The organization conducts research and hosts Executive Councils across eight Knowledge Areas: Canadian economics, human capital, innovation and technology, education and skills, health, sustainability, Indigenous and Northern Communities, and immigration.
The Conference Board of Canada acquired a separate legal identity in 1981, The organization is headquartered in Ottawa, but moved to being fully remote during the pandemic, and has employees located across the country.
It released a report related to copyright regulations in Canada, which plagiarised papers published by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (the primary movie, music, and software lobby in the US).
Upon learning of the recording, The Conference Board of Canada placed the Vice-President on immediate leave of absence and initiated an internal investigation.
[7] Shortly after the recording was made public, it was further revealed that a former employee commenced legal action against The Conference Board of Canada.