University of Regina
Faculty Association

Call for nominations - Council of Representatives

January 7, 2021

A call for nom­i­na­tions was issued on Jan­u­ary 7, 2021 for the URFA Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives (COR) elec­tions. Accord­ing to Arti­cle 8.3 of the Con­sti­tu­tion, a mem­ber shall be enti­tled to nom­i­nate and to vote only with­in the mem­ber’s constituency. 

About the Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives and the avail­able terms

Meet­ings of the Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives shall be held at least quar­ter­ly. The Coun­cil pro­vides pol­i­cy advice and rec­om­men­da­tions to the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee for the ben­e­fit of the Asso­ci­a­tion. The Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives are elect­ed for two-year terms (unless oth­er­wise indi­cat­ed), approx­i­mate­ly one-half elect­ed to take office each year, from var­i­ous con­stituen­cies at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Regi­na, Cam­pi­on Col­lege, Luther Col­lege, and the First Nations Uni­ver­si­ty of Canada. 

The terms of office for all Coun­cil mem­bers will com­mence May 1; how­ev­er, a meet­ing of the elect­ed mem­bers of the Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives is required on or before April 15 to elect the fol­low­ing Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee mem­bers: Mem­ber at Large (Aca­d­e­m­ic), Mem­ber at Large (APT) and Equi­ty Officer. 

Accord­ing to 7.2.11 of the Con­sti­tu­tion, those con­stituen­cies that are enti­tled to one rep­re­sen­ta­tive on the Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives may elect, at the time of the Coun­cil elec­tions, an alter­nate rep­re­sen­ta­tive. This alter­nate may serve as rep­re­sen­ta­tive for that con­stituen­cy if the elect­ed rep­re­sen­ta­tive can­not do so.

Learn more about the Coun­cil of Representatives

Nom­i­na­tion pack­ages and deadline

Nom­i­na­tion pack­ages for the Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives elec­tions were dis­trib­uted elec­tron­i­cal­ly to mem­bers in the constituencies. 

Nom­i­na­tion forms can be emailed to the URFA office and must be received no lat­er than 4:30 p.m. on Feb­ru­ary 1, 2021.

If you have not received a nom­i­na­tion pack­age after Jan­u­ary 14, 2021 and are an eli­gi­ble nom­i­nee in one of the con­stituen­cies list­ed below, please email or call the URFA office at 306 585 4378 and we would be hap­py to send a pack­age to you.

Down­load the nom­i­na­tion form 

Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives Vacancies

Constituency
Eligible nominees
Vacancies – Commence May 1
Constituency A1 - Faculty of Arts
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
Two Delegates 2-year term
Constituency A2 - Faculty of Business Administration
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 2-year term One Alternate 2-year term
Constituency A3 – CCE/ESL
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 2-year term One Alternate 2-year term
Constituency A5 – Faculty of Engineering
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 2-year term One Alternate 2-year term
Constituency A6 – Faculty of MAP
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 1-year term One Alternate 1-year term
Constituency A9 – Faculty of Nursing
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 2-year term One Alternate 2-year term
Constituency A10 – Faculty of Science
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 1-year term One Delegate 2-year term
Constituency A11 – Faculty of Social Work
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 2-year term
Constituency A12 – La Cité Instructors
Acad Staff employed by UofR in the positions of Prof., Assoc. Prof, Assis Prof, Lect or Instruc.
One Delegate 1-year term One Alternate 1-year term
Constituency C – Lab Instructors
Lab Instructors employed by UofR
One Delegate 2-year term
Constituency D1 – Campion College
Academic staff, librarians and archivists employed by Campion College
One Delegate 2-year term One Alternate 2-year term
Constituency D2 – Luther College
Academic staff, librarians and archivists employed by Luther College
One Delegate 1-year term One Alternate 1-year term
Constituency D3 – FNUniv Academic
Academic staff, Lab Instructors, and librarians employed by First Nations University
One Delegate 2-year term One Alternate 2-year term
Constituency E – APT
Administrative, professional and technical employees of the UofR
Two Delegates 2-year term Two Delegates 1-year term
Constituency F – FNUniv APT
Administrative, professional and technical employees of FNUniv
One Delegate 2-year term
Constituency G - Sessionals
Sessional lecturers, sessional ESL instructors, sessional practicum coordinators, sessional supervisors, sessional practica coaches and sessional laboratory instructors employed by UofR, Campion, Luther, and/or FNUniv
Two Delegates 2-year terms