Q: What is the privacy policy regarding the
                    handling of my information?
                A: Privacy & Confidentiality Notice
            
            
                Your information
 Information collected by Deloitte LLP and
                the other Program sponsors (collectively, "Canada's Best Managed
                Companies" and also referred to below as "we", "us", or "our") is used
                to evaluate eligibility and candidacy for, and to support the
                activities, administration, and analysis of the Canada's Best Managed
                Companies Program (the "Program"). Information collected as part of the
                Program, including but not limited to contact information of
                participants, information supporting an organization’s candidacy and
                evaluation, and information collected through Program events
                (“Participant Information”) may be retained and used by Canada's Best
                Managed Companies, its sponsors, or other service providers in order to
                support the activities, administration and analysis of the Program.
                Participant Information may also be used to identify and inform you by
                using electronic messaging and other forms of communications, about
                services, information, and events when Canada's Best Managed Companies
                believe these communications and opportunities will interest you, and
                for research and development purposes. Participant Information may be
                aggregated and Deloitte LLP may use, disclose, or make public that
                information as part of research and advice, including benchmarking,
                provided that such Participant Information will be de-identified and not
                subject to association with the participant. Participant Information
                collected by or provided to Canada’s Best Managed Companies may be used,
                processed, disclosed and stored outside of Canada. Participant
                Information may also be shared with third parties that provide
                administrative, technical, or support services to Canada's Best Managed
                Companies. Participant Information may also be shared with other
                Deloitte entities, including but not limited to Deloitte Touche
                Tohmatsu, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its member
                firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates (including
                Deloitte LLP). Participants agree that Canada's Best Managed Companies
                may incorporate a link to their corporate website into www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca if they are
                successful. By submitting an application, documents,
                or information to Canada's Best Managed Companies, you consent to the
                collection, use and disclosure of such information in accordance with
                this notice, including sharing of your information with Program
                sponsors.
            
            
                Information security
                Steps to safeguard information provided to Canada’s Best Managed
                Companies including, but not limited to participant information include
                password-protecting access to participant profiles on our website, as
                well as technological and organizational measures to protect information
                against loss of and unauthorized access to your information. Where
                Canada’s Best Managed Companies works with third parties, we take
                measures to ensure your information receives an appropriate level of
                protection, including contractual safeguards in agreements with Program
                sponsors and members of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Selection
                Board. Information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or
                other government agencies or third parties, where necessary or desirable
                to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests or in support
                of the administration of the Program or to otherwise provide
                infrastructure support to Deloitte.
            
            
                Your choices
                Canada's Best Managed Companies respects the choices of participants and
                their identified contacts. Individuals may review, update and correct
                their personal information, and request removal from our mailing list or
                sponsor mailing lists at any time. However, certain elements of the
                Program regarding application status and Program updates will require
                system-generated messages to be sent. Program participants cannot opt
                out from receiving these messages without withdrawing from the
                Program.
            
            
                Updates to the Privacy and Confidentiality Notice
                Canada’s Best Managed Companies may update this Privacy &
                Confidentiality Notice from time to time, in our sole discretion, by
                placement of an updated Privacy & Confidentiality Notice on this
                website, with the date of the most recent update at the bottom of this
                page. Participants are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy
                & Confidentiality Notice from time to time, so as to be aware of any
                changes.
            
            
                Contact us
                Contact Canada's Best Managed Companies Program if you have questions or
                concerns about our handling of your information by email at bestmanagedcompanies@deloitte.ca.
                Last updated August 2021
            
             
            
                
                Q: Who will have access to my financial
                    information?
 
                A: Deloitte, CIBC and the judging panel, comprised of program
                sponsors, will review the financial information put forward. The judging
                panel is required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement.
                
                Q: How do I update my company's profile?
 
                A: You will be able to update your contact information and your
                company's profile at any time by signing in with your username and
                password and accessing the "My profile" and "My company's profile"
                sections.
                
                Q: One of our Canada's Best Managed Companies
                    contacts has left our company, how do I remove them from our
                    application?
 
                A: Please contact the national administrator at
                bestmanagedcompanies@deloitte.ca.