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During WCM’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 22, 2024, the slate of National Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term was announced. All but one Director, Deland P. D. Kamanga, Group Head, BMO Wealth Management, will remain for another term. Mr. Kamanga, although stepping down from the Board, will continue to serve and advise WCM as a member of its Advisory Council. 

WCM is pleased to announce that AIMCo has signed its Parental Leave Pledge. Launched in June 2022, the WCM Parental Leave Pledge lists seven key commitments that finance organizations can take to ensure that leave policies and practices are more inclusive for all parents.

This webinar features practical tools to champion inclusion such as why inclusion matters, how to get there and what inclusion looks like in the workplace. We also present tangible ways to show your allyship and create a culture of respect & inclusion.

2024 Return to Bay Street Program Sees 18 New Hires

A long overdue transformation is seemingly underway in Canada’s finance industry. It's a change defined not by numbers on a balance sheet, but by the increasing prominence and continued resilience of Black women and gender-diverse professionals in the finance sector.

EN: Toronto, ON (January 30, 2024) – Despite ongoing efforts to achieve true equity in the workplace, many senior-level women continue to face challenges and barriers that prevent them from accelerating their careers and taking on more advanced positions. WCM’s Executive Leaders Program, created to address this issue head-on within the financial sector, today named the 17 […]

TORONTO, ON (January 16, 2024) – Women in Capital Markets (WCM) today announced that Tanya van Biesen has been appointed to the role of President and CEO, effective January 29, 2024. Tanya will leverage her wealth of experience to contribute to WCM’s expansion and development strategy, which will include a rebranding initiative in the coming months, and to […]

On December 4, 2023, we brought together over 400 finance professionals to celebrate our 2023 Leadership Awards winners and another successful year of WCM impact! To all of our members, sponsors and supporters, thank you for making this year’s Awards celebration bigger and better than ever. Each year, the Leadership Awards allow us to end […]

Annual Awards Recognize Individuals and Organizations Focused on Accelerating Equity in Finance Toronto, ON (December 4, 2023) – Women in Capital Markets (WCM), a national not-for-profit advocacy organization that works to accelerate equity, diversity and inclusion in finance, announced the winners of its 2023 Leadership Awards during an Awards Reception in Toronto earlier this evening. […]