Comparison · 9 material differences
G100 Network vs TEC Canada
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Verified September 2026
Peer advisory
Verified September 2026 G100 Network
Chief executives of large public and private companies, and, through its other programmes, senior HR leaders, board directors and executives being groomed for the C-suite
Peer advisory
TEC Canada
Canadian CEOs, presidents, owners and senior executives, sorted into four programme tiers by role and company stage
What the records say
- Role or title — G100 Network: Flagship programme: chief executive of a large public or private company; TEC Canada: TEC CEO: CEOs, presidents, owners and leaders of large enterprises.
- Geographic restriction — G100 Network: No published geographic restriction; TEC Canada: Canada.
- Annual dues — G100 Network: Not publicly disclosed. G100 describes its offerings as membership programmes but publishes no price for any of them.; TEC Canada: Not publicly disclosed. TEC Canada quotes pricing only after an application, and says the figure depends on which programme the applicant qualifies for. Third-party estimates differ sharply: an executive-coaching firm puts CEO membership at roughly $1,500-$2,000+ CAD a month, while the Peer Resources directory gives $2,820-$13,000 a year across TEC/Vistage tiers. Neither is an organisation disclosure..
Side by side
| G100 Network | TEC Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| Founded | Not documented | 1985 (TEC Canada's own history page: "The TEC Canada story began in 1985, when Dr. Lynn Tanner brought the peer advisory model to Canada." The underlying TEC format dates to 1957 in Milwaukee.) |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, United States | Calgary, Canada |
| Geographic footprint | Offices listed in Atlanta (World 50 headquarters), New York and, for sister organisation Procurement Leaders, London; the flagship CEO meetings are held in New York with an occasional session in Silicon Valley | Canada: Chairs listed in fourteen regions from Vancouver to Atlantic Canada; members also get access to the Vistage global network |
| Members | 100as of September 2026 | 1,600as of May 2026 |
| Chapters | 6 | 14 |
| Primary audience | Chief executives of large public and private companies, and, through its other programmes, senior HR leaders, board directors and executives being groomed for the C-suite | Canadian CEOs, presidents, owners and senior executives, sorted into four programme tiers by role and company stage |
| Typical member | The flagship programme is limited to sitting chief executives of large public and private companies; named session chairs have included the chief executives of General Motors, Apple and Bank of America. Other programmes serve senior HR leaders, board chairs and directors, high-potential women executives, and next-generation leaders nominated by their companies. | Members are chief executives, owners and senior executives of Canadian companies across a wide size range, from small-business owners in the TEC Small Business programme to leaders of large enterprises in TEC CEO. TEC Canada publishes no revenue or headcount threshold and no member demographics. |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | Flagship programme: chief executive of a large public or private companyOther G100 programmes have their own audiences: senior HR leaders (Talent Consortium), board chairs, lead directors and directors (BoardExcellence), high-potential women executives, and next-generation senior leaders.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | TEC CEO: CEOs, presidents, owners and leaders of large enterprisesverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Geographic restriction | No published geographic restriction | CanadaChairs are listed only in Canadian regions.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Yes | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | No |
| Application process | There is no published application. The flagship programme is invitation-only, and existing members may bring a fellow chief executive as a guest to a meeting, which functions as an introduction route. Enquiries about the other programmes go through the site's contact form. | Prospective members apply through the Becoming a Member page. TEC then matches the applicant to a programme and a specific group based on organisational size, stage of development and competitive landscape, and discusses cost at that point. There is no published sponsorship or nomination requirement. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The flagship programme convenes more than 100 chief executives; no acceptance rate or candidate volume is published. | Not publicly disclosed. TEC describes careful matching rather than selection against a threshold, and publishes no acceptance rate. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. G100 describes its offerings as membership programmes but publishes no price for any of them.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. TEC Canada quotes pricing only after an application, and says the figure depends on which programme the applicant qualifies for. Third-party estimates differ sharply: an executive-coaching firm puts CEO membership at roughly $1,500-$2,000+ CAD a month, while the Peer Resources directory gives $2,820-$13,000 a year across TEC/Vistage tiers. Neither is an organisation disclosure.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | No fee schedule is published for the CEO programme or for any of the other G100 programmes; enquiries are routed through a contact form. | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Programme fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed. No price appears on TEC Canada's website; the organisation states that pricing is determined by the programme an applicant qualifies for and is discussed after application. |
| Membership term | Not publicly disclosed; described as ongoing membership programmes | Not documented |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Flagship CEO programme meets twice a year in New York plus an occasional Silicon Valley session; other programmes run their own digital and in-person calendars, and all members have access to weekly discussions introduced in 2020 | Monthly group meetings plus a monthly one-to-one session with the Chair; expert speaker sessions and an annual national member conference |
| Peer forums | Structured, off-the-record peer discussions chaired by senior executives, with agendas driven by members; meetings closed to press and public | Confidential peer advisory groups of non-competing members facilitated by a TEC Chair, an experienced former executive who also coaches members individually |
| Confidentiality | Meetings are strictly confidential and closed to the press and public; discussions are described as off the record | Group meetings are described as confidential; trust is one of TEC Canada's four stated values |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused, Cohort-based, Virtual | Forum-based, Chapter-based, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | Yes | Yes |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | Partial | Not documented |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Partial | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Yes | Yes |
| Retreats | Partial | Not documented |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | No |
| Next-generation programming | Yes | No |
| Investment discussions | Partial | Partial |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Low | Low |
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