Annual General Meeting – October 30, 2025: Information
Voting Period – Voting opens October 3, 2025 @ 1200 hrs Eastern Time and closes October 15, 2025 @ 2359 hrs Eastern Time
Call for Nominations – A call for nominations for the following positions opened September 1, 2025 and closed October 1, 2025 at 1600 hrs Eastern Time. All members were notified of the nominations from July to the end of September through email, the Critical Connections Bulletin and social media.
- Director @ Large – 1 position (any region: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NT, NU, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YU)
- Eastern Region: 2 positions (NB, NS, NL, NU, PE, QC)
- Western Region: 1 position (AB, BC, NT, SK, YU)
Acclamation / Election Policy
- Should there be one (1) position available and one (1) nominee for the position – the member will be acclaimed provided they meet the nomination criteria.
- Should there be one (1) position available and more than one (1) nominee for the position – an election will be held, provided the nominees meet the nomination criteria.
Nominees – As of the October 1, 2025, deadline, all nominations received were reviewed by the CACCN Parliamentarian and those confirmed to have met the requirements for a CACCN Board of Director position are as follows:
Election Required – Director @ Large (any region: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NT, NU, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YU)
Acclaimed – Eastern Region (NB, NL, NS, PE, QC)
Election Required – Western Region (AB, BC, NT, SK, YU)
Elections – Each active CACCN member may vote in the election. Members may cast ballots in ALL regions:
Voting Process – CACCN used the Simply Voting election process which is secure and confidential. Access to the results of the voting is not available to the current CACCN Board of Directors or the CACCN Chief Operating Officer during the voting period. Following the close of voting, a certified election result report is provided by Simply Voting to the CACCN National Office. This report contains the number of voters and the results of the election(s). The election results do not provide information on specific voters and the vote they cast.
Members were sent an email on October 3 from Simply Voting with a user name/password and link to the election site. New/Renewed members after October 3 have been added to the Simply Voting site and are included in the next scheduled email. Simply voting will send emails to those who have not voted on October 11, 13, and 15. Keep an eye on your email in order to vote!
What to do if you do not receive a Simply Voting email? Please contact caccn@caccn.ca as your email may be blocking the Simply Voting email. If that is the case, please provide an alternate email address so we can update the Simply Voting database. You can also request a write-in ballet to return to National Office at caccn@caccn.ca. Should you request a write in ballot, your information will be removed from Simply Voting. Using a write in ballot provides the same security as the Simply Voting website, your vote will remain confidential and your ballot will be destroyed 30 to 60 days following the election.
Questions? Should you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact Christine Halfkenny-Zellas, Chief Operating Officer at caccn@caccn.ca / 866-477-9077 or direct at 519-207-7007 – Monday to Friday, 0800 – 1600 hrs ET.
Contact – CACCN Parliamentarian
Christine R Halfkenny-Zellas, P.Mgr, CIM
Chief Operating Officer
Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
Telephone: toll free (Canada) 866-477-9077; Direct: 519-207-7007
Email: caccn@caccn.ca