| Metro Vancouver Selects Deloitte Canada to Undertake Board Governance Review | Metro Vancouver Selects Deloitte Canada to Undertake Board Governance Review | | <div class="ExternalClass773E0D1C98DD4FBC8EC1DE8D06317B4A"><p>At today's Board Meeting, Metro Vancouver Board Chair Mike Hurley announced that Deloitte Canada has been selected as the independent third party to lead the Metro Vancouver Board Governance Review.</p><p>“This is a significant step in moving this review forward in a timely manner," said Chair Hurley. “This review will examine Board and committee structure and composition, remuneration, and Board decision-making processes. Our goal is to ensure transparency and accountability throughout that process."</p><p>The Metro Vancouver Board is proceeding with a Governance Review, in partnership with the Province.</p><p>Deloitte Canada is the largest 100 per cent Canadian owned and operated professional services firm in Canada, with a Global Center for Corporate Governance and Boardroom Programs, specializing in governance and risk consulting. In March, the Deloitte Canada team will work with the Metro Vancouver Board and the executive team to finalize the scope of work for the Governance Review.</p><p>As part of their work, Deloitte Canada will also consult with a panel of independent, external experts, including:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>Glen Clark – a Canadian retail executive and former BC Premier</li><li>Colin Hansen – former BC Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier</li><li>Martin Thibodeau – Regional President of RBC</li><li>Jennifer Podmore Russell – Chief Development Officer of Nch'ḵaỷ Development Corporation</li><li>Diane Vuong – former CFO and VP of Finance at Vancouver Airport Authority</li></ul><p>All panelists will be volunteering their time to provide advice and insight.</p><p>“We are committed to strengthening public trust in Metro Vancouver and ensuring the public is confident we are working effectively and in their best interest," said John McEwen, Vice Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors. “We've selected leading experts to support us with this review and we look forward to their findings."</p><p>At the meeting, the Chair also made the following adjustments to existing Committees, reducing the number of committees by three:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>The Regional Culture Committee will be folded into the Finance Committee</li><li>The Flood Resiliency Task Force will be folded into the Air Quality and Climate Committee</li><li>The Fraser River Crossing Task Force will be dissolved</li></ul><p>Further changes to committees will be recommended as part of the Governance Review.</p><p>Information on all three reviews underway can be found at <a href="https://subscription.metrovancouver.org/sites/Media/default.aspx?jg=fde5f69a-a0d6-4507-8209-bb9936f0e330&eg=1bf1d03e-dcb5-4765-96ff-098ced98eb1d&lg=13c4eb25-cef5-49a2-8fb4-877cc159d31d<p=c">metrovancouver.org/boards/reviews-underway</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Metro Vancouver's Governance Model</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver has the authority to change some things about its governance, while others would be decided by the provincial government.</p><p>Metro Vancouver is made up of four entities, each operating under a different Act of the provincial government.</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD): <em>Local Government Act</em></li><li>Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD): <em>Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act</em></li><li>Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD): <em>Greater Vancouver Water District Act</em></li><li>Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation (MVHC): <em>Corporations Act</em></li></ul><p>Metro Vancouver's legal entities are each governed by a Board of Directors composed of elected representatives appointed by the respective member jurisdictions.</p><p>Metro Vancouver also has a set of standing committees that play an important role in making sure the significant amount of work done by Metro Vancouver receives transparent, accountable oversight with broad representation from across the region. The standing committees review the organization's work, and provide recommendations to the Board, ensuring deeper transparency, accountability, and oversight.</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Regional Districts</strong></p><p>Regional districts were introduced in BC by the provincial government in 1965, when the Province amended the <em>Municipal Act</em> — today known as the <em>Local Government Act</em>. Regional districts are a federation composed of their members: the municipalities, electoral areas, and treaty First Nations that are located within the boundaries of the regional district, and that have representation on a regional district board.</p><p>Of the 27 regional districts in British Columbia, the Metro Vancouver Regional District is the largest by population. The number of directors appointed to the Boards is determined by the population of the member jurisdiction, as defined by the Act. Changes to the number of Board members would have to come from the Province. The <em>Local Government Act </em>specifies that population is determined by census, which the federal government conducts every five years.<br></p></div> | 2/28/2025 8:00:00 AM | | Metro Vancouver Media Relations | media@metrovancouver.org | | |