The Invest in Canada CEO resignation sees Laurel Broten exit as Dominic Barton takes the board chair and Gurinder Grewal becomes chief executive.
Mark Carney named Dominic Barton chair of Invest in Canada and Gurinder Grewal CEO, as Laurel Broten resigns weeks before a Toronto investment summit.
Invest in Canada leadership changes: Dominic Barton named Chair of the Board and Gurinder Grewal appointed CEO as Ottawa targets $1 trillion in investment.
The CSA Group Kiwa deal sees Toronto’s CSA Group sell its testing, inspection and certification unit for $2.1-billion, with proceeds funding the not-for-profit.
The oilsands impact assessment exemption passed by the Carney government removes in-situ projects and gas plants from federal review and hands pipelines to the CER.
The SEC is weighing rescinding Rule 14a-8, handing oversight of shareholder resolutions to US states. What it would mean for boards, liability and legal budgets.
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Big Rock Brewery Adds CEO David Kinder to Its Board of Directors
Big Rock Brewery Inc. has appointed President and CEO David Kinder to its Board of Directors, effective August 12, 2026. The unanimous decision reflects the board’s confidence in Kinder’s 36 years of beverage industry experience and his strategic leadership since joining the company in January 2024.
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CIBC Appoints Prasanna Gopalakrishnan to Its Board of Directors
CIBC said on August 20, 2026 that technology and artificial intelligence executive Prasanna Gopalakrishnan will join its Board of Directors effective September 1, 2026, bringing more than 30 years of leadership from ADP, Sky, Bank of America and Fidelity Investments.
TECHNATION’s second Cyber Intelligence Quarterly Brief, published 2 September 2026, warns that machine and agentic AI identities are multiplying faster than Canadian governance can supervise them, citing a Verizon 2026 finding of a 43 percent breach rate.
