Regional Director Elections 2025

Nominations are now open for Regional Director elections in HSA Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. This is an excellent opportunity for members to serve on the HSA Board of Directors, contribute to the leadership of the union, and to represent the interests of other members. HSA’s Board of Directors comprises 10 Regional Directors elected by members from their region, and the President, who is elected every two years during the union’s annual convention.**

To be eligible to run for the Board of Directors, a nominee must have been a member of HSA for at least one year immediately prior to election, be in good standing, and be nominated in writing by two members in the region they are seeking to represent. The term of office is two years. Regional Directors may serve for up to three consecutive terms.

Responsible for the overall governance of the union, board members participate in Board of Director meetings, held at least quarterly in person – when possible – at the union office in New Westminster. Directors chair or participate on HSA’s governance committees, which meet at least two times a year.  They serve as HSA representatives to events and external meetings, chair annual Regional Meetings, and report to members in their region regularly. 

While the union provides wage replacement at Regional Directors’ regular rate of pay for shifts missed due to participation in meetings related to their role on the Board of Directors, as well as reimbursement for associated travel, accommodation, and dependent care costs, Regional Directors also devote considerable volunteer time to the position to allow for material review, responding to emails, and periodic evening meetings held by telephone or online.

** HSA has changed how the union President is elected. Starting in 2025, every member will be eligible to vote in an online election. Stay tuned for details on how to vote for HSA President in April 2025

Nominations

THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024 AT 11:59 PM.

To obtain an information package, including a nomination form, please send an email to @email.

Regions

Region 1: Nanaimo and Vancouver Island North
Region 3: Burnaby, Tri-Cities, New Westminster
Region 5: Children's & Women's Hospitals, all other Vancouver facilities, Vancouver and Fraser Valley Cancer Centres
Region 7: Surrey and Fraser Valley
Region 9: Cranbrook, Kootenays and Rockies

Click here to view a map of HSA's ten regions.

All-Candidates' Meetings

HSA will host all-candidates’ meetings in regions where more than one candidate is nominated. The meetings will be online and will be held in the evening between December 2 and 6, 2024.

Voting Information

Voting will be online only, and conducted from December 9, 2024 to January 5, 2025. To ensure you are able to vote, please click here to update your personal contact information.

Please add Simply Voting to your safe senders list to ensure your voting instructions are not caught in your spam filter. All emails related to the vote will originate from @email and from one of the following domains: simplyvoting.com or o3.email.simplyvoting.com

Other Information

Members may receive email messages from candidates in their Region; under HSA policy, candidates are entitled to contact HSA members by e-mail for the purpose of campaigning in the election.

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