The Administrative Affairs committee is responsible for supporting the structure of the organization, ensuring its viability and growth as well as accountability, transparency and inclusivity.

Sub-Committee descriptions:

Admissions - Encourages membership and reviews and recommends approval from the Board of Directors all applications for membership from qualified professionals.

Advocacy Committee - Raising awareness on key topics from our regional partners, and it is working closely with government and decision-makers to ensure that our issues are heard

Climate Change - Focused on promoting awareness and action towards environmental sustainability and advocating for policies and practices that mitigate the impact of climate change.

Equity Diversity Inclusion Reconciliation Accessibility (EDIRA) - Identifies important issues related to equity, gender, identified and under-represented groups and communities for discussion and action.

Ethics - Establishes/updates guidelines for ethical standards in patient care, research, education, and industry interaction, and increases understanding of biomedical ethics in gastroenterology.

Publications/Archives - Responsible for all the CAG publications/communications including the website and archives. Its chair is a member of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology-Oxford University Press (JCAG-OUP) Advisory Group.

GIWomenCAN! - A group of physicians advocating for women in clinical gastroenterology and gastrointestinal research in Canada. The goal is to improve the experiences of Canadian women physicians and researchers working in gastroenterology.

Women's Mentorship Program - To provide female residents and newer gastroenterologists access to mentors from diverse GI practices, academic departments, and geographic regions. We hope to foster casual dialogue between mentors and mentees, while affording trainees the opportunity to gain valuable guidance and career advice from faculty not accessible to them in their training programs.