To select the members of Extel’s 2025 Canada Executive Team, we surveyed buy-side analysts, money managers and sell-side researchers at securities firms and financial institutions that cover the region, including those who cast and received votes in this year’s 2025 Canada Research Team survey. We asked voters to name the best chief executive officers, chief financial officers, and investor relations professionals at the companies in their coverage universes. 362 money managers and buy-side analysts and 45 sell-side researchers provided their candid feedback.
All votes are weighted by rating (five, four, three, two and one). We also asked them to rate the companies’ IR programs on the following eight performance attributes: in Services & Communication, “Authority & Credibility,” “Responsiveness,” “Earnings Calls,” “Business & Market Knowledge,” and “Virtual Meetings/Presentations”; and in Financial Disclosure: “Consistency,” “Granularity,” and “Quality & Relevance.” These ratings were aggregated to produce an overall IR Program rank for each company. Nominations for Company Board, ESG, and Investor/Analyst Event were also solicited from the voters as a separate distinction.
The overall rankings in each rankings category are based on combined buy- and sell-side votes. Separate rosters (buy side, sell side) are also available for each award classification.
To earn the designation of Most Honored Company, a company must achieve a weighted score of at least 20 for its published positions in the Best CEO, CFO, IRO, IR Program, Investor/Analyst Event, ESG, and Company Board categories. Each first-place position is worth three points; second place, two; and third place, one. In the 2025 Canada Executive Survey, 159 companies were nominated across 7 sectors.
To be eligible for inclusion on the 2025 Canada Executive Team, a company must be headquartered or have operational or executive headquarters in the region. We keep confidential the identities of the survey respondents to ensure their continuing cooperation. Voters must meet eligibility requirements, and winners must achieve a minimum vote count.
At RBC’s Investor Day in March of this year, the bank’s president and chief executive Dave McKay took the opportunity to highlight why he believes Canada’s largest bank is also among its most trusted.
“At the heart of everything you hear today is a relentless long-term focus on our clients and the market-leading franchises that bring them value every day,” he said to a roomful of analysts, investors and senior executives (with more tuning in to the livestream) during its first investor day in seven years.
“As you know, we are a purpose-driven company that exists to help clients thrive and communities prosper. This is our north star and defines who we are,” he said. This October RBC once again earned the highest in customer satisfaction among Canada’s Big Five retail banks by J.D. Power.
