Overview
This is our fourth annual comprehensive report on diversity disclosure practices relating to women in leadership roles by TSX-listed companies. This year we find that the accelerated focus over the last year on diversity of board and executive teams among institutional investors, regulators and the media is having an impact on increasing the representation of women on boards, although the representation of women in executive officer positions is virtually unchanged. Most companies have some sort of written board diversity policy, two-thirds of companies have at least one female director and women were appointed to almost one-third of all newly created or vacated board seats.
The 2018 Diversity Disclosure Practices report provides general information only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Specific advice should be sought in connection with your circumstances. For more information, please contact Osler’s Corporate Governance group.
