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The board of directors provides general oversight of the management and administration of CMHC. Meet its members and learn more about its committees.

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CMHC’s board of directors is responsible to set the strategic direction and manage the Corporation.

The Board is made up of diverse, experienced and knowledgeable directors with a variety of perspectives and skills to support the achievement of CMHC's vision, mission and values. Our Board reflects the Government of Canada's requirements and goals for diversity, equality and inclusion.

Derek Ballantyne

Chair

Romy Bowers

President and CEO

Kelly Gillis (ex-officio)

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

Chris Forbes (ex-officio)

Deputy Minister – Department of Finance

Navjeet (Bob) Dhillon

Member of the Board of Directors

Linda Morris

Member of the Board of Directors

Gordon J. Laing

Member of the Board of Directors

André Hébert

Member of the Board of Directors

Chris Sicotte

Executive Director of the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA)

COMMITTEES

Audit Committee

Mandate

The Audit Committee helps the Board of Directors fulfill its oversight responsibilities, including financial reporting, audit processes and internal controls.

Members

  • Gordon Laing (Chair)
  • Derek Ballantyne
  • Chris Forbes
  • Chris Sicotte
  • Kelly Gillis

Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee

The Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee helps the Board of Directors fulfill its oversight responsibilities to corporate governance structures, succession planning and Board renewal. It also helps with the effective implementation and application of sound human resources practices.

Members

  • Linda Morris (Chair)
  • Bob Dhillon
  • André Hébert
  • Gordon Laing
  • Chris Sicotte

Risk Management Committee

The Risk Management Committee helps the Board of Directors fulfill its oversight responsibilities with respect to the identification and management of the corporation’s principal risks.

Members

  • André Hébert (Chair)
  • Linda Morris
  • Chris Forbes
  • Kelly Gillis
  • Bob Dhillon

Executive Committee (Board)

The Executive Committee acts on behalf of the full Board of Directors, addressing significant and time-sensitive issues that arise between meetings, where the Board cannot convene and meet the required quorum.

Members

  • Derek Ballantyne (Chair)
  • Romy Bowers
  • Kelly Gillis
  • Gordon Laing

Pension Fund Trustees

The Pension Fund Trustees helps the Board of Directors fulfill its responsibilities for the governance and administration of CMHC’s Pension Fund.

Members

  • Derek Ballantyne (Chair)
  • Romy Bowers – President and CEO
  • Andre Charbonneau – Deputy Chief Financial Officer
  • Guy-Anne Duval – Employee Trustee
  • Anju Gupta – Employee Trustee
  • Mark McInnis – Pensioner Trustee
  • Neil Levecque – Vice-President, Analytics and Chief Data Officer
  • Pam Hine – Vice-President, Housing Solutions – Multi-Unit

CMHC’S MANDATE

CMHC’s mandate, as defined in the National Housing Act, is to: “promote housing affordability and choice, to facilitate access to, and competition and efficiency in the provision of, housing finance, to protect the availability of adequate funding for housing at low cost, and generally contribute to the well-being of the housing sector in the national economy.”

The statutory objectives for CMHC’s commercial operations are specified in the National Housing Act as follows:

  • to promote the efficient functioning and competitiveness of the housing finance market
  • to promote and contribute to the stability of the financial system, including the housing market
  • to have due regard to the Corporation’s exposure to loss

Other Governance Information

The Board is made up of 12 members. They include:

  • the chair of the board
  • the president and chief executive officer
  • the deputy minister of the minister for CMHC
  • the deputy minister of finance
  • eight independent directors

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Date Published: July 12, 2023

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