Join a Challenger

At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions.

We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.

What's kept us moving?

The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward.

If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big prospect.

We can’t wait to get to know you!

Purpose of the Job

The Corporate Secretary, reporting to the General Counsel, is the Bank’s senior governance officer and a trusted advisor to the Board of Directors, Board Chair, Committee Chairs, Chief Executive Officer and executive leadership. The role safeguards the integrity of EQB’s governance framework, enables effective Board decision-making and ensures EQB Inc., Equitable Bank and their subsidiaries meet applicable corporate, securities, stock exchange and financial institution governance obligations.

The Corporate Secretary leads the enterprise governance agenda, establishes governance standards, advises on complex Board and Committee matters and oversees corporate records, public-company reporting and insider compliance. The role ensures Board decisions are clearly documented, communicated and implemented, and operates with significant independence, discretion and judgment.

Board Leadership and Advisory

- Act as principal governance advisor to the Board Chair, Committee Chairs, directors, the CEO and senior management on fiduciary duties, governance practices, conflicts of interest, decision authorities and Board processes.
- Lead the annual Board and Committee calendar, agendas and workplans, aligning regulatory obligations,



strategic priorities, risk oversight and outstanding actions.
- Partner with the Board Chair, Committee Chairs, CEO and executive sponsors to ensure agendas and materials support informed, timely and effective decision‑making.
- Oversee the timely and accurate assembly and distribution of board and committee materials for EQB and all subsidiaries.
- Serve as Corporate Secretary at meetings of the Board, Board Committees and shareholders, ensuring meetings are properly called, constituted and conducted.
- Oversee preparation of accurate and defensible minutes and resolutions that reflect deliberations, challenge, conflicts, advice received, decisions and accountabilities while protecting confidentiality and legal privilege.
- Communicate Board decisions, assign accountabilities and oversee the timely completion of actions.
- Advise on director independence, suitability, succession, onboarding, education, evaluation, compensation, share ownership and departures.
- Lead Board, Committee, Chair and director effectiveness assessments and translate findings into practical governance improvements.

Corporate Governance and Regulatory Stewardship

- Own and continuously strengthen EQB’s enterprise governance framework, including Board and Committee mandates, governance guidelines, position descriptions, by-laws, delegated authorities, policies and annual workplans.
- Monitor regulatory, legal, securities and governance developments affecting federally regulated financial institutions and Canadian public-company issuers.
- Assess emerging requirements and risks,



provide clear recommendations and lead the implementation of required governance changes.
- Support the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in a manner aligned with EQB’s strategy, complexity and risk profile.
- Oversee subsidiary and affiliate governance, including entity records, appointments, mandates, meetings, approvals, registrations, licences and reporting.
- Lead director and officer conflict-of-interest, independence, related-party and personal compliance processes, escalating significant matters as required.
- Maintain effective relationships with regulators, securities authorities, stock exchanges, proxy advisors, external counsel, auditors and other governance stakeholders.

Public Company, Shareholder and Corporate Services

- Lead the governance components of continuous disclosure and annual reporting, including the management information circular, annual information form, material change reports, voting results and governance‑related website disclosure.
- Oversee accurate and timely SEDAR+ and SEDI filings, insider reporting and director and officer compliance with securities and stock exchange requirements.
- Lead the planning and execution of the annual meeting of shareholders, including proxy materials, voting, scripts, resolutions, meeting records and post‑meeting filings.
- Oversee corporate and share capital documentation, including incorporations, continuances, director and officer changes, share issuances, transfers and redemptions, capital changes and dividend declarations.
- Manage relationships with the transfer agent, Toronto Stock Exchange, proxy solicitors, newswire providers and external advisors within the role’s mandate.
- Ensure the integrity, security, retention and accessibility of minute books, corporate records, Board materials and the Board portal.

Leadership and Operating Excellence

- Lead the Board Services and corporate

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📌 Corporate Secretary (Toronto)
🏢 Equitable Bank
📍 Toronto