University of Regina
Faculty Association

Call for Nominations — Executive Committee

February 3, 2026

URFA has offi­cial­ly opened nom­i­na­tions for the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee posi­tions of:

  • President
  • Trea­sur­er
  • Vice-Pres­i­dent APT

As our union con­tin­ues to nav­i­gate the com­plex­i­ties of the mod­ern aca­d­e­m­ic land­scape, we require lead­ers ded­i­cat­ed to build­ing the col­lec­tive strength of our mem­ber­ship and the advance­ment of our shared mission.

What does the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee do?

The affairs and busi­ness of URFA are man­aged by our Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee, the lead­er­ship body empow­ered to con­duct the affairs of our union of behalf of the mem­bers of our sev­en bar­gain­ing units at Cam­pi­on Col­lege, First Nations Uni­ver­si­ty of Cana­da, Luther Col­lege and the Uni­ver­si­ty of Regina. 

Mem­bers of the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee meet twice per month to dis­cuss issues, explore and report on any mat­ters of inter­est to our union, review and approve our annu­al bud­get and finan­cial state­ments, make gov­er­nance deci­sions, and more. They also par­tic­i­pate on behalf of our union in the Saskatchewan Orga­ni­za­tion of Fac­ul­ty Asso­ci­a­tions (SOFA), Saskatchewan Fed­er­a­tion of Labour (SFL), and on mat­ters of com­mon inter­est with oth­er unions and fac­ul­ty associations.

Nom­i­na­tion Requirements

To stand for elec­tion, a can­di­date must be an URFA mem­ber in good standing. 

URFA mem­bers from all bar­gain­ing units are encour­aged to apply for the posi­tions of Pres­i­dent and Trea­sur­er, while only APT mem­bers are eli­gi­ble for the Vice-Pres­i­dent APT position.

All can­di­dates are required to address the mem­ber­ship at the Spring Gen­er­al Mem­ber­ship Meet­ing on March 24, 2026, run­ning from 1:30 P.M – 3:30 P.M. This forum allows can­di­dates to share their per­spec­tives on issues of impor­tance to our union, respond to ques­tions, and pro­vide mem­bers the oppor­tu­ni­ty to under­stand their vision for the Exec­u­tive Committee’s lead­er­ship before the vote.

Dead­line

Nom­i­na­tion forms must be received by the Return­ing Offi­cer at urfa@​uregina.​ca no lat­er than 4:30 P.M. on Fri­day Feb­ru­ary 27, 2026. Forms and instruc­tions are pro­vid­ed for each role below.

The Pres­i­dent pro­vides lead­er­ship for our union and rep­re­sents the inter­ests of mem­bers at all lev­els. They chair meet­ings, pro­vide strate­gic direc­tion, and assist in the over­all gov­er­nance of the union.

  • Serv­ing as the chief spokesper­son for our union with allied orga­ni­za­tions, CAUT, the SFL, the pub­lic, stu­dents, and the media.
  • Chair­ing union meet­ings, Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee Meet­ings, and the Coun­cil of Representatives.
  • Col­lab­o­rat­ing with the Exec­u­tive Direc­tor to ensure smooth day-to-day oper­a­tions of our organization. 
  • Pro­vid­ing direc­tion to the gen­er­al man­age­ment of our union.
  • Serv­ing as an ex offi­cio mem­ber of all Stand­ing and Ad Hoc Com­mit­tees, ensur­ing a uni­fied vision across advo­ca­cy, equi­ty, finance, and grievances.

The elect­ed Pres­i­dent will serve a two-year term from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2028.

This role requires a seri­ous com­mit­ment of time and effort. To facil­i­tate this, your col­lec­tive agree­ment and URFA pol­i­cy may pro­vide for release time. Please con­tact the URFA office at urfa@​uregina.​ca with any ques­tions about this.

Any­one con­sid­er­ing allow­ing their name to stand for elec­tion is encour­aged to review the duties of the Pres­i­dent set out in the Con­sti­tu­tion. You are also wel­come to dis­cuss the mat­ter with the cur­rent Pres­i­dent, Britt Hall.

Download the Nomination Form — President (158 KB)

Each nom­i­na­tion must be signed by five mem­bers of our union in good stand­ing. The nom­i­nee must sign the nom­i­na­tion form to sig­ni­fy their con­sent to let their name stand as a candidate.

The Trea­sur­er plays a vital role in ensur­ing the fis­cal health and trans­paren­cy of our orga­ni­za­tion, enabling the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee to lead and advo­cate effec­tive­ly for all members.

  • The Trea­sur­er is a cen­tral mem­ber of the union’s lead­er­ship team, serv­ing on the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee and Coun­cil of Representatives.
  • Work­ing with the URFA Exec­u­tive Direc­tor and Admin­is­tra­tive Direc­tor, the Trea­sur­er pro­vides fis­cal stew­ard­ship, over­see­ing the care and cus­tody of URFA’s funds and assets.
  • The Trea­sur­er serves as Chair to URFA’s Finance Com­mit­tee and Trust Fund Com­mit­tee, guid­ing our union’s finan­cial strat­e­gy and serv­ing as liai­son between the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee and Trustees of the URFA Trust Fund.
  • Presents detailed accounts of URFA’s finances at Exec­u­tive and gen­er­al mem­ber­ship meet­ings, ensur­ing accountability.
  • Act­ing in the capac­i­ty of Pres­i­dent should the Pres­i­dent and Vice-Pres­i­dents be unable to do so.
  • Rep­re­sents URFA nation­al­ly as a Direc­tor to the CAUT Defence Fund.

The elect­ed Trea­sur­er will serve a two-year term, from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2028.

This role requires a ded­i­cat­ed pro­fes­sion­al com­mit­ment to ensure the smooth finan­cial and admin­is­tra­tive oper­a­tion of URFA. To facil­i­tate this, your col­lec­tive agree­ment and URFA pol­i­cy may pro­vide for release time. Please con­tact the URFA office at urfa@​uregina.​ca with any ques­tions about this.

Any­one con­sid­er­ing allow­ing their name to stand for elec­tion is encour­aged to review the duties of the Trea­sur­er set out in the Con­sti­tu­tion, as well as the Terms of Ref­er­ence for the Finance and Trust Fund Committees. 

Download the Nomination Form — Treasurer (158 KB)

Each nom­i­na­tion must be signed by five mem­bers of our union in good stand­ing. The nom­i­nee must sign the nom­i­na­tion form to sig­ni­fy their con­sent to let their name stand as a candidate.

The Vice-Pres­i­dent APT pro­vides essen­tial lead­er­ship with­in the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee, ensur­ing that the unique per­spec­tives and inter­ests of Admin­is­tra­tive, Pro­fes­sion­al, and Tech­ni­cal (APT) mem­bers are cen­tral to our union’s governance.

  • The Vice-Pres­i­dent APT is an inte­gral part of our union’s lead­er­ship team, rep­re­sent­ing the APT con­stituen­cy at both the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee and the Coun­cil of Representatives.
  • Serves as a pri­ma­ry voice for APT mem­bers in mat­ters of col­lec­tive bar­gain­ing, work­ing con­di­tions, and pro­fes­sion­al standards.
  • Engages in the gen­er­al man­age­ment of our union’s affairs, help­ing to shape poli­cies that affect the entire membership.
  • Per­forms such oth­er duties as may be required by the Pres­i­dent, Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee, or Coun­cil of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives to achieve our union’s objectives.
  • Per­forms the duties of the Pres­i­dent dur­ing their tem­po­rary absence or dis­abil­i­ty, ensur­ing con­tin­u­ous lead­er­ship for our union.

The elect­ed Vice-Pres­i­dent APT will serve a two-year term from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2028.

This role requires a ded­i­cat­ed com­mit­ment of time and effort to effec­tive­ly rep­re­sent the APT mem­ber­ship and con­tribute to the col­lec­tive lead­er­ship of the Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee. Prospec­tive can­di­dates should be pre­pared to engage deeply with the issues fac­ing APT mem­bers across all URFA-rep­re­sent­ed employers.

If you are inter­est­ed in this lead­er­ship posi­tion, you are encour­aged to review the duties of the Vice-Pres­i­dent (APT) as set out in the Con­sti­tu­tion.

Download the Nomination Form — Vice-President APT (158 KB)

Each nom­i­na­tion must be signed by three (3) APT mem­bers of our union in good stand­ing. The nom­i­nee must sign the nom­i­na­tion form to sig­ni­fy their con­sent to let their name stand as a candidate.