Committees 

The Board conducts its business largely through the Academic, Student Affairs, Finance and Corporate Services, Audit and Executive and Nominating committees which bring recommendations to the full Board at regularly scheduled meetings.

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Committees 

Standing Committees 

Audit and Risk Committee: The Audit and Risk Committee is a Standing Committee established to assist the Board in connection with all matters that may be referred to it by the Board. The Audit and Risk Committee shall be composed of: (a) at least four (4) External Governors, one of whom shall be elected by the Board as Chair of the committee and shall, for the purposes of such committee and the meetings of such committee, perform the function of Chair (b) the Vice-President Responsible for Corporate and Financial Services and the Treasurer (where the Treasurer is someone other than the Vice-President Responsible for Corporate and Financial Services), who shall be non-voting members of the committee; and (c) the President who shall be a non-voting member of the committee. 

Executive and Governance Committee: The Executive and Governance Committee is a Standing Committee established to assist the Board in connection with the annual search for new Board nominees and to assist the Board in carrying on the affairs of the college in connection with all matters that may be properly referred to it by the Board. The Executive and Governance Committee shall consist of the Chair, the Past Chair, the Vice-Chairs, the President and the chairs of the other Standing Committees. 

The Executive and Governance Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the Board during the summer as well as on other occasions when a quick decision is required and it is not practicable to achieve the requisite quorum of Governors. 

Ad Hoc Committees of the Board  

Loyalist College Council: In accordance with the OCAAT Act and the “Governance and Accountability Framework” Policy Directive, the college hereby establishes the Loyalist College Council, the mandate, composition, membership and structure of which is established in Appendix 3 to Board By-Law 1. The Loyalist College Council is not a committee of the Board. 

Foundation Board: The Loyalist College Foundation was established in 1995 and is separately incorporated under the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act with its own charitable registration. The Loyalist College Foundation board includes community members and appointees from the College, including the President of the College, the Chief Financial Officer of the College, the Chair of the Loyalist Board of Governors, and the senior administrator responsible for Advancement at the College.

The object of the Foundation is as follows:

“To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply from time to time all or part thereof and the income therefrom for charitable purposes carried on by, in connection with, in relation to, for the benefit of or to enhance or improve the services provided by or the facilities of the College.” The Loyalist College Foundation is not a committee of the Board.