Audit committee - mandate and terms of reference

The Audit Committee supports the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for the Company, including the integrity of the accounting and financial reporting, the internal controls and disclosure controls, the Company's legal and regulatory compliance, the ethics policy and timeliness of filings with regulatory authorities, the independence and performance of the external and internal auditors, the management of the Company's risk, credit worthiness, treasury plans and financial policies, and whistleblower and complaint procedures.

Download the full mandate and report of the audit committee (82 KB, PDF) from the 2008 Information Circular to read more about membership, meetings and highlights of the Audit Committee's activities.

For further detail, refer to the terms of reference for the audit committee from the Board Policy Manual.

Human resources and compensation committee - mandate and terms of reference

The Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors is responsible for developing the compensation philosophy and guidelines on executive compensation, overseeing succession planning for executive management, determining President and CEO goals and objectives relative to compensation and evaluating President and CEO performance, reviewing and recommending President and CEO compensation, and determining executive compensation for executive management other than the President and CEO. The Compensation Committee annually reviews and reports to the Board on senior management organizational structure, management's succession plans for the executive leadership team including specific development plans and career planning for potential successors. It administers the Board-approved equity-based incentive plans, employee benefit plans for the executive leadership team (other than registered pension plans) and supplemental retirement arrangements.

Download the full mandate and report of the human resources and compensation committee (118 KB, PDF) from the 2008 Information Circular to read more about membership, meetings, highlights of the Compensation Committee's activities, and the Committee's report on executive compensation.

For further detail, refer to the terms of reference for the human resources and compensation committee from the Board Policy Manual.

Corporate governance committee - mandate and terms of reference

The mandate of the Corporate Governance Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities to ensure that the Company has an effective corporate governance regime. The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for monitoring governance developments, best practices for corporate governance and the effectiveness of the Company's governance practices. The Committee is also responsible for identifying, recruiting, appointing directors and providing ongoing development for directors and overseeing Board and director evaluations. The Corporate Governance Committee also assesses and makes recommendations to the Board for its determination of the "independence", "financial literacy", "financial expertise" and "accounting or related financial management expertise" of directors as defined under corporate governance rules and guidelines.

Download the full mandate and report of the corporate governance committee (55 KB, PDF) from the 2008 Information Circular to read more about membership, meetings, and highlights of the Corporate Governance Committee's activities.

For further detail, refer to the terms of reference for the corporate governance committee from the Board Policy Manual.

Pension committee - mandate and terms of reference

The mandate of the Pension Committee is to oversee the administration, financial reporting and investment activities of the Pension Plan for Management and Professional Employees of TELUS Corporation, the TELUS Defined Contribution Pension Plan, the TELUS Edmonton Pension Plan, the TELUS Corporation Pension Plan and any successor plans (the "Plans") and the related trust funds (the "Funds"). The Pension Committee is responsible for reporting to the Board on the actuarial soundness of the Funds, administrative aspects of the Plans, investment policy, the performance of the investment portfolios and compliance with government legislation. The Pension Committee may, from time to time, recommend to the Board changes to the Plans and their administration.

Download the full mandate and report of the pension committee (48 KB, PDF) from the 2008 Information Circular to read more about membership, meetings, and highlights of the Pension Committee's activities.

For further detail, refer to the terms of reference for the pension committee from the Board Policy Manual.

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