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Executive Councils

Better decisions start with the right conversations.

Connect with true peers in a trusted, vendor-free environment designed to challenge your thinking and sharpen your perspective.

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Measurable impact across a community of leaders

Behind every number is a community of senior leaders coming together to share experiences and gain practical insights.

15

Executive Councils across Canada

440+

Member Organizations

6-year

Average member tenure

(Data compiled between January and December 2025)

Signal49’s Executive Councils convene senior leaders from across industries for candid dialogue in a confidential setting. These are forums where leaders can move beyond surface-level conversation to build meaningful relationships with peers, pressure-test ideas, and translate insight into action.

With member-driven programming focused on both today’s priorities and what’s coming next, Executive Councils help leaders cut through the noise and move forward with clarity and confidence.

The Council Experience

Who participates

Executive Councils bring together senior leaders from across Canada with enterprise-level responsibility across functions and disciplines. Council members are experienced decision-makers seeking perspective, peer insights, and space to think through complex challenges with others facing similar stakes.

Shaped by our members

Each Council is supported by a small group of member advisors who work with Signal49 to guide priorities and shape programming. Members may have opportunities to contribute as an Advisory Committee member.

Why join

Access decision-ready insights

Engage in peer-level dialogue on the issues you’re facing now.

Influence the agenda

Help shape programming priorities to reflect the topics that matter most to you.

Test and refine your thinking

Challenge your assumptions with experienced peers.

Stay ahead of change

Unpack emerging trends, risks, and opportunities early.

Build trusted relationships:

Connect in a confidential, vendor-free environment.

Explore our Executive Councils

Browse councils by knowledge area, each focused on the priorities shaping organizations today.

Canadian Council of College Futures

The Canadian Council for College Futures (CCCF) provides a forum for college and polytechnic leaders to hear from key thought leaders in Canada while sharing challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned within a vibrant community of practice.

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Compensation Research Centre

Organizations are evolving. So are employees’ expectations. Is your organization keeping up?
Give your workplace the edge. The Compensation Research Centre (CRC) brings together senior leaders in total rewards, compensation, and benefits from across Canada.

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Corporate Ethics Management Council

The Corporate Ethics Management Council (CEMC) is a national community of senior ethics and compliance leaders focused on building a culture of integrity within their organizations. Member-driven discussions create opportunities for meaningful exchange as they seek to develop strategies, policies, and programs that foster ethical behaviour, build trust, and go beyond regulatory compliance.

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Council of Labour Relations Executives

Managing labour relations presents unique challenges. But whether your interest is in collective bargaining, union–employer relations, or tracking movements in Canada’s labour landscape, the Council of Labour Relations Executives (LRC) is your gateway to leading-edge research, networking, and insights.

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Council on Inclusive Work Environments

The Council on Inclusive Work Environments (CIWE) provides a forum for diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders to hear from key thought leaders in Canada while sharing challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned within a vibrant community of practice.

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Council on Workplace Health and Wellness

The Council on Workplace Health and Wellness (CWHW) provides an exclusive, collaborative, and confidential space for workplace health professionals. Members engage with peers and subject-matter experts on evidence and research in the world of employee well-being. 

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Councils of Human Resources Executives

Since 1975, the Councils of Human Resources Executives (HR Councils) have brought senior HR leaders together to explore critical HR trends and issues. You need to stay on top of emerging issues and the latest tools for fostering a high-performance organization. The HR Councils are your source for timely information, insights from thought leaders, and access to peers.

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Corporate–Indigenous Relations Council

Signal49 Research’s Corporate–Indigenous Relations Council (CIRC) is an executive network with a mandate to create equitable, productive, and collaborative corporate–Indigenous relations. It fosters honest dialogue between senior-level representatives from public, private, and Indigenous organizations in a confidential venue.

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Council for Chief Data and Analytics Officers

From advanced analytics to AI, digital transformation is intensifying. It’s changing the way we think about customer experience and employee engagement—and it’s changing how organizations deliver them. But new technologies are just the beginning. Leaders must now consider life-cycle management, data governance, privacy, and fairness by design.

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Council for Chief Privacy Officers

The privacy landscape in Canada is changing. Privacy regulations are trying to catch up to technology, and consumers are paying more attention to how data are collected and used. What is your organization doing to build and maintain a robust privacy framework? The Council for Chief Privacy Officers (CCPO) is a community of senior leaders focused on privacy’s role in business.

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Council for Innovation and Commercialization

Canada’s economy is not living up to its innovation potential. According to Signal49 Research’s Innovation Report Card, Canada receives a “C” grade on innovation performance. A country’s capacity to innovate is directly linked to productivity and economic prosperity, and our economy remains a below-average performer. We need to do better.

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Council of Chief Information Officers

The role of Chief Information Officer has transformed in recent years. Investing in the latest technology doesn’t guarantee success on its own. How will you lead your organization through massive digital change? Signal49 Research’s Council of Chief Information Officers (CCIO) helps members discover how CIOs are advancing their organizations in the new digital economy.

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Strategic Risk Council

Our world is rapidly accelerating and interconnecting. So too are the risks. Does your organization have the strategy to match? Welcome to Canada’s only cross-sectoral forum for business professionals on strategic and enterprise risk management. The Strategic Risk Council (SRC) convenes fluid, collaborative risk leaders to develop the practices and systems of the future.

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Strategic Resilience and Emergency Management Council

The Strategic Resilience and Emergency Management Council (SREM) focuses on effective operational practices and key strategic issues related to emergency response and business continuity. SREM aims to be unique in the Canadian emergency management landscape by providing learning and sharing opportunities on topics put forward by its members.

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What Members Say

Some of the most valuable insights can come from conversations beyond your own organization.

    The value is truly in having trusted thought partners, people who help you test, validate, and strengthen your strategy with real-world perspective.

    VP of HR, Hospitality Sector

    Member of Council of Human Resource Executives

    The Council changed how I think about what’s possible, exposing us to ideas and innovations we wouldn’t see staying within our own sector.

    Gregory Juliano, CHRO, City of Calgary

    Member of Council of Human Resource Executives

    Signal49 brings together evidence and real-world experience in a trusted peer forum, which helps CHROs test assumptions and make more strategic decisions.

    Carolynn Ryan, Senior VP of People and CHRO, BC Hydro

    Member of Council of Human Resource Executives

Connect Insights, Beyond the Conversation

Signal49’s research and Executive Councils strengthen one another by combining data-driven insights with peer dialogue and real-world perspectives.

Members may have opportunities to engage directly with Signal49 researchers during council sessions, exploring emerging trends and their implications. They may also be asked to participate in Research Advisory Boards (RABs), helping to shape and validate key studies.

As well, Signal49 Research periodically hosts council-wide sessions that bring together members from across all Executive Councils to explore shared challenges shaping organizations in Canada. These discussions offer multidisciplinary perspectives and research-based insights that extend beyond any single council.

Included with membership: inFact Essentials

Council members receive access to Signal49’s inFact Essentials subscription, delivering ongoing, evidence-based insight to support planning, strategy, and decision-making.

Research series included in this subscription:

Our widely respected Index of Business Confidence captures the views of senior executives at private Canadian corporations and provides important guidance for Canadian financial policy-makers. The index delves into the state of sales and finances at these executives’ businesses, their investment plans, and their expectations for the Canadian economy over the next six months.

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How this series can help you:

  • Assess business sentiment and anticipate potential changes in business behaviour.
  • Tailor your strategies to address business concerns and support business confidence.
  • Generate a more reliable forecast of future economic conditions.

The Index of Consumer Confidence serves as a crucial indicator of near-term sales for companies in the consumer products sector. Based on Signal49 Research’s survey of Canadian households, this index tracks consumer optimism about current and expected financial positions, short-term employment outlook, inflation expectations, and major purchase intentions.

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How this series can help you:

  • Project future sales trends and their impact on your operational plans.
  • Assess the state of the economy and anticipate changes.
  • Tailor your planning or policies to support consumer spending and overall economic stability.

Understand the relative and absolute health of the housing market across Canada with our Housing Market Update. This monthly report provides up-to-date resale and construction information for 24 metropolitan centres, plus a comprehensive national overview. It also presents the factors underpinning housing demand, including interest rates, demographics, and incomes. Importantly, the report scales housing activity by market size, enabling like-for-like comparisons, and presents data in interactive, easy-to-read charts that are accessible on any device.

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How this series can help you:

  • Gain insights into interest rates, demographics, and incomes.
  • Conduct comparative analyses between specific cities to identify regional disparities in common trends.
  • Make data-driven recommendations about housing policies.

Make sure your HR strategies remain responsive to the dynamic business landscape . Our quarterly survey, encompassing over 200 organizations across Canada, yields timely HR benchmarking data for four essential metrics: turnover rates for both unionized and non-unionized employees, retirement rates, absenteeism rates, and job vacancy rates.

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How this series can help you:

  • Understand the current business environment and where you stand.
  • Validate your strategy against up-to-date metrics.
  • Stay responsive in the day-to-day execution of your HR strategy.

This series explores trending topics in human resources using two methods: spotlight reports and case studies. Spotlight reports are short, easily digestible pieces that examine HR best practices, including flexible work arrangements, inclusive practices, workplace mental health supports, and ways to support retirement-age workers. Case studies will highlight Canadian organizations that have adopted these best practices and examine how, in doing so, they have improved their workplace’s diversity, wellbeing, and productivity.

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How this series can help you:

  • Understand emerging HR practices and their impact on business strategy.
  • Bring a fresh perspective to your workplace wellness strategy and use our case studies to reflect on the real impact of HR trends.
  • Benchmark your organization’s HR practices against the best practices highlighted in the reports.

The Skills Trends series is the first research series in Canada providing current information on in-demand skills based on the Canadian labour market. Each quarterly release spotlights an emerging skill or skills cluster, offering insights into the implications of these skills and recommended responses for PSI leaders.

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How this series can help you:

  • Understand changes to skill trends and their impact on enrolment.
  • Guide your program development strategy with an eye on skills gaps.
  • Leverage actionable recommendations to move quickly on emerging opportunities.

Our Travel Markets Outlook, released annually, serves the travel and tourism industry by providing sound insights and travel activity forecasts for both Canadians and visitors. Timely and insightful data interpretation help you stay up-to-date on trends and market intelligence with consolidated global data, annual regional forecasts, and seasonal travel surveys.

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How this series can help you:

  • Understand the risks and opportunities at play in Canada’s travel industry.
  • Analyze consolidated global data to identify trends and patterns in travel behaviour.
  • Assess the competitiveness of the travel industry, identify emerging markets, and evaluate opportunities for growth and investment.

Interested in Joining an Executive Council?

Signal49 Executive Councils are designed for senior leaders facing complex, high-stakes decisions. Membership is curated to ensure a strong alignment of experience, perspective, and peer relevance.

As a Council member you will:

  • Engage with leaders who operate at your level.
  • Take part in conversations that go beyond the surface.
  • Contribute to a trusted, confidential peer environment.

If this resonates, we invite you to explore which Council might be the right fit for you.

Insight starts with who’s in the room.