Deadline for Nominations: November 14th, 2025
Leading Canada’s Transition toward a Circular Economy
As we work toward accelerating Canada’s transition to a circular economy, the strength of our Board of Directors is central to our ability to achieve meaningful impact. A diverse and strategically skilled board is essential for guiding the organization’s direction, ensuring effective governance, and inspiring innovation.
It is vital that our board members bring a depth of expertise in areas that enable us to navigate complex, social, environmental, and economic systems, forge meaningful partnerships, and make sound strategic decisions. This year we are seeking specifically those with strong strategic and systems thinking to help us prioritize initiatives that align with our long-term vision, financial literacy and an in-depth knowledge of not-for-profit accounting principles to ensuring fiscal sustainability and a background in corporate law to provide invaluable insight into legal and regulatory compliance, contractual negotiations, and risk mitigation.
Additionally, governance skills are fundamental in upholding transparency and compliance while managing operational and reputational risks. The ability to build cross-sector partnerships can open new avenues for collaboration, amplify our advocacy efforts, and accelerate the adoption of circular solutions. Applying economic principles allows us to assess the value and broader impact of our initiatives, ensuring we maximize positive outcomes for society and the environment.
As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the organization, we are seeking individuals who possess these capabilities and who are committed to actively engaging with our mission. Their leadership will help ensure that our Board remains well-equipped to guide the organization through the evolving landscape of the circular economy and to capitalize on opportunities for positive change.
We invite members, who possess these qualities, to consider nominating colleagues or themselves. Your involvement is crucial as we continue building a resilient and innovative organization committed to sustainability and circular economic principles.
Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to our shared vision.
The capacity of the circular economy and its ability to address the imperatives of today; climate change, bio-diversity loss, affordability, equality and competitiveness, is now well recognized in Canada and around the world. Since expanding its mandate nearly five years ago, Circular Innovation Council offers an important and unique platform to galvanize the interests and imaginations of those focused on solving those imperatives, recognizing progress is made though the accumulation of actions.
The growth of the Circular Innovation Council is proof that transforming circular economy concepts into action whether through leading, facilitating or profiling, has positioned it forefront of change. Each shift or change whether through community, company, government or individual adds to the critical mass necessary to scale circularity.
As an eco-system builder, CIC engages and attracts a veritable collection of prominent influencers and practitioners world-wide who recognize opportunities. As a leader, CIC endeavors to imagine, design, advocate and implement change by shaping imagination into action.
CIC is seeking individuals who want to be part of this exciting transition lending their experience and expertise to designing and supporting future innovations. Joining other leaders, serving on the Board of Directors offers a uniquely rewarding experience.
Circular Innovation Council is currently receiving nominations for candidates to fill 5 vacancies of its Board of Directors. The skills-based board desires a wide variety of skills, knowledge, and expertise including;
Candidates are elected by the membership at large and MUST be a member of CIC. The term for all board positions is two years. Directors meet on a regular (monthly) cadence with an expected approximate time commitment of 5-10 hours per month. Directors are invited to sit on its two current subcommittees (policy and business development) that may increase the time commitment expectations.
A skills-based board will help guide and support activities Circular Innovation Council will pursue in order to put circular economy concepts into action. The Directors are charged with the strategic direction of the organization which will;
Please send your nominations by Friday November 14th, 2025 to info@circularinnovation.ca using the official Nomination Form.
An election for the 2025/2026 term will take place in advance of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 11th December 2025 at 12pm, where the results will be announced and ratified.
Date: Thursday, December 11th, 2025
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm
Location: Virtual on Zoom
Join 200+ leading organizations from across Canada and the value chain who are committed to supporting the circular economy. Membership is open to all businesses, schools, municipalities, retailers, manufacturers, recycling companies, associations, libraries, students, and other individuals.
Member Benefits include:
We respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Nations and we humbly extend our respect to Indigenous individuals, communities and Elders, past and present, as the traditional custodians of this land.
Circular Innovation Council is a registered charity.
Charity Registration Number: 119112118 RR 0001
