Our Mission:

Be Bold.

Join us in blazing a trail. It’s time to recognize the impact of governance on the performance of private companies.

Canada’s Best Private Boards is an annual national awards program that celebrates leadership in private company governance.

It highlights stories of success, creating a culture of best-practice sharing and providing a playbook for other leaders who want to create a performance-driving board.

Learn more about The Boardies.

Join us in 2025 as we continue to blaze a trail!

  • “Powerful discussion, passionate leaders, memorable moments.”

    – Heather McLachlin, 2024 Summit Attendee and Independent Director

  • “Incredibly powerful event with passionate, nuanced and insightful perspectives. So happy to be included. Thanks to Jennifer Mondoux for dreaming big and making all of the attendees better tomorrow.”

    – Allan Malcomson, 2024 Summit Attendee and Co-Founder of Meerby

  • “A wide range of corporate governance topics were covered in an engaging format with many opportunities to network throughout the afternoon.”

    – Jordan Bilkas, 2024 Summit Attendee and Vice President Commercial Insurance at Orbit Insurance Services

  • “Richter recognized Canada’s Best Private Boards as a much-needed platform to demonstrate how well-defined and focused boards can drive the performance of private companies.”

    – Bill McLean, Partner at Richter (Gold Sponsor) and Vice Chair of the Canada’s Best Private Boards Voting Committee

  • “To think that this was just an idea not long ago. You created something special and have been able to gather support, sponsors and perhaps most importantly, meaningful submissions and participation.”

    – Jerry Bouma, 2024 Winner and Advisory Board Chair of The Little Potato Company

  • “Your willingness to discuss not just successes but also setbacks demonstrates the true spirit of continuous improvement that lies at the heart of good governance.”

    – Teri Quimby, 2024 Summit Attendee and President of Quimby Consulting Group

  • “MondouxRollins Partners Inc., kudos for seeing the value of board governance in private companies and for hosting this inaugural awards program, of which PDA is a proud sponsor.”

    – Debra McGuire, President and CEO at Private Directors Association (Ecosystem Partner)

  • “Congratulations for visualizing the possible and creating this great governance event. Pleased to be recognized in this inaugural group of honorees and to play a part in the day as a panelist.”

    – Kerry Gerber, 2024 Winner and Chair of the Board of Directors at MTE Consultants

  • “What a tremendous event honouring leadership in Canadian private company governance. A privilege to participate!”

    – Douglas McDonald, 2024 Voting Committee Member, Strategic Advisor and Independent Director

  • “Congratulations Jennifer Mondoux and the MondouxRollins Partners Inc. team for having the vision and then making it happen with such success. It was a fantastic afternoon.”

    – George Rossolatos, 2024 Voting Committee Member and Independent Advisor at Riverdale Capital Corporation

  • “This was a fantastic day of discussions and learnings of private company governance and boards.”

    – Paul Vickers, 2024 Summit Attendee and Fractional/Interim CFO

  • “The first Canada's Best Private Boards Summit solidified that there is a huge need to put a spotlight on great private boards and what they look like and honour those that are best in class.”

    – Robert Olsen, 2024 Voting Committee Member and Vice Chair of Nicola Private Capital

  • “This insightful event was an incredible day filled with networking, thought-provoking discussions, and expert insights into the vital role of governance in private companies.”

    – Quantropi, 2024 Winner

  • What a forward-thinking, cutting-edge event hosted by MondouxRollins Partners Inc., recognizing private boards and the importance of governance in Canada.”

    – Craig Smith, 2024 Summit Attendee and Past President of SICK Ltd (Canada)

Do you have or know of a board that’s on a journey to make their company great?

Or an individual board chair/member who has shown leadership in private company governance?

Nominate today!

Our Audience

The Boardies brings together an impressive group of leaders, experts, investors and owners from the mid-market private company sector in Canada.

40%

Mid-market founders/owners,
C-suite executives and investors of private companies expected to participate in the program.

40%

Mid-market private company board members and aspiring board members expected to participate in the program.

20%

Service providers and other program sponsors expected to participate in the program.

Canada’s Best Private Boards is a MondouxRollins Partners Award

MondouxRollins Partners Inc. is a human capital advisory and leadership talent solutions firm for mid-market private companies.

Our vision is to help other private companies see the transformational value of a great board and to perhaps consider what they could do differently.

Win a Boardie

As a winner, you are setting the pace in private company governance. Your peers are also doing incredibly innovative things. Through our program, you will meet and learn from others.

Get Recognized

We are looking for transformational stories of boards and of board members that have helped make their companies great.

Meet Your Judges

Our voting committee is an impressive group of experts in private company leadership and governance.

Learn and Celebrate

Winners were celebrated at the Canada’s Best Private Boards Summit and Awards in Toronto on November 6th, 2024.