Conference Board of Canada

Conference Board of Canada
Conference Board of Canada
Abbreviation CBoC
Formation 1954
Type Political and economic think tanks based in Canada
Legal status active
Purpose/focus advocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served Canada
Official languages English, French
President and Chief Executive Officer Anne Golden
Website www.conferenceboard.ca

The Conference Board of Canada is a not-for-profit Canadian organization dedicated to researching and analyzing economic trends, as well as organizational performance and public policy issues.

Describing itself as objective and non-partisan, The Conference Board of Canada claims not to lobby for special interests. It is funded through fees charged for services delivered to the private and public sectors alike. The organization conducts, publishes and disseminates research on various topics of interest to its members. It publishes research reports, conducts meetings, holds conferences and provides on-line information services, which aim to develop individual leadership skills and organizational capacity.

The Conference Board of Canada was established in 1954 as a division of the American National Industrial Conference Board, now simply known as The Conference Board. The Conference Board of Canada acquired a separate legal identity in 1981, and currently has over 200 employees, mostly based out of its main office in Ottawa.[1] It is currently registered as a Canadian charitable organization, and also maintains offices in Toronto and Calgary, along with a representative in Quebec City.

Anne Golden is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Conference Board of Canada, and Glen Hodgson is the current Chief Economist.

Contents

Services

  • e-Library: Research reports, webinars and conference proceedings available to subscribers.
  • e-Data: Data underlying the Conference Board's economic forecasts. U.S., Canadian, Provincial, Territorial, 27 Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas, and 16 Canadian Industries.
  • Conferences: Conferences, seminars and workshops on various themes related to Conference Board research.
  • Networks: Executive networks, councils, centres and working groups on various topics.
  • Leadership development: Programs and courses delivered through Conference Board affiliate, the Niagara Institute.
  • Custom Research

Honorary Associate Award

The Honorary Associate Award is The Conference Board of Canada’s highest Award and is conferred upon individuals who have served both their organization and their country with distinction during their working career. This office, the term of which is life, is the only honour conferred by The Conference Board of Canada. Honorary Associates become voting members of the corporation. The Award is given on the occasion of the Conference Board’s Annual Meeting.

Recipients

Publications

  • 21st Century Cities in Canada: The Geography of Innovation (2009)
  • Healthy People, Healthy Performance, Healthy Profits: The Case for Business Action on the Socio-Economic Determinants of Health (2008)
  • The International Forum on the Creative Economy (2008)
  • Red Tape, Red Flags: Regulation for the Innovation Age (2007)
  • How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada (2007)
  • Mission Possible: Sustainable Prosperity for Canada (2007)
  • Canada by Picasso: The Faces of Federalism (2006)

Periodicals

  • Compensation Planning Outlook
  • Benefits Outlook
  • HR Trends and Metrics
  • Industrial Relations Outlook
  • Canadian Directorship Practices
  • Learning and Development Outlook
  • Canadian Economic Outlook
  • Provincial Economic Outlook
  • Metropolitan Economic Outlook
  • U.S. Outlook
  • World Outlook
  • Index of Consumer Confidence
  • Index of Business Confidence

Controversy

The Conference Board of Canada has been criticised over its claim to be objective and non-partisan. In May of 2009 it released a report related to copyright regulations in Canada, which plagiarised papers published by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (the primary movie, music, and software lobby in the US). [2][3]. The Conference Board responded, standing by its report[4], which drew further criticism, claiming they ignored a commissioned report, for partisan reasons[5][6]. The Conference Board recalled the reports after conducting an internal review, which determined that there was undue reliance on feedback from a funder of the report.[7] The Conference Board hosted a roundtable discussion on intellectual property in September 2009 and published a new report, Intellectual Property in the 21st Century, in February 2010.

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ Michael Geist - The Conference Board of Canada's Deceptive, Plagiarized Digital Economy Report. Retrieved on 2009-05-26
  3. ^ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Conference Board report on copyright draws criticism. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
  4. ^ Conference Board Press Release. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
  5. ^ Jeremy deBeer - Research on Copyright and Innovation. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
  6. ^ Michael Geist - Conference Board Ignored Independent Study Commissioned For Digital Economy Report. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
  7. ^ http://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/speech_oped/ipr.aspx

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