Ethics Programs in Canada's Largest Corporations

This paper reports and analyzes the findings of a comprehensive survey on ethics programs in Canada’s largest corporations. A useable response rate of 25 % was obtained in a survey of the country’s 500 largest corporations as identified by the National Post Business Magazine, which annually ranks Canadian corporations according to revenue. It was found that while there are still some lingering questions about the effectiveness of such programs they are now firmly established as integral elements of governance in Canada’s largest corporations.