Governance
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
The Board of Directors has adopted the following guidelines to promote the effective governance of the Company. The Board will also review and amend these guidelines as it deems necessary or appropriate. On behalf of the Company’s shareholders, the Board is responsible for overseeing the management of the business and affairs of the Company. The Board acts as the ultimate decision-making body of the Company.
1. Director Qualifications
In choosing directors, the Company seeks individuals who have high integrity, business acumen, shareholder orientation, and a genuine interest in the Company. The Company encourages that many of its directors be independent. The Board does not have limits on the number of terms a director may serve nor does it have any retirement or tenure policies that would limit the ability of a director to be nominated for re-election.
2. Board Size and Committees
The Board presently has 7 members (two management directors, two non-management but not independent directors and three independent directors). The Board will periodically review its size as warranted. The Board has three existing committees:
- Financial, Audit and Risk
- People, Culture & Wellness
- Creation Care
3. Director Responsibilities
The basic responsibility of the directors is to exercise their business judgment to act in what they reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and to conduct themselves in accordance with their duties of care and loyalty. Directors are expected to attend Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they serve, and to spend the time needed to carry out their responsibilities as directors, including meeting as frequently as necessary to properly discharge those responsibilities. Directors are also expected to review, in advance, all materials for the meetings of the Board and the Committee(s) on which they serve.
4. Director Access to Management and Advisors
Each director has full and free access to the officers and employees of the Company. The Board has the authority to hire independent legal, financial, or other advisors as it may deem to be necessary.
5. Board Meetings
The Independent Chairman and the President are responsible for establishing the agenda for each Board meeting. Each director is free to propose items for inclusion on the agenda and to raise at any Board meeting subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting. At least once a year, the Board reviews the Company’s long-term plans and the principal issues that the Company will face in the future.
6. Director Compensation
Only independent directors, who are neither an employee of the Company nor related as a major shareholder, receive compensation for serving on the Board. Director fees are nominal and are limited to meeting attendance. The company purchase directors and officer’s liability insurance for its directors and officers.
Our Vision
To entertain our guests with a magical journey of discovery through Canada in miniature, that will be amazing, exciting, and meaningful for all ages.
Our Mission
To evoke a sense of wonder and curiosity about Canada
Our Big 5 Values
We create to amaze l We’re naturally curious l We are a family l We’re better together l We’re serious about fun
Board of Directors
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Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer
President and Founder | LITTLE CANADA
Committee: People, Culture and Wellness
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David MacLean
Director and Co-Founder | LITTLE CANADA
Committee: Financial, Audit & Risk
Committee: Chair Creation Care
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Ryan Kimel
Director | LITTLE CANADA
Co-Founder & Director | BOWERY PROJECT
Member of Financial, Audit, & Risk Committee.
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Jacqui Szeto
Director | LITTLE CANADA
Director, Investment Programs | CANSO INVESTMENT COUNSEL Ltd.
Committee: Financial, Audit & Risk
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Hugh Latif
Independent Board Chair | LITTLE CANADA
President | Hugh Latif + Associates Management Consultants
Committee: People, Culture & Wellness
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Lisa Tompkins
Independent Director | LITTLE CANADA
Executive Director | Haliburton Highlands health Service Foundation
Committee: People, Culture & Wellness
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Bill Tharp
Independent Director | LITTLE CANADA
President | TANGERINE TANGO
Committee: Chair Financial, Audit & Risk
Committee: Creation Care