2012 council elections

The Report of the Nominating Committee for the 2012 elections was mailed to all CMPA members on December 15, 2011, and is available here. Read the nominee profiles, and learn about the election process and the current structure of council. A nomination form is also provided for nominating additional members in any area and division where the term of an incumbent is complete. Nomination forms from members must be received at the Association no later than February 8, 2012.

About council elections

Each year, elections are held for positions on the CMPA Council. All CMPA members have the opportunity to seek election to Council on the basis of their province/territory of work and their type of practice. Councillors serve a three-year term. To fulfill the role of councillor, a member must follow the terms of reference for a CMPA councillor.

The council is composed of both generalist and specialist physicians from 10 geographical areas (British Columbia and Yukon Territory; Alberta; Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Nunavut; Manitoba; Ontario; Québec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; and Newfoundland and Labrador). The number of generalist and specialist council representatives has been specified by geographical area; in some instances a council position within a geographical area may be either a generalist or a specialist.

Candidates are nominated in two ways:

by the Nominating Committee
by members-at-large in their geographical area

The Nominating Committee identifies and proposes to the council names of candidates who will ensure that the governance of the Association is of the highest caliber and reflects the Association's membership. The criteria for nomination include:

Nominees must be current CMPA members.
Nominees must be physicians who will actively and convincingly support the work of the Association.
Nominees must meet the requirements of being a councillor as outlined in the terms of reference for a councillor and must sign the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines.

In addition to candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee, any member of the CMPA in an area and division in which the term of the incumbent is expiring may be nominated as a candidate for election to council provided:

the nomination is accompanied by the names and signatures of 10 supporting members of the CMPA who reside in the same geographical area as the member they are nominating
the member's practice is located in the geographical area of the council position that is being contested
the member's type of practice is appropriate to the position (e.g. a candidate for an open specialist position must be a specialist)

Once all nominations are received, profiles and position statements of all candidates and election ballots are sent to members in the geographical areas where elections are required. Members vote within a specified time period and the newly elected councillors are announced at the annual meeting.

The nomination and election processes are described in Article 4 of the CMPA By-law.

About council elections

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