Program for Board Directors

The Gold Standard in Directors' Education

The Haskayne School of Business offers the Directors Education Program (DEP), developed in partnership with the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

As a director, you are faced with a formidable list of boardroom responsibilities. These challenges include approving the company’s strategy, monitoring its performance, evaluating and compensating the CEO and complying with laws and ethical standards.

This program is the gold standard for directors’ education in Canada and is a necessary step toward receiving ICD accreditation as a certified corporate director. It is held in four, three-day modules and is designed for experienced board directors.

The ICD is the only professional organization representing the director community in Canada. It is committed to the universal practice of good corporate governance by fostering excellence in directorship.

Cohort 44: 2026-2027

Module 1

Strategy Oversight and Foresight
September 17 - 19, 2026
Module 2

Financial and Stakeholder Oversight
November 19 - 21, 2026
Module 3

Value-Added Boards and Organizations
February 4 - 6, 2027
Module 4

Risk Management
March 18 - 20, 2027

Cohort 45: 2027

Module 1

Strategy Oversight and Foresight
January 14 - 16, 2027
Module 2

Financial and Stakeholder Oversight
March 4 - 6, 2027
Module 3

Value-Added Boards and Organizations
May 6 - 8, 2027
Module 4

Risk Management
June 17 - 19, 2027

All applications are received through the Institute of Corporate Directors.

ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program (DEP) Diversity Scholarship

The ICD-Rotman DEP Diversity Scholarship aims to facilitate the development of a diverse representation in boardrooms across all sectors of the Canadian economy by providing access to governance education, to advance and strengthen directors' contributions to Canada's boardrooms and beyond.

This scholarship program allows underrepresented individuals to gain a strong governance education. Preference is given to those who demonstrate a financial need and belong to one of the following groups: women, Indigenous Peoples, people with visible or invisible/episodic disabilities, members of racialized communities, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ .

The scholarship program has been made possible by the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management, and its network of partner business schools across Canada.

For more than two decades, Haskayne Executive & Professional Development has delivered high-impact governance education that equips boards and executive teams to lead with confidence. Drawing on this experience, we design customized learning experiences tailored to the unique needs of your organization, board, or leadership team.
Our programs strengthen governance practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and foster more effective collaboration between boards and executive leadership, helping organizations make better decisions, enhance oversight, and create long-term value.

"It's not textbook learning. The power really comes from my peers, through the conversation and the storytelling. The cohort is really carefully selected, which is key to creating a rich environment for sharing. And you layer on that, the case studies, the breakout sessions that force us to reflect, think, and debate. And it's about hearing those different viewpoints, and agreeing on the best — not the right path forward, given the information at hand. And it's about being curious, asking questions and exercising judgment that needs to be modeled versus read."

— Petra Kuret

“After this experience, I lead with the insight, the perspective and the wisdom of not only the instructors and the facilitators, but the peer group with which I worked — and a network of individuals I can call on into the future to continue that commitment to learning.”

—Tracy Sletto