Incorporated as a registered charity in 1997, IGE Canada is an independent, non-sectarian, and non-partisan organization. Originally based in Toronto, and then in Vancouver. Since 2009. IGE Canada has been administered directly from headquarters in Rockland, Maine. Charitable registration in Canada is being handled by Carters Professional Corporation in Ottawa.

IGE Canada's mission is:

To promote ethical behaviour among Canadians and our institutions (through research, public discourse, and practical action) so that shared moral values increasingly shape our relationships, determine our decisions, and guide our actions both nationally and globally.

Specifically, IGE Canada promotes a clear framework for moral reasoning and ethical decision making: that is, a common language, commitment, and approach for exploring and resolving complex ethical issues. Its work includes:

• Instruction and Consultation: offering instruction and consultation around the Ethical Fitness® framework - through public seminars and workshops; character education in the school system; and consultation with organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors
• Research and Awareness: gathering and analyzing trends, disseminating information, and developing new knowledge about global ethics - including core values, evolving attitudes, and practical resolutions of complex "right vs. right" dilemmas
• Dialogue and Networking: facilitating dialogue among Canadian industry, government, education, and media about the relevance, consequence, and practice of ethical decision making

 

IGE Canada Board of Directors

Rushworth M. Kidder (President & Founder) is an award-winning former columnist for The Christian Science Monitor; author of Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with Men and Women of Conscience, How Good People Make Tough Choices, Moral Courage; and frequent writer and lecturer on ethics.

Paul McAuliffe, (Board Chairman), formerly Chief Ethics Officer at BD (Becton, Dickinson & Co.), is Executive Director of the Federal Reserve Employee Benefits System, where he oversees employee benefits and related compensation programs for 24,000 employees and 10,000 retirees of the Federal Reserve System.

Colburn S. Wilbur, (Board Treasurer), is a trustee, past president, and past CEO of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Previous experience includes service as CEO of the Sierra Club Foundation, international banking, and computer service.