April 03, 2025 - November 08, 2025

The leading national education program for experienced directors. DEP is the foundation for attaining their ICD.D designation.

The Directors Education Program is returning to Gardiner Centre! 

The Directors Education Program (DEP), jointly developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, is offered nationally at Canada's top business schools including Gardiner Centre, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University to help board directors clarify their governance mission and fully exercise their leadership potential. 

Directors are continually challenged by information gaps, time squeezes, and the behavioural dynamics that can be encountered in the boardroom. The ICD-Rotman DEP has been specifically designed to help experienced directors overcome these challenges by introducing activities and processes that assist them in fulfilling their roles.Delivered by Canada's leading corporate governance experts, this highly interactive 12-day program incorporates roundtable discussions, real-time case studies, and on-point insights from world-renowned faculty, experts in the field of board behaviours, and executives in residence. Completion of the DEP is the first step towards obtaining the professional ICD.D designation granted by the Institute of Corporate Directors. This is the only professional designation for Canadian directors recognized both nationally and internationally.The four-module program offers experiential learning through breakouts and board simulations tailored to meet the needs of directors from corporate, Crown, co-operative, and large not-for-profit organizations.

Please contact the ICD directly for more information on the upcoming program at Gardiner Centre and to submit your application.

Institute of Corporate Directors  

1-877-593-7741 education@icd.ca 

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025

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Location: Gardiner Centre

Date and Time: Thursday, Apr. 3 at 08:30 AM - 08:30 AM (NDT)

For more information: https://www.icd.ca/education/icd-courses/business-school-partner-programs/icd-rotman-directors-education-program

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