- Canadian Council of Chief Executives
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headquarters =Ottawa ,Ontario ,Canada
formation =1976
president = Thomas d'Aquino
website =http://www.ceocouncil.caThe Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) is an organization inCanada ofchief executive officer s of roughly 150 major Canadiancorporation s. The organization was founded in1976 as the Business Council on National Issues, but renamed itself in2001 . The council actively comments onpublic policy in Canada. Member CEOs lead companies that collectively administer $3.5 trillionCanadian dollar s in assets, and more than $800 billion CAD in annual revenues. The Chief Executive and President of the organization isThomas d'Aquino .The Council's member CEOs and entrepreneurs represent all sectors of the Canadian economy. Governance and the overall direction of the organization is provided by the Board of Directors, a 24-member body which meets three times annually. The process of developing policy, however, involves all members of the Council.
The full membership meets twice each year to discuss priority issues and review progress on the Council's work programme. Members also engage directly in policy work throughout the year in three major areas: Canada, North America and the world. Within Canada, the Council's work on national issues addresses primarily fiscal and monetary policy, taxation, regulatory, environmental, competitiveness and corporate governance. The Council's North American agenda focuses primarily on issues related to Canada - United States economic interdependence, integration and security as well as the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Globally, the Council's work addresses primarily international finance, trade, investment and development policy as well as multilateral, regional and bilateral relationships beyond North America.In addition, the Council creates special initiatives and temporary task forces to deal with specific priority issues. Members also participate in a variety of special events, roundtables and other initiatives relevant to the Council's mandate.
Day-to-day leadership of the Council is provided by the Chief Executive and President working in concert with the Council's Chairman and with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The current Chairman is
Gordon M. Nixon , President and Chief Executive Officer ofRoyal Bank of Canada .The Council's Chief Executive and President is
Thomas d'Aquino . He is the Council's chief of policy and strategy. An Ottawa-based staff reports to him, provides policy research and supports the Council's committees and initiatives.List of Members
A list of members is posted on the Council's [http://www.ceocouncil.ca/en/ website] and is updated frequently as new members join and others step down.
External links
* [http://www.ceocouncil.ca/en/ Council website]
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