IR Leader
December 03, 2024

The Value of CIRI Membership. A Supportive and Engaged Community

Thank you for your membership and support of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI). CIRI membership offers you many opportunities to engage with an open and welcoming community of IR peers and service providers. 

                                                             

As a friendly reminder, your membership will expire on December 31, 2024. Your membership statement is now available online. When you renew today, you will maintain uninterrupted access to your benefits. Thank you to those who have already renewed their 2025 memberships. 

Stay informed on the latest investor relations information and continue to connect with your peers. CIRI’s membership benefits include:

To renew your membership, please visit CIRI.org and Sign In using your email address as your username. Click on your name located at the top of the website, in the middle, and select My Account. Click on the Renew Now button on the left and you will be taken to your open statement where you can complete the payment. Your renewal is complete once you receive an email from CIRI with your order confirmation.

We look forward to serving you in 2025.

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Modern Slavery Alert: Public Safety Canada Makes Significant Changes to its Guidance on the Supply Chains Act

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment amendments to its proposed “access equals delivery” model (the AED Model) for continuous disclosure documents, which, if implemented, would allow most reporting issuers (other than investment funds) to satisfy the requirement to deliver annual financial statements, interim financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis to securityholders by filing them on SEDAR+, posting them on their website and issuing a news release announcing their availability.

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Glass Lewis: 2025 Benchmark Policy Guidelines (Canada)

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CSA Proposes Amendments and Changes to Implement an Access Model for Certain Continuous Disclosure Documents of Non-investment Fund Reporting Issuers

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is seeking feedback on proposed amendments and changes to implement an access model for certain disclosure documents of non-investment fund reporting issuers (the Proposed Access Model).

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Sustainability-related Risks and Opportunities and the Disclosure of Material Information

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is committed to supporting the implementation of ISSB Standards around the world. To this end, the IFRS Foundation has published a new comprehensive guide designed to help companies with the fundamental task of identifying and disclosing material information about sustainability-related risks and opportunities that could reasonably be expected to affect their cash flows, their access to finance or cost of capital over the short, medium or long term.

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ISS Governance Launches Open Comment Period for Proposed 2025 Benchmark Voting Policy Changes

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