Discover the 'Hidden Gems' of CIRI Membership

A CIRI membership offers significant value through the many Professional Development, Publications and Advocacy benefits. In addition, there are a number of 'hidden gems' included with the membership package. These 'hidden gems' include:

Mentorship Program
New IROs may find the profession daunting at first due to its complex and multidisciplinary nature. That is why CIRI's Ontario, Québec, Alberta and British Columbia chapters offer a Mentorship Program to their members.

These programs pair leading IR professionals (mentors) with those fairly new to IR (protégés) for strategic one-on-one meetings to help the protégé achieve specific career development goals. While working towards the protégé's goals, the mentorship team shares ideas, perspectives and experiences. Each team meets several times over six months.

The Ontario, Québec, Alberta and British Columbia programs offer mentors a rewarding leadership experience, while providing all participants the benefits of connecting with another colleague in the profession.

To learn more about each Chapter's Mentorship Program, click here.

Volunteer Advisory Network
CIRI's Volunteer Advisory Network is a vehicle where CIRI members help other CIRI members. This resource lists CIRI members with public companies who are willing to volunteer their time and expertise to help other CIRI members on a vast range of investor relations topics.

For a list of topics and topic experts, click here.

Job Listings
Are you looking to fill a position or make a career change? Here's an effective way to reach CIRI members who are looking for new challenges in investor relations.

Positions are posted exclusively for members and notices are sent to members as new positions are posted. Members may submit a job posting free of charge.

To review the current job listings, or submit a listing, click here.

Refer a Friend Program
Any current CIRI member who refers a new member to CIRI will receive a $100.00 credit.

You are already telling people about CIRI and the many great benefits of membership, so why not reap the rewards from a referral. Direct your prospective referral to CIRI.org to apply online. Once their membership is processed you will receive a $100.00 credit.

This $100.00 credit can be used on your:

Annual Conference registration;

Essentials of IR registration; or

The next year's annual membership renewal dues.

To learn more about how to qualify for the Refer a Friend Program, click here.

Three-For-One Program
If one company is referenced on three new member applications within the same calendar year, that company will receive either a new CIRI membership free; a full refund on an existing CIRI membership; or a free renewal of next year's dues of an existing membership (both free membership and refund excludes the optional NIRI package).

To find out if your company qualifies, and how to apply, click here.

Not yet a CIRI member? Click here to join and start taking advantage of the many CIRI member benefits.

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Canadian Coalition for Good Governance Advocates More Proxy Access

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The Matrix to Defining Director Independence in Canada

One of the main pillars of good corporate governance in Canada is the independence of the board. So, it should be fairly straightforward for everyone to identify what exactly is an independent director. But it is not. It depends on whose standards one uses to look at the question. It also depends on the situation in connection with which the question arises.

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Stock Volatility, ETF Rise Drive Rethink of Post-Flash Crash U.S. Rules

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Executive Compensation: Paying High For Low Performance

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Activists In Your Boardroom - Planning For and Managing the New Dynamic

As shareholder activists continue to gain access to the boardroom with unprecedented frequency, it is more important than ever for executives and directors to be prepared for the possibility and have strategies in place to ensure the effective evaluation, selection and integration of activist directors.

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Total Shareholder Return: How Long Is Long Enough?

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Dodd-Frank and Executive Compensation - Where Are We Now?

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ('Dodd-Frank') became federal law on July 21, 2010 to provide safeguards for consumers and increase transparency in the U.S. capital markets in response to public outcry over a lack of oversight in these areas that came to light during the financial crisis that began in 2007. Certain provisions of Dodd-Frank require enhanced disclosure of executive compensation by public companies, and the act further requires exchange listed companies to adopt policies to recoup executive compensation in certain circumstances.

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Taking Responsibility

As clients become more aware of environmental and social issues, responsible investing is being regarded less as a niche market and more as a sensible way to invest.

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