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On behalf of the Nominations, Resolutions and Bylaws Committee of the CAFC, we are pleased to launch the e-voting process for 2024 that will be used for the election board members per our bylaws. 

First, we would like to remind you that Fire Rescue Canada 2024 will be in person this year, September 21-25, 2024 in Montreal, QC. Keep an eye out on your email for more information.

As part of the AGM, per our bylaws, we will ensure that the voting process is complete and we are well positioned to do so because of the e-voting system we developed previously.

It is now our pleasure to describe the process for 2024.

The call for nominations will be electronic. If there are more nominations than positions we will have an e-voting process. If there are not, we will consider the candidates standing elected.

Timeline for 2024 CAFC Board and Election Process:

(1) Between June 10 and July 12, 2024, we will release two Calls for Nominations, (a) for President and (b) Director-at-large, that will look very much like the call for nominations used in previous years. It will include a “meet me profile/slide deck” which candidates must complete. The calls will be sent to you by email and the form will be available for you to download from a single dedicated webpage.

(3) Between July 19 and July 26 each candidate will have a five-minute opportunity to provide recorded remarks which will be posted on the webpage. Questions can then be sent to the candidates via atherrien@cafc.ca until August 12, 2024. The candidates will provide written responses to the questions by August 23, 2024.

(4) Between September 16 and 20, e-voting will proceed. Each voting member will receive an email with a link. The link will lead to an anonymous ballot that can only be completed once.

• The ballot response is detached from the email so that it is completely anonymous and can only be completed/submitted once by the unique member. 
• Each member will select the preferred 3 candidates for the three two-year term member-at-large, and their preferred candidate for the one two-year President position.
• The data from the ballots will go directly to a dedicated and secured page available to CAFC Legal Counsel, the Committee, and to the Scrutineers.

The Annual General Meeting will be a live event taking place on September 24, 2024, which will take place in person in Montreal. We will swear the candidates in during the meeting. 

Thank you for your attention to this important matter for our national association. We look forward to advancing the process with you.