Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1997-2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.8 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
In 1997 Dr. Evans was appointed first chair of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, an independent corporation established by the Government of Canada for facilitate research.
The files on the activities of the Board of Directors include correspondence, minutes of meetings, files on consultants, financial services, legal and tax issues, and other activities such as conferences and surveys. These are followed by files on the Audit and Finance Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. Most of the remaining files focus on the death of president and Chief executive officer Keith Brimacombe and the search for and selection of his successor, David Strangway.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The arrangement is largely chronological within each level of office holder.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open