Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
26 Upper Canada

Elections

District and Bargaining Unit Executive Elections

Please review the current OSSTF District 26: District Election Policies and Procedures

NOTE:

  • The campaigning period is from April 2, 2024 until May 2, 2024
  • The District Executive have set the 2023-24 budget cap for candidate campaigning expenses at $300 (no expenses are covered by District 26 or the bargaining units)
  • All campaign literature must be distributed by the Chief Elections Officer, Cathy Tierney, and received at least one day prior to the following two distribution dates:
    • Thursday, April 11, 2024
    • Tuesday, April 30, 2024
  • The AGMs will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024.  Voting will take place on Monday 6, 2024 at each UCDSB Secondary School.
  • Use this form to nominate yourself, or nominate someone, to a District and/or a Bargaining Unit (Teacher, Occasional or PSSP) executive position(s). 
  • Submit nominations no later then 4:00 PM, Thursday, April 25, 2024.  

Current Nominations for Executive Positions for the 2024-25 Federation Year

DISTRICT
2-yr term

POSITION:

NOMINATED CANDIDATE(S):

President

 Pamela Linklater

Vice-President

April Richmire 

Secretary

Wendy McFarlane 

Treasurer

Naomi Safir 

District Officer (full-time release)

Jadvinder Bhathal;
Kathi Poirier;

Erin Thibodeau

District Communication/Political Action Officer

Amber Reid 

District Educational Services Officer

 Sam Lindsay
District Health and Safety Officer Henry Looyen;
Susan Thorpe
Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Officer Lisa Elminowski 

Status of Women Officer

Becky Clarke 

Human Rights Officer

Divina Hogan;
Thomas Hopkins


TBU
2-yr term

POSITION:

NOMINATED CANDIDATE(S):

President (full-time release)

Tanya Crosbie

Vice-President (2 positions)

Brandon Boivin;
Brandon Coleman 

Secretary

Erin Thibodeau

Treasurer

Jesse Langevin

Grievance Officer

Alison Dennis 
Chief Negotiator/Contract Maintenance Officer (full-time release)  Alison Dennis 
Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Officer
   Kafui Kumahor


OTBU
2-year term

POSITION: 

NOMINATED CANDIDATE(S):

President

Elaine Warner-Laxton 

Vice-President

Thomas Hopkins 

Secretary

 

Treasurer

Louise Lanctot 

Chief Negotiator/Grievance Officer

Louise Lanctot 

Communication/Political Action Representative

Ralph Wightman 

Educational Services Representative

 
Health and Safety Representative  Susan Thorpe

Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Officer

Thomas Hopkins 

Status of Women Officer

 


PSSP
1-yr term

POSITION:

NOMINATED CANDIDATE(S):

President

 

Vice-President

 

Secretary

             

Treasurer

              

Chief Negotiator

              

Grievance Officer

              
Health and Safety Officer             

 

Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Officer

 

Members at Large (4 positions)

 

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