussions create opportunities for meaningful exchange as they seek to develop strategies, policies, and programs that foster ethical behaviour, build trust, and go beyond regulatory compliance.

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Who should join?

Senior leaders who oversee ethics and compliance programs within their organizations. Members are keen to learn from their peers and actively contribute to discussions.

Key objectives

Bring together leaders in a safe environment that promotes collaborative dialogue.
Explore emerging trends in the Canadian ethics and compliance landscape and their business impacts.
Share tools, best practices, and innovations to effectively manage compliance programs and build a culture of integrity.

Benefits of membership

Network

Build relationships with industry thought leaders and senior executives from across Canada.

Showcase your work and expertise; suggest speakers and themes that matter to you and your organization.

Learn and teach

Share your experience and rely on a trusted network of fellow leaders to act as a sounding board for ideas.

Impact

Communicate your department’s impacts on business strategy and demonstrate its role in preserving strong brand reputation by placing integrity and ethics at the forefront.

Current members

Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Bank of Canada

BC Hydro

Bruce Power LP

Canada Post Corporation

Canada Revenue Agency

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited

Capital Power Corporation

Department of Finance Canada

Enbridge Inc.

Export Development Canada

Hydro One Networks Inc.

Inter Pipeline Ltd

Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Office of the Procurement Ombudsman

Ontario Power Generation Inc.

RBC Financial Group

Siemens Canada Limited

Siemens Energy Canada Limited

SNC-Lavalin Inc.

TC Energy

“The council provides an opportunity to engage with ethics and compliance professionals from multiple industries and share alternate perspectives to ultimately reach the same goal.”

Grant Jackman, Compliance Analyst at Siemens Canada Ltd.

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Member activity

Next session

December 6–7, 2022

In-person Meeting in Toronto, Ontario

Previous sessions

May 17-18, 2022

Theme: The Human side of Ethics and Compliance

March 22–23, 2022

Theme: CEMC 2-day March meeting

January 27, 2022

Theme: CEMC scrum—assessing program effectiveness

Speakers

Patricia Alleyn, Head, Compliance Program Officer with SNC-Lavalin Inc.

November 16–17, 2021

Theme: Ethics in a digital world

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Speakers

Marc Tassé, MBA, CPA, CA, CFF
Jill Urbanoski, Director, Culture & Development Programs, Alberta Investment Management Corp.

Recent themes

Pandemic impacts—what it means for ethics and compliance
Building an integrity ambassador program
Influencing ethical behaviour through behavioural science
Trust, technology, and transformation: what this means for ethics and compliance
Ethics and compliance 24/7
Communicating Ethics and Its Impacts
Communicating ethics and its impacts
Procurement and anti-corruption

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