Pamela Steer

Pamela Steer, FCPA, FCA, CFA, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, one of the largest national accounting organizations in the world, and a member of the Board of Directors of the City of Toronto Investment Board, which is responsible for controlling and managing the investment of funds not immediately required by the City of Toronto including managing a large portfolio of investments on behalf of the City of Toronto. Pamela is also a founding member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Sustainable Finance and a member of the Board of Directors of Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto. From June 2019 to January 2021, Pamela served, initially, as Chief Financial Officer and, subsequently, as Chief Financial and Corporate Strategy Officer for Payments Canada, the organization that owns and operates Canada’s payment clearing and settlement infrastructure. From May 2012 to May 2019, Pamela was, initially, Vice-President, Finance and, subsequently, Chief Financial Officer and Head, Finance and Employer Services for Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

Pamela has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance from a variety of public and private corporations and professional services providers.

Pamela holds a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, holds a CPA Fellow (FCPA, FCA) designation from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and the Chartered Business Valuator designation from The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. Pamela was awarded the title of Canada’s CFO of the Year in 2019.