ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Association is excited to announce this years AGM that is to be held on December 5th, 2025!
In addition to the AGM, elections for the position of President as well several Director positions (making up the Board) will be held as defined in the Associations By-Laws.
The positions are as follows:
1. Four Director positions
2. The office of the President is also open for election this year and is listed in the By-Laws as a separate office.
Our President, Len Stelmaschuk’s term has expired and he will be stepping down after the AGM.
According to the Association By-Law # 4.1 – “Any elected member of the Board shall henceforth be known as Directors” and that “A Director shall be elected by the membership”.
In accordance with By-Law 6,
Any election in respect to the Alberta Paramedic Association shall be conducted within the confines of By-Law No. 6 unless stated otherwise in the By-Laws.
and
The Registrar must provide notice of any election to all members of the Association of not less than sixty (60) days from the date of the election.
- The election for Directors shall be held during the years Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Unless otherwise defined in the By-Laws, only members of the Association shall be eligible to stand for an Office.
The rules for election of position as written in the By-Laws are as follows:
President
A potential candidate for the Office of the President must be nominated by no less than
twenty (20) members.
Director
A potential candidate for the Office of a Director must be nominated by no less than ten
(10) members; except for
Candidate(s) may only run for one (1) office of a director.
Timelines
Before the end of the twenty ninth (29th) day prior to the election, candidates must complete and submit the Declaration of Interest along with their Nomination Paper complete with signatures to the Registrar REGISTRAR@ALBERTAPARAMEDICS.CA by November 5, 2025 midnight.
Any submission after this date will be considered an invalid application.
Please download and fill both forms:
Nomination Paper Details
A Nomination Paper shall contain:
(a) Election they intend to be nominated;
(b) Candidates Name as it appears on the Ballot;
(c) References;
(d) Any Affiliations;
(e) A mechanism to report potential conflict of interest(s);
(f) Names of the eligible nominator(s); (This would include 10 names if running for the position of Director or 20 names if running for the position of President)
(g) Any prerequisites as defined within the By-Laws;
(h) Any other requirements as per the Regulations.
(viii) Any nominee or candidate who may be in a conflict of interest to the Association or other
organizations must report it on their nomination paper.
Thank you in advance in your interest in becoming part of the leadership team within the Association.
Kind Regards,
From
The Office of the Registrar