The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon published last week the raw data underlying CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-307 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions – Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices  which was published on September 28, 2015.

The raw data was obtained from publicly available information filed on SEDAR and includes information about the corporate governance of 722 TSX-listed issuers, including the number of women on boards and in executive officer positions of those issuers, the issuers' disclosure mechanisms and policies related to enhancing board diversity.

For further information, please consult the CSA news release.

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