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Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 6-9
 Bring your leadership skills to CHF Canada! CHF Canada is looking for qualified people to run for positions on our Board of Directors, Finance and Audit Committee, and Ontario Council. Whether or not you have previous board experience, we are looking for candidates who have proven leadership skills—either within the co‑op sector or from other experiences. Before each year’s AGM, regional elections are held for positions on CHF Canada’s Board of Directors. At the AGM itself, elections are held for at-large positions on the Board of Directors and on the Finance and Audit Committee. And at the Annual Meeting of Ontario Members, elections are held for positions on the Ontario Council. Call for Candidates (pdf) Why you? CHF Canada needs strong leaders who mirror the diversity of people in our housing co‑op communities across the country. Here are some of the qualities CHF Canada looks for:
Many new Directors or Council members have no experience at all in association governance, so CHF Canada offers an excellent governance training program. We’ll help newly elected leaders learn what good governance means and how you can contribute to the good governance of your national federation. Diversity means (but isn’t limited to):
Who We Are CHF Canada Board of Directors The Board of Directors governs CHF Canada according to the by-laws and rules approved by the members. It oversees CHF Canada’s operations and sets its priorities based on resolutions passed by its membership. The board makes sure that CHF Canada’s management is performing well, and is accountable to members. Directors serve a two-year term and can be re-elected for up to three consecutive years. Thinking of Running for the Board? Find out more information here. If you want to put your name foward, download the nomination form and declaration of good standing form and fax them to 613-230-2231, or e-mail them to CHF Canada's Director of Corporate Affairs, Nick Sidor. Ontario Council The Ontario Council directs the work of the Ontario Region, which represents Ontario members and delivers services that affect only Ontario. It is elected by Ontario members of CHF Canada. There are eight or nine Ontario Council members.
Ontario Council members serve a two-year term and can be re-elected for up to three consecutive terms. If you want to put your name forward, download the nomination form and declaration of good standing form and fax them to 613-230-2231, or e-mail them to CHF Canada’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Nick Sidor. Finance and Audit Committee CHF Canada’s Treasurer, another member of CHF Canada’s Board of Directors, the Treasurer of the Ontario Region, and two members at-large elected at the AGM sit on CHF Canada’s Finance and Audit Committee. Their role is to watch over CHF Canada’s finances on behalf of the membership, advise the board, and report directly to the members. You can find more information about the duties of Finance and Audit Committee members on CHF Canada’s website, or call the office at 1-800-465-2752. If you want to put your name forward, download the nomination form and declaration of good standing form and fax them to 613-230-2231, or e-mail them to CHF Canada’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Nick Sidor. Positions Up for Election in 2012 We will post names as nominations are received. The nominations deadline is March 31, 2012. More information on the nominations process will be posted here in January, and a Call for Candidates will be mailed to co‑ops on January 23, 2012. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Regional British Columbia/Yukon Manitoba Ontario
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador Co‑ops will elect their regional director at a meeting held in their region and by using an electronic voting system. Co‑ops in these provinces will be contacted separately about how the election will be conducted. Aboriginal Position representing the Aboriginal community. If you are running for Aboriginal director, you must declare in writing that you are of North American Aboriginal ancestry. At-large (TWO positions)
FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE Ontario Council At-large (THREE positions)* Representing Staff Organizations** Representing Northern Ontario*** *One of these positions will be for a one-year term. To run for the at-large seats on the Council, a candidate must be a member of a CHF Canada member housing co‑op. The Ontario Region Operating Rules say that at least three of the four at-large Council members must be a member of a member housing co‑op. |
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