Canada Packers

Corporate Governance

Our high level of integrity is reinforced at all levels at Canada Packers.

The Board of Directors and management team commit to a high standard of corporate governance to earn the trust of our shareholders and other stakeholders consistently.

Canada Packers

Board Mandate


Our Board of Directors provides independent oversight, strategic guidance, and stewardship of the Company on behalf of shareholders and all stakeholders. The Board ensures the Company upholds the highest standards of integrity, governance, and accountability, while supporting sustainable growth and long-term value creation.

Day-to-day operations are led by our Management team, who are responsible for executing the Company’s strategy, managing risk and performance, and fostering a culture of innovation, responsibility, and performance across the organization.Management provides the leadership, expertise, and operational discipline necessary to deliver on the Company’s strategy and commitments.

Together, the Board and Management are committed to delivering results for shareholders, supporting our people, and driving shared value creation with all stakeholders.
The Board has a formal mandate setting out its responsibilities that includes the Board’s oversight responsibilities for strategic planning, business performance, risk management, leadership and succession, culture, governance, communication and financial reporting.  It reviews its governance processes and practices regularly to ensure the Board is delivering effective governance in fulfilling its mandate.

Code of Business Conduct

We are deeply committed to the highest standards of respect and integrity in our business relationships and activities. These standards apply both internally and to business conducted with customers, suppliers, competitors and investors. The Board expects directors, officers, and employees to act ethically at all times. 
  
The Board takes all steps to assure itself of the ethics and integrity of the CEO and the executive officers and to ensure the appropriate ethical conduct procedures are established. 
  
The Code of Business Conduct Policy guides the standards of business conduct expected of all employees at Canada Packers. The actions of all our employees are framed by our Code of Business Conduct and our Leadership Values. Each year, every employee reaffirms in writing their adherence to the policy at the time of their performance review. 
  
In addition, Canada Packers operates an EthicsLine to provide employees a means to raise concerns such as fraud, accounting irregularities, product tampering or other issues. All calls are recorded and logged at an independent call centre. They are all tracked and resolved using a case management system. All complainants are protected from reprisals when reporting concerns in good faith. The Audit Committee reviews reports on the calls and their resolution on a quarterly basis. 

Corporate governance documents

Canada Packers is committed to transparency and accountability. Our formal policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and complement our values-based approach to decision making.