Introduction
The Board has five foundational functions:
- Lead and support protection of the publics’ interests in accordance with CPATA’s Regulatory Objectives
- Oversee the management of the organization
- Determine governance, regulatory and other directional policies
- Provide financial oversight and stewardship of CPATA’s resources
- Be aware of organizational risks and mitigation steps
The CPATA Board strives to govern in a manner that emphasizes:
- A focus on the public interest
- A proactive, future-focused and outward vision;
- Encouragement of diversity of viewpoints;
- Strategic leadership;
- The clear distinction of Board, committee and staff roles; and
- Collective decision-making through consensus and/or voting as appropriate
The Board seeks to achieve this governance approach by such things as:
- Directing its energies toward CPATA’s statutory purpose, Regulatory Objectives, Standards and Principles;
- Guiding and inspiring CPATA’s thinking and behaviour through the provision of and adherence to clearly articulated policies;
- Fostering a sense of group responsibility toward excellence and self-discipline in matters including attendance, decision-making principles and respect for identified roles;
- Ensuring that the work of the Board and of CPATA is effectively communicated to licensees and stakeholders including the Government of Canada; and
- Regularly assessing its processes and performance, and those of the committees.
Purpose
The purpose of this evaluation tool is to assist the Board, with reference to the responsibilities listed above, to:
- Understand and recognize what is working well; and
- Identify areas for improvement.
The results of this evaluation will be reviewed by the Chair of the Board and Chair of the Governance Committee, and a report will be prepared with recommendations for discussion by the Board and the Governance Committee.