Elections and appointments

Responsibilities of the board of directors include:

• Appointing a CEO
• Establishing an annual budget, overseeing the management of RTOERO funds
• Establishing a framework for organizational management oversight

All applicants, should they be elected to the role, must be available to attend the 2025 Board Orientation and Planning Session on June 15-18, 2025.

For more information, please refer to By-Law 2018-1.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 7, 2025. The election of new directors will take place at the annual meeting on May 13, 2025. The role starts on June 1, 2025.

1. Review the application questions to assess whether you fit the role well.
   Download our applicant guide
2. Start your application on SurveyMonkey Apply. If you already have an account, you’ll be prompted to log in; otherwise, you will register a new account.
   Start your application
3. Once logged in, select RTOERO Elections and Appointments 2025 program to find the application.
4. When you begin your application, you will be prompted to complete the “Selection of Application type and Eligibility section”. Please select “Board Application” as your application type.
5. Submit your application once complete. You can save your progress and return at a later date if you wish. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 7, 2025.

All applications will be reviewed by the Governance and Nomination Committee and RTOERO Board of Directors to ensure competency requirements (as outlined in the applicant guide) are met. All approved applications will then be included in the package for the annual meeting on May 13, 2025, which will be sent to annual meeting participants.

You will be invited to give a brief speech before the election at the annual meeting. All corporate members in attendance at the annual meeting will vote on candidates in order to determine which will be selected to fill the available positions.

The Governance and Nomination Committee helps to set and oversee the election and nomination process and procedures for the organization. Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing by-law, policies, and corporate governance processes
• Calling for and reviewing applications for the board of directors and committee positions
• Recommending to the board the candidates who will stand for election for the available positions on the Board of directors
• Recommending the appointments of committee chairs and members

The deadline to apply is Feb. 7, 2025. The election for the role will take place at the annual meeting on May 13, 2025. The role starts on June 1, 2025.

1. Start your application on SurveyMonkey Apply. If you already have an account, you’ll be prompted to log in; otherwise, you will register a new account.
   Start your application
2. Once logged in, select RTOERO Elections and Appointments 2025 program to find the application.
3. When you begin your application, you will be prompted to complete the “Selection of Application type and Eligibility section”. Please select “Governance and Nomination Committee Application” as your application type.
4. Submit your application once complete. You can save your progress and return at a later date if you wish. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 7, 2025.

All applications will be included in the package for the annual meeting on May 13, 2025, which will be sent to annual meeting participants.

All corporate members in attendance at the annual meeting will vote on candidates in order to determine which will be selected to fill the available positions.

Applicants can choose to apply for either a standing or advisory committee; however, they may not choose which specific committee they would like to apply to. Applicants are welcome to indicate any preferences they may have within their application.

Standing committees:

• Benefits
  Member: 0 vacancies
• Governance and Nomination
  Vacancies on this committee are by election, not appointment. Please see above for information and a link to the Governance and Nomination election application.

Advisory committees:

• Community Grants and Scholarships
  Chair: 0 vacancies
  Member: 4 vacancies
• Marketing and Communications
  Chair: 1 vacancies
  Member: 4 vacancies
• Member Services
  Chair: 0 vacancies
  Member: 2 vacancies
• Political Advocacy
  Chair: 1 vacancies
  Member: 5 vacancies

The deadline to apply is Feb. 7, 2025. Applications will be reviewed and decisions will be made in spring 2025. The roles start on June 1, 2025.

1. Start your application on SurveyMonkey Apply. If you already have an account, you’ll be prompted to log in; otherwise, you will register a new account.
   Start your application
2. Once registered, select RTOERO Elections and Appointments 2025 program to find the application.
3. When you begin your application, you will be prompted to complete the “Selection of Application type and Eligibility section”. Please select “Committee Application” as your application type.
4. Submit your application once complete. You can save your progress and return at a later date if you wish. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 7, 2025.

All committee applications will be reviewed by the Governance and Nominations Committee in spring 2025. The committee will recommend to the board candidates to be appointed to each vacant committee position. All applicants will be notified of decisions in May 2025.

The process for elections and appointments is covered in the RTOERO Board Policies in Section 15 – Nominations (Board and Governance & Nominations) and Section 17 – Committee Appointments.

The expectations of committee members are outlined in the RTOERO Board Policies in Section 18 – Committee Member Commitment

There will be an information session held via zoom for anyone interested in applying for a position on the board of directors or an RTOERO Committee on Jan. 15, 2025 at 1 p.m. (ET).

The Governance and Nomination Committee has a separate application form, as these positions are filled via election. All other committee positions are applied for via a single application. Here applicants can choose to apply for either a standing or advisory committee; however, they may not choose which specific committee they would like to apply to. Applicants are welcome to indicate any preferences they may have within their application.

Yes, committee members are welcome to apply for a reappointment for an additional term (term length to be determined by the Governance and Nomination Committee, to a maximum of 3 years for advisory committees, 4 years for Benefits). They would do so by selecting “reappointment” within their application (as opposed to “new application”).

Information about all RTOERO committees can be found on the Committees page of our website.

The board of directors meets a minimum of six times per year. The Governance and Nomination Committee meets three times per year. The Community Grants and Scholarships Committee meets twice per year. All other committees meet four times per year.

There is always an option to attend these meetings via Zoom should a member not be able to attend in person.

You can contact Jessica Martin (jmartin@rtoero.ca) for additional information about the roles available.

You can contact Lori Hunter (lhunter@rtoero.ca) for technical support throughout the application process.

When you arrive on the SurveyMonkey Apply website you will be prompted to either log in or register a new account. If you have not yet used the site to submit an application, you will have to register a new account via the “Register” button in the top right corner of the screen. Here you select the username and password that you prefer.

Once you have an account, you need to select “RTOERO Elections and Appointments 2025” from the available programs, and then click the “apply” button.

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