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Founded in 1996

EPAC envisions a world where people and organizations behave ethically

EPAC's mission is to maintain a community of individuals promoting
ethical behaviour in organizations in Canada
 
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Note aux lecteurs francophones : Nos collègues au Québec ont établi un site Web en français à www.reoq.ca.  Donc ce site-ci est principalement en anglais mais il contient plusieurs documents bilingues dans les sections « Competencies », « Members », « Links », « Magazine » et « Resources ».

 

Our April Workshop: Measuring Success in Organizational Ethics

REGISER NOW for a half-day workshop on Measuring Success in Organizational Ethics: Lessons from the Evaluation of Hard-to-Measure Programs in Ottawa on 18 April 2012.

[La version française suit le texte anglais.]

Other Upcoming Events

Check out the "Future Events" page for three January 2012 ethics-related events being held by other organizations in Canada...

Strategic Directions 2012 - 2014

[La version française se trouve ici.]

The EPAC Board on October 31, 2011 set out its revised Strategic Plan for the next three years.  This included the following strategic directions:
     1.      EPAC will create learning opportunities about organizational ethics
     2.      EPAC will increase its engagement with members and with other compatible organizations
     3.      EPAC will offer resources to build ethics-related knowledge and skills
     4.      EPAC will improve its engagement of members, practitioners and stakeholders
     5.      EPAC will continue to re-create and revitalize itself

"How Effective Is Your Ethics Training Program?" : Lessons Learned

On September 27, 2011 EPAC presented its third workshop in the series on “Strategies for Effective Ethics Programs” (see below for information on the previous two). World-renowned academic Dr. Michael Hoffman provided a keynote presentation on the strategy of training as part of an effective ethics program. Group discussions then provided an opportunity for participants to reflect on Dr. Hoffman’s insights and to share their own practical experiences and lessons in ethics training programs -- key findings can be found further on in this article. EPAC would like to thank CBERN for its financial contribution to this workshop.

Results of Our Survey

We are happy to present the highlights and findings of our survey of ethics practitioners' needs and concerns, undertaken online between June 16 and August 1, 2011.  We are now using these results in the design and planning of programs, services, tools and the formation of partnerships. 

The response to the survey was very good.  Our thanks go out to all who took the time to fill in the questionnaire. We hope you too will find the results useful.

APEC-Québec Conference on Ethical Decision-Making

 14th Annual Conference of APEC-Québec, now called RÉOQ

The Challenges of Ethical Decision-Making in Organizations

6 June 2011, Château Laurier – Québec

On June 6, 162 ethics practitioners met in Quebec City to explore the challenges of ethical decision- making in organizations. The special guest speaker was Linda K. Treviño, Emeritus Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics at Penn State University. She presented a wide-ranging review of her findings on the importance of organizational culture and leadership to create the proper grounding for ethical decision making. (A bibliography of works that Dr. Treviño referred to will be made available on the RÉOQ website at www.reoq.ca.)

AGM and Roundtable 25 May 2011

Ottawa, May 25, 2011:  noon luncheon followed by a talk by our vice-chair and the 2011 Annual General Meeting of EPAC

SPEAKER: Dr. Ann Fraser, Vice-Chair of EPAC and Executive Director, Values, Integrity and Conflict Resolution Directorate at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) speaking on the strategic evolution of CFIA’s values and ethics program.
LOCATION: Prinzo Fine Catering, 85 O'Connor (between Albert & Slater)
PRICE: $20, receipts available from restaurant

Everyone is welcome to the AGM. There is no charge for arriving after 1:30 p.m. to attend the AGM only. Only current paid members of EPAC have a vote.

Our Workshop Series

The focus of the series is Strategies for Effective Ethics Programs.  We have conducted three half-day workshops to date. The series is being organized by EPAC in Ottawa and features internationally renowned experts in the field.  Further workshops are being planned on subjects requested by the participants.  The next one is expected to be held in Spring 2012 - watch this space for news. Topics covered to date include the following:

Organization

Our Board of Directors, Secretariat and Strategic Plan

Ottawa, 25 May 2011

A new Board of Directors was created at the 2011 AGM and subsequent Board meetings: 

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