Consistent with our bylaws, CMG is holding elections for all positions at national and branch levels. Nominations are now open for all elected positions. The vote will be held November 17 to 21, 2022 and the winners at the National and Branch levels will start their three-year term on January 1, 2023.
To find out more about the roles and responsibilities of the various positions, visit our website. We’ll also be posting biographical notes on candidates, so you’ll know more about the people you want to vote for.
Here are the positions that are available:
NATIONAL OFFICES – Open to ALL CMG Members in good standing
CMG National Executive Committee
- National President
- National Vice-President
- National Secretary-Treasurer (Must live within 150 km of Toronto)
- Director – Human Rights and Equity
- Director – Francophone Issues
- Director – Precarious Workers (Temporary workers during past 10 years)
- Director – Small Branches
- 3 National Trustees (Reporting to NEC)
BRANCH OFFICES – Open to ALL CMG Members in good standing who work for the respective branch and region
APTN Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member)
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
BUZZFEED Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
CANADA’S NATIONAL OBSERVER Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
CBC / Radio-Canada Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member)
- Vice-President (also NEC member)
- Secretary-Treasurer
- Director – Diversity and Human Rights
- Director – Precarious Workers (Temporary workers during the past 10 years)
- Director – SRC (Must work for SRC – French Services)
- Director – Atlantic (Must work within region)
- Director – BC (Must work within region)
- Director – North (Must work within region)
- Director – Ontario (Must work within region)
- Director – Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) (Must work within region)
CANADIAN PRESS (Includes PAGEMASTERS) Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member)
- Vice-president
- Secretary-Treasurer
CKOF Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
ISLINGTON PRINTING Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member)
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
TFO Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-president
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Representative for satellite offices (Ottawa & Sudbury)
THOMSON REUTERS Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
TVO Branch Executive
- President (also NEC member)
- Vice-president
- Secretary
- Treasurer
VICE Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
ZOOMERMEDIA Branch Executive
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary-Treasurer
If you’re interested in nominating a colleague as a candidate for a position, click here to download the nomination form and instructions. The deadline for receipt of completed nomination forms is 10 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, October 25.
The candidate, nominator and two seconders must all be CMG members in good standing. To be a member in good standing you must have a CMG membership card. If you do not have you card, go to www.cmg.ca/en/membership-card/.
If you are having problems getting a nomination form signed due to COVID-19 quarantine issues, please contact vote@cmg.ca and we will direct you how to circulate and send in your nomination via E-mail.
All candidates are reminded to review the Guildelines for Candidates, Code of Conduct, and Elections Policy. Other members who campaign for a candidate are bound by the same policies. CMG employees are not allowed to campaign in support of any candidate.
If you have any questions please write to vote@cmg.ca or contact Olivier Desharnais-Roy at olivier@cmg.ca or Glenn Seymour at gs@cmg.ca.