Promoting the Nomination of Women to Corporate Boards in Canada

Women on Board™ is a not-for-profit society established in February 2006 by Patrick O’Callaghan and Associates and Richard Ivey School of Business to promote the nomination of women to corporate boards in Canada through the Women on Board™ Mentoring Program.

The Women on Board™ Mentoring Program gives senior executive women with high potential for board membership the opportunity to be mentored by leading Canadian CEOs and Board Chairs. Its objectives are to develop a cadre of women to add to the pool of potential women director candidates in Canada, to develop connections that lead to opportunities for women on corporate boards, and to reinforce the commitment of leading Canadian companies to the value of gender diversity on boards.

The program, which was successfully launched in 2007 with seven companies, has grown significantly for a total of fourteen Participating Companies in 2008.

It has a solid base of support, and, in addition to its founders and participants, is sponsored by Canadian Oil Sands Trust*, Chartered Accountants of Canada, CN, and Korn/Ferry International.

Information about the 2008 Women on Board™ Mentoring Program can be downloaded here:

For more information about participation and sponsorship please contact the Program Director, Thea Miller at 604-685-5880 or by e-mail at thea@poca.net.