Strategic Long-range Plan
New Board Structure
By-law Amendments
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"CGA-Canada will be an effectively led association that utilizes the principles of knowledge-based strategic governance." |
Part of CGA-Canada’s mandate is to be an effectively led association.
During the past year, that objective has resulted in the implementation of a strategic long-range plan, as well as changes to the structure of CGA-Canada’s Board of Directors and the organization’s by-laws.
Strategic Long-range Plan
At the Annual General Meeting held in September 2002, CGA-Canada’s Board of Directors approved a Strategic Long-range Plan for the period 2002-2005. The plan is intended to provide CGA-Canada with a series of goals that will facilitate ongoing organizational growth and a means with which to address both internal and external challenges facing the CGA profession.
CGA-Canada’s strategic goals are:
A. CGA-Canada, in collaboration with its affiliated associations, will be members’ primary resource (clearing house role) for professional services, practices, and standards.
B. CGA-Canada will be a leading and influential force in public policy within its areas of interest and an advocate for the profession and CGA.
C. CGA will be recognized as a leading international accounting designation.
D. CGA-Canada will provide leading edge, competency-based, distance-based programs that support open access to the entry of the profession and will ensure that new members possess the professional competencies required by the marketplace through a certification process that meets or exceeds internationally recognized standards.
E. CGA-Canada will be an effectively led association that utilizes the principles of knowledge-based strategic governance.
F. CGA-Canada will be efficient, cost effective, technologically advanced and member focused in implementing its strategic and operational plans.
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New Board Structure
A new Board structure was also approved at the same AGM. Under a by-law amendment passed at that meeting, the composition of the Board was revised to provide more balanced representation for the various national and international CGA organizations.
As a result of this realignment, CGA Associations in the Yukon and Northwest Territories / Nunavut now have voting positions on the Board. One additional non-voting position was added as well, providing representation to CGA organizations in Bermuda and the Caribbean, and China and Hong Kong.
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By-law Amendments
By-law amendments arising from the AGM were largely related to changes in the Board structure. New voting rights for Directors were outlined, as was the appointment of the Chair. Appointments to the Board and Voting Allocations underwent revision, as did the nomination of Substitute Directors.
It was agreed that committee and task force members do not need to be members of CGA-Canada, but the Chair, or Vice-Chair in the Chair’s absence, will be an ex officio member of all committees and task forces and shall appoint all committee chairs.
Also revised was the number of Directors necessary for quorum, from 11 to a majority of the Directors having the right to vote. The Chair has the option of calling in-camera meetings at his or her discretion, and by-law revisions require a two-thirds majority vote at the Board.
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