Bargaining Unit Election

The District 16 T/OT Bargaining Unit (BU) Election will occur in odd-numbered years by an all member vote in the schools, following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May.

The positions which are elected for D16 Teachers at the meeting are for:

President [Time Release]
First Vice President [Time Release]
Vice President (3 positions)
Provincial Councillors (3 positions for 2024-2025 school year)
Treasurer

Note: The OT President is elected at the OT AGM

Information about each role can be found in our Constitution.

2023 Election Information

2023 Election Manual

Important Dates:

Wed. Apr 19: Nominations Open

nominations must be submitted with the candidate media sheet

Tues. May 2: Nominations Close at 4:00pm

Thurs. May 11: Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Mon. May 15: In-school or Bargaining Unit Office voting

Tues. May 16: Results to Candidates (if not sooner)

2023 Self-Nominations

Candiate Checklist

Members are strongly encouraged to prepare a one-page 8.5x11 campaign media sheet which will be shared electronically with the membership. This must be submitted with the Nomination Form by the deadline. If you are having trouble uploading your media sheet to the nomination form, please ensure you complete the rest of the form by the deadline and email our DEO ASAP with your campaign media sheet.

Submissions are accepted from April 19 until nominations close at 4pm on Tues. May 2nd.

Candidates will be notified by Wed. May 3rd about next steps in the process, which can also be found in the Election Manual.