Self Assessment – Eligibility

Appendix B

Name(Required)

First Last

1. Do you meet the Board Candidate Eligibility Requirements?

2. To the best of your knowledge, are you free of any conflicts of interest?

3. Do you have sufficient time and energy to devote to the performance of duties as a member of the Board of Directors?

4. Do you have good oral and written communication skills?

5. Do you demonstrate integrity, high ethical standards and respect of privacy and confidentiality in all your personal and professional dealings?

6. Are you willing to assume the responsibilities associated with the role of Director?

7. Are you able to understand financial statements and financial reports and assess the implications of these documents?

8. Will you make every effort to understand SCS’s Board governance model?

9. Can you recognize and assess business risks and strategic opportunities?

10. Do you think, act and speak independently with conviction and confidence?

11. Do you support decisions that are taken together as a group?

12. Do think strategically?

13. Do you have access to a computer and the Internet?

Board Candidate Eligibility Requirements

Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
Be free of any conflict of interest that would result in an inability to fulfil the responsibilities of a Director of SCS;
Not be an employee or a spouse of an employee of SCS;
Not be a person who has been found under the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 or under the Mental Health Act to be incapable of managing property;
Not be a person who has been found to be incapable by any court in Canada or elsewhere;
Not be a person who has the status of bankrupt.

Time Commitment

Each Director is expected to prepare for and attend Board meetings and to sit on at least one of the Board committees, with most members serving on two Committees. In addition, Board members are expected to attend one one-day Board retreats, in the Fall/Winter.

Regular Board meetings: start at 6 p.m. and last between 1.5 to 2 hours;
Preparation for Board meetings: reading Board package, 1 or 2 hours per meeting;
Committee Meetings: each committee sets its agenda and frequency of meetings
Board retreat: normally held on a Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
Directors are also expected to attend information/education/training sessions as required.