IR Leader
May 23, 2017

CIRI Members, Vote Your Proxy Today!

The Annual General Meeting of the members of CIRI will be held at 8:00 a.m. (PT) on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, BC.

Please note, the CIRI National By-laws allow all members the opportunity to vote.

All members are encouraged to attend the Meeting. Even if you are attending, we encourage all members to vote their proxy as soon as possible. All members are entitled to vote at the Meeting in person, or by proxy. You can return your proxy by:
      fax to (416) 364-2805 by 12:00 p.m. (ET) on June 5, or
      email to proxies@ciri.org by 12:00 p.m. (PT) on June 12.

Annual General Meeting documents include:

  • Annual Meeting Notice
  • Information Circular
  • Proxy Form
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Chair's Report
  • 2016 Audited Financial Statements

These documents are available at CIRI.org. (These are 'Members Only' documents. You must be logged in using your CIRI username and password to access them.)

Don't Delay. VOTE YOUR PROXY TODAY!

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You Be the Judge!

CIRI is one of the three judging organizations for the CPA's Awards of Excellence in Corporate Reporting and we are looking for a few CIRI members to volunteer as judges for this year's competition. As a CIRI judge, you'll be asked to spend a few hours over the summer reviewing some of Canada's best annual reports and have the chance to pick up some good ideas for your own report along the way.

To find out more, please contact Jane Maciel, CIRI Lead Judge, at (416) 364-8200 or jmaciel@ciri.org.

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