XBRL Canada is a member jurisdiction of XBRL International. It is a not-for-profit consortium of member organisations and individuals, led by its elected Chair, Geoff Zakaib, and by the Canadian Steering Committee (CSC).

The Chair represents XBRL Canada to all other organisations in Canada and internationally, chairs the Annual General Meeting of XBRL Canada and those of the CSC and generally is responsible for the efficient running of XBRL Canada.

The CSC is the management committee of XBRL Canada, whose role is to set priorities, and determine the policy and strategy of XBRL Canada. The CSC also establishes and oversees working groups, considers taxonomies brought to it for acknowledgement or approval, and establishes a framework of co-operation and collaboration to increase support for, and adoption of, XBRL.

The CSC appoints a delegate to The International Steering Committee (ISC) to represent the interests of XBRL Canada. That delegate attends meetings of the ISC and takes direction from the chair and the CSC. Currently, Diane Mueller is the Canadian representative on the ISC.

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, which sponsors XBRL Canada, provides a Project Director, Gerald Trites, to administer the organisation. The duties and responsibilities of the Project Director are defined by the CSC, and will include the following: supervise and coordinate the activities of the jurisdiction’s Working Groups; maintain jurisdiction financial and membership records; organize jurisdiction meetings and activities; create and maintain jurisdiction publications and web site content; conduct CSC elections, and prepare CSC meeting agendas and record meeting minutes; provide a point of contact for XBRL-CA members and other market consortia; maintain and update XBRL-CA governance documents.

The Secretary-Treasurer, currently Gerald Trites, ensures that full and accurate records are kept of the accounts of the Consortium; reports to the Canadian Steering Committee at least once per quarter; and submits an Annual Report to the Annual General Meeting.

XBRL Canada has an active working group. The goal of the working group is to produce Canadian taxonomies and develop initiatives to raise support for, commitment to and adoption of XBRL by government, regulators, accounting and consulting firms, business, software companies, investors, analysts and educators.

The Canadian Steering Committee consists of the Chair of XBRL Canada, the Vice-Chair, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Immediate Past Chair, Chairs and Vice-Chairs of working groups and three at-large members.

The terms of all elected positions are from April 1 to March 31.