Want to Make a Difference in Your Association?
Nominations for the 2018 Equity Council elections have opened and we need your help to find great candidates!
Use our new online forms to declare your candidacy or support a nomination.
Have you ever considered running for Council yourself? Do you have: Energy? A passion for new ideas, collaboration, and good governance?
Equity needs you to help steer the ship!
Know a colleague who would be a great representative and candidate for Council? Why not offer to nominate them?
Help us find great candidates!
Equity is dedicated to the election of a Council that is representative of all demographics, including those who self-identify on the basis of ability, age, ancestry, belief, ethnicity, gender, health or sexual orientation. Council particularly encourages Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) persons of colour, and D/deaf and/or persons with a disability(ies), to seek nomination for election.
Equity has improved the nomination and election process in many ways:
- Candidates may submit a video statement to be posted online.
- Virtual all-candidates meetings are now an option as well as in-person gatherings.
- New online nomination forms are available.
If you are interested in nominating a colleague or putting your name forward as a candidate, please complete and submit a Nomination Form
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May
Recruitment Committees established
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June 28
Nominations open
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August and September
Candidate statements posted online (as received)
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September
All-candidates’ outreach to regional membership
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September 6
Nominations close
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September 13
Last day for candidates’ statements to be received
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September 21
Last day for members to update electoral regions
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October 1
Election ballots mailed to membership
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October 9
Voting by telephone and Internet begins
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October 24
Last day to come into good standing and be eligible to vote
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October 31
Last day to vote and election results announced
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November 25, 26 and 27
First meeting of new Council and Election of Council President