VISION.
To be respected by Canadians for delivering superior investment performance and effective stakeholder communications through an organization built on shared values, sound governance and management excellence.

MISSION.
To manage the assets entrusted to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the best interests of Canada Pension Plan contributors and beneficiaries.

To invest in ways that over the long term will maximize returns without undue risk while having regard to factors that may affect the CPP’s funding and its ability to meet its obligations.

To help Canadians understand what we are doing with their money through communications and stakeholder relations that exceed statutory reporting obligations.

VALUES.
Ethical Conduct. We will exemplify the highest standards of ethical conduct in all that we do. We will comply with all applicable laws and the CPP Investment Board’s policies, guidelines and procedures. We will behave in accordance with the codes of conduct and standards of our professions and industry associations.

Excellence. We will strive for excellence in all of our endeavours. This will include both our performance outcomes and the processes that we use to achieve them.

Accountability. Accountability is critical to achieving our mission. We will delegate clear and appropriate accountability and authority to individuals throughout the organization and ensure that it is coupled with commensurate authority. We will provide the appropriate resources and ensure the necessary support, feedback and reward in support of that delegation.

Teamwork. Within the context of clear individual accountability and authority, we value effective teamwork. Optimal solutions to complex issues often require the blending of individuals and groups with different skills and capabilities who can work effectively across the organization as well as within their area of accountability and authority. We focus on optimization of the whole as well as its constituent parts.

Alignment of Interests. We believe that optimal outcomes are achieved when interests are aligned. Specifically, interests are aligned when there is agreement on values, objectives, performance measurements and the basis of sharing risks and rewards. The result of alignment is that checks and balances are strengthened and the prospects of synergy and win-win outcomes are increased.

Innovation. We will not be satisfied with the status quo or even current “best” practices, but will continually seek to find new and innovative ways to strengthen our competitive position and improve our performance. While we will not seek innovation for its own sake, we do expect to be on the leading edge of developing and introducing new ways of adapting to an ever changing environment.

Respect. We will treat people inside and outside our organization with the consideration and courtesy that we would expect to receive. This includes providing accurate, timely and comprehensible information to our stakeholders so that they can know what we are doing.