Gain key insights from the 2026 annual meeting season to prepare for your next meeting

Computershare’s 2026 Canada Annual Meetings Report brings together data and trends from more than 1,300 Computershare-supported meetings in Canada to help you prepare for your next annual meeting.

Explore insights from Canada and around the globe, shaped by regulatory changes, market shifts, technology adoption and developments affecting governance and shareholder engagement.

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What you'll learn from the 2026 report:

  • Check circle iconMeeting formats and trends: Explore in-person, virtual and hybrid meeting formats, alongside new voting methods and trends.
  • Check circle iconShifts in ESG proposals: Canadian activism campaigns and ESG proposals fell 30% year over year.
  • Check circle iconEmergence of AI governance: AI is a governance priority, with boards establishing oversight frameworks to manage risks and opportunities.
  • Check circle iconTrends shaping Canada’s governance landscape: This season showed strong support for incumbent management with changing governance and shareholder priorities.
  • Check circle iconMeeting regulations around the globe: Recent regulatory and legislative developments affected in-person, virtual and hybrid annual meetings across jurisdictions, with global meeting format benchmarks to help put Canadian trends in context.

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