Nominations Period

Nominations Open March 3, 2025
Nominations Close March 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

This is the period where a candidate can submit a nomination form through the online portal or to the SA Connect office. The nomination form must be received by 1:00 p.m. eastern time when the nominations close.

Campaign period

Campaigning opens March 13, 2025 

This is the period where candidates can openly campaign in the elections. Campaigning must conform to the election rules as outlined in the Elections by-law and regulations made under the Elections by-law.

Voting Period

Voting Starts April 1, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Voting Ends April 7, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The days the membership votes for their Student Association board members. Voting starts at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of voting and ends at 5:00 p.m. on the last day. Election results are posted at after the close of voting on the SA website and Instagram.

The Election Cycle runs from March. 3 to April. 7, 2025. The process does take some time to do things like campaign, put up posters, run social media campaigns and other election related tasks.  There are very few mandatory events which occur during the election campaign period, you will be informed about these events in advance. 

• Director of Communications & Internal
• Director of Operations
• Director of Student Experience
• Director of Education & Equity
• Educational Centre Representatives:
  • Arts, Design, & Information Technology
  • Business
  • Community Services & ECE
  • Construction & Engineering Technologies
  • Health Sciences
  • Hospitality & Culinary Arts
  • Preparatory and Liberal Studies Educational Centre Representative

To be nominated for these positions you must file a nomination form before the deadline for nominations.  The nomination form will become available closer to the start of the election cycle.

The form includes endorsement signatures.  Theses are signatures of student who wish you to run for these office. Every position requires a different amount of endorsement signatures:

• Director of Communications & Internal – 30 signatures
• Director of Operations – 30 signatures
• Director of Student Experience - 30 signatures
• Director of Education & Equity - 30 signatures
• Education Centre Representative – 10 signatures

A summary of the position is as follows:

• is the official spokesperson of the Student Association to the general public, George Brown College, campus groups, and at college functions and monitor all Board of Directors personnel files and related HR documents at the head office of the corporation.
• is a signing officer for cheques and contracts for the Student Association; and
• coordinates the work of the Board of Directors and the Annual General Meeting. 

Everyone’s experience in these positions is a little different, however the most common benefits for your career which you can get out of this position are:

• Home business management and communication skills;
• Network with leaders within and outside the college; and
• Gain important understanding of the integral operations of a large organization.

The position receives a remuneration of $17 per hour for a 28-hour work week.

A summary of the position is as follows:

• • reviews financial information including the monthly financial statement of the corporation, the annual budget, the annual audit and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on those documents as appropriate.
  • reviews sponsorship requests and makes recommendations to the executive on those requests; and
  • is a signing officer for cheques and contracts for the Student Association

Everyone’s experience in these positions is a little different, however, the most common benefits for your career which you can get out of this position are:

• • Budget Management
  • Leadership Skills
  • Communication Skills

The position receives a remuneration of $17 per hour for a 28-hour work week.

In Accordance with the By-Law 4, Section 1, and Section 5,

General Duties – Directors

1. Every Director in exercising their powers and discharging shall:

• act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation; and
• exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.

Duties – Director of Student Experience

5. Director of Student Experience shall:

• Receive remuneration of $17 per hour and meet the obligations of a 24-hour work week during their term of office.
• Perform all duties as outlined in the Voting Director’s Accountability Manual.

Duties according the Voting Director Accountability Manual:

Duties of Director Education and Equity
In Accordance with the By-Law 4, Section 1, and Section 4,

General Duties – Directors

1. Every Director in exercising their powers and discharging shall:

• act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation; and
• exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances

Duties – Director of Education & Equity

4. Director of Education & Equity shall:

• Receive remuneration of $17 per hour and meet the obligations of a 24-hour work week during their term of office.
• Perform all duties as outlined in the Voting Director’s Accountability Manual.

Education & Equity:

1. In conjunction with the Academic Coordinators, assist with the recruitment, selection, and training of students to carry out appeals, and advocate for student academic rights on all campuses.
2. In conjunction with the Educational Centre Representative and the Community Care Centre, creates annual campaign plans to raise awareness concerning current student issues. To be included in the Executive annual plan and submitted by the Fall.
3. In conjunction with the Director of Communications & Internal, develops political and equity based campaigns and creates advertising plans for advocacy and appeals services.
4. Track all student appeals, complaints and prepare a report each semester, to present to the education advisory group, Board of Directors and to the College. In addition, maintain awareness
   on all campuses regarding the areas of student complaints and appeals.
5. Review and recommend changes to the College academic / educational policies and seek input and suggestions from the Board.
6. Ensure the development and maintenance of an accessibility checklist and equity checklist to be applied to the corporation as a whole for the purpose of ensuring all activities, events, and
   initiatives of the corporation are safe, accessible, and equitable.

Before the pandemic signatures in person were required for all nominations. Now that George Brown College is returning to normal operations in a hybrid fashion, the requirement for in person or electronic signatures have returned.  While the temporary process of electronic process through the online voting system which was used during the pandemic was useful for the purpose during the pandemic, however it had several flaws including putting the pressure on ensuring completed nomination forms on the elections officials, and not the candidates.   

You do not need previous experience to run, but it can be helpful. Certain life experiences will serve you well during elections: for example, if you served in a high school student council, or you’re a leader in group work assignments, you already have experience which you can use for these roles.

No, there are no qualifications necessary to run for these offices.  Board and Executive members comes from many different backgrounds and many different programs.

For Executive positions, any student can run for these positions, subject to a few  qualifications.
If you are running for an Educational Centre Representative position, you must be enrolled as a student in the centre you wish to represent. You must be enrolled as of September 2025.

For Executive members the tasks can vary.  Some days an Executive member will meet with senior staff at the Student Association about issues such as human resources, finances, and insurance; while another day they might be making a speech for a lunch of hundreds of people at a George Brown College event; while on another day they could be greeting students at an Orientation week event.

The work schedule is flexible, please see the position description for the various positions for the required work week.  The Student Association operates during business hours, and there is a requirement for members of the executive to be in the office during the business hours of the Student Association. 

Yes, when the term of office starts, every member of the Board and Executive receives comprehensive training in their role and the function and roles of the Student Association. 

The Director of Communications and Internal and Director of Operations may only take 50% of the regular courseload for their program of study.

Educational Centre Representatives must remain a full time student for the duration of their term.

Under the by-laws you are eligible to be a candidate if you meet the following conditions:

• Be a member (either a full time student or current Board member);
• Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of ratification; and
• Not be deemed ineligible to manage the property under various federal or provincial statutes, including being bankrupt;
• Not be currently employed by the Corporation in any role’; 

*if you are employed by the corporation, you will be placed on an unpaid leave of absence during the campaign and deemed to resign from part-time/full-time employment from Student Association upon election.

 There are further restrictions placed on the Director of Communications and Internal and Director of Operations, including a GPA requirement, and a few other requirements.  Please see the nomination package for full information.

You can campaign, subject to several rules, either on campus or online.  The full details of how to campaign is covered during the all candidates meeting.  

The spending limits for the campaigns are as follows:

• Executive Positions $300
• Educational Centre Representatives $75

Any full time post-secondary student can vote for any executive position.  Only those within their educational centre can vote for Educational Centre Representatives.

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