The purpose of the committee is to ensure overall advocacies of CanCham are:
- Consistent with the mission statement and corporate priorities of CanCham;
- Timely, relevant, effective, and efficient, for the purposes intended; and
- Of appropriately high professional, technical and ethical standards.
Mandate of Committee:
To advise the Board of Trustees and report on implementation of CanCham’s advocacies including:
- Priorities and forms for CanCham’s advocacies in the Philippines;
- Contacts and targets for most effective advocacies
- Coordination with other chambers about joint advocacies;
- Informing members about CanCham’s advocacies;
- Surveys of members about their interests about CanCham’s advocacies; and
- Handling suggestions and complaints about CanCham’s advocacies; and
- Other issues referred to the Committee by the Board of Trustees or the President
Members of Committee: Three (3) members, at least two (2) of which shall Trustees and one which may be another a member who is not either a Trustee or Governor, appointed by the President in consultation with the Board of Trustees. Other Trustees may attend meetings.
Chair of Committee: One of the two Trustee members to be appointed by the President in consultation with the Board of Trustees. In the absence of the appointed Chair at a meeting, the other Trustee member shall chair the meeting.
Secretary of Committee: The Assistant Corporate Secretary shall be the Committee Secretary and, in his/her absence, another staff member designated by the President.
Meetings of Committee: Meetings of the Committee shall be convened by the Chair as may be required or by direction of the President to address a specific issue. An e-mail notice shall be sent to all Trustees not less than 24 hours in advance of a meeting.
