TRIUMF Board

The TRIUMF Board of Governors is responsible for managing or supervising the management of the activities and affairs of TRIUMF and is accountable to the Members’ Council, which is comprised of representatives from all 21 member universities.

About the Board:

The TRIUMF Board of Governors is responsible for managing or supervising the management of the activities and affairs of TRIUMF and is accountable to the Members’ Council. The Board is elected by the Members’ Council and composed of no more than eleven (11) Governors. Complementing this skills-based governance board, a Science Council – comprised of appointees from the Members and TRIUMF – also support the Board with scientific guidance and direction from TRIUMF’s various research communities.

The Board of Governors meets quarterly, as do its standing committees.

Under the By-laws, the principal responsibilities of the Board include recommending the following for approval by the Member’s Council:

• the Annual Budget, and any amendment thereto;
• the Annual Report, and any amendment thereto;
• the Five-Year Plan, and any amendment thereto;
• the NRC Contribution Agreement, and any amendment thereto;
• any funding arrangement (excluding borrowing arrangements) that contemplates funding in excess of $5 million annually, and that is not contemplated in the Five-Year Plan, and any amendment thereto;
• any application for membership in TRIUMF;
• the adoption, amendment or repeal of any Terms of Reference, including for greater certainty, Terms of Reference governing the Members’ Council, the Science Council, the Board, and any and all committees of TRIUMF;
• the terms governing the participation of one or more institutions or other persons, who are not Member Universities, in the activities and affairs of TRIUMF, which may include the right to receive notice of, and to attend, but not vote at, meetings of the Members’ Council 

Board Duties

The duties of the Board include:

• Setting the strategic direction for TRIUMF, and overseeing the development and implementation of the Five-Year Plans that are supported by the laboratory’s Contribution Agreements with the National Research Council
• Ensuring that an effective management team is in place, including appointing TRIUMF’s Director and CEO
• Confirming that major organizational risks are mitigated
• Maintaining fiscal responsibility, and approving and monitoring annual budgets
• Sustaining strong partnerships and communications with the various stakeholders that comprise the TRIUMF community and external parties
• Appointing Associate Members of TRIUMF, as well as members of the various Board Committees including Audit, Finance, Personnel and Administration, Safety and Security and Governance