Voting Period Now Open!

This is your voter’s kit for the election of the NRC-RO/RCO Group Executive. Voting will take place by electronic means only. No paper mail-in ballots will be provided. 

You will be receiving an email to vote on November 14, 2024.

If you have a change of email address, please send an email to membership@pipsc.ca at the PIPSC National Office. 

Please read all materials carefully to ensure that your vote gets counted.

This year, we will be electing 8 Member-At-Large positions to the NRC-RO/RCO group executive: for two-year terms.

The candidates with the highest number of votes will be considered elected to the NRC-RO/RCO Executive Committee.

Position

  Candidate

Member-At-Large

Chun-te (Alex) Ko

Member-At-Large

Stephan Grosse

Member-At-Large

Neil Liu

Member-At-Large

Jewelle Smith-Johnson

Member-At-Large

Afshin Abrishamkar

Member-At-Large

Mohd Azfar Nazim

Member-At-Large

Md Nur Hossain

Member-At-Large

Cathy Cheung

Member-At-Large

Aminul Islam

Member-At-Large

Laurel O'Connor

Voter Eligibility

Members in good standing with PIPSC in the NRC-RO/RCO Group are eligible to vote. 

Voting Instructions

Please read the following information carefully:

  • All emails from the voting system will come from: donotreply-nepasrepondre@elections.pipsc-ipfpc.ca (please check any junk/spam folders).
  • An onboarding email will be sent on November 14, 2024, with the following subject: PIPSC Voting System Account Onboarding.
  • If you have not received the onboarding email, please ensure we have the correct email address on file by contacting elections@pipsc.ca
  • If you have received the onboarding email but wish to update your current email on file, please reach out to elections@pipsc.ca
  • If you have already completed the onboarding for the National Election or the Practice Vote, you will NOT receive this email. 
  • Members must complete the onboarding process in order to log into their account (a password reset will not work). Please follow the instructions in the onboarding email. 
  • Help documents for the new voting system can be found here: English and French
  • YouTube videos for the new voting system can be here: English and French
  • If you don't have a cell phone, you can set up two-factor authentication using the following: extension to add to browser  and instructions on how to 

If you have any questions or require any assistance, please send an email to elections@pipsc.ca.

Resumes Submitted by Candidates

All candidates were invited to submit résumés, of 200 words or less, stating their experience/objectives. The résumés of candidates for the positions you are eligible to vote for can be viewed on the PIPSC Web site when you go to submit your electronic vote.

NOTE: The resumes submitted have been reproduced without corrections to a maximum of the first 200 English words. The translated versions were produced by PIPSC translators.

This Election Procedures will be done in accordance with the NRC-RO/RCO Group Constitution and By-Laws by clicking on this link: NRC RO/RCO Group Constitution and By-Laws.

Deadline for submitting online voting: November 28, 2024, at 4:30 pm (Ottawa time).

If you have any questions or require any assistance, please send an email to elections@pipsc.ca.

Rokib Hassan 

NRC-RO/RCO Elections Committee Chair