In accordance with the Air Canada Component Bylaws, anyone wishing to be nominated should adhere to the following information:

C.3 Notice of Local Officer Elections
C.3.1 Beginning in 2021 Local Officer Elections shall be held in March, last a minimum of ten (10) days and close at 12:00 noon EST on the final day of voting. Terms shall be as follows:
(a) President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer elections shall be held every two (2) years until 2021. As of 2021 these elections shall be held every three (3) years.
(b) A trustee election shall be held every year.

C.4 Nomination Procedures for Local Officer Elections
C.4.1 Members who wish to be nominated for a Local Officer position (Local President, Local Vice-President, Local Secretary-Treasurer, or Local Trustee) shall file nomination papers and a completed Oath of Nomination form, to be received by the Chairperson of the Component Tabulating Committee by February 15th in the calendar year preceding the Local Officer Elections. The Component Tabulating Committee shall have full responsibility for voting arrangements in accordance with these Bylaws.

C.4.2 A candidate may be nominated for only one (1) position and in doing so may only solicit signatures for one (1) intended position.  Candidates shall disclose their full name and intended position clearly on the nomination papers prior to soliciting signatures.

C.4.3 Nomination forms, as provided by the Component Tabulating Committee, must have signatures from lesser of either:
(a) Fifty (50) members of the eligible voters on the Local’s Membership List; or
(b) Five (5%) percent of the eligible voters on the Local’s Membership List.

C.4.4 The Oath of Nomination form (Appendix “F”) must be completed in its entirety in order to be accepted by the Tabulating Committee.

NOTE: For interested candidates, a complete instruction package with nomination sheets will be available on the Air Canada Component website www.accomponent.ca or by clicking HERE for the English version or HERE for the French version. It is recommended that you read the complete instruction package.

DEADLINE: Completed Nomination Sheets and the Oath of Nomination must be received no later than, February 15, 2024, at 16:00 EST at the following address:
AIR CANADA COMPONENT TABULATING COMMITTEE
25 BELFIELD ROAD
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
M9W 1E8

Nomination Sheets and the Oath of Nomination received after February 15, 2024 at 16:00 EST will NOT be accepted. The Tabulating Committee recommends sending your documentation by registered mail to ensure timely delivery and receipt.

In Solidarity,

Your Component Tabulating Committee

The Air Canada Component Officers’ Election began today at 09:00 EST and will close at 12:00 EST on January 19, 2024.

The candidates running for Component positions are:

Air Canada Component President

Wesley Lesosky
Raymond Nakon
Isa Stahl
Air Canada Component Vice-President

Shifa Begmohamed
Robert Hatfield
Theresa Mitchell
Nadine Perrin
Karim Sheir

Air Canada Component Secretary-Treasurer

Lorna Holmes
Guillaume Leduc
Ingrid Watson

Enclosed in this package are the candidates’ resumes and ballot statements, which can be viewed by clicking on each of the candidates’ names above.  Links to the French resumes can be found below.

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: You should have received a letter, by regular mail, directly from Simply Voting. This letter will contain a new Elector ID and Password, along with detailed instructions on how to vote online and by telephone. This same information was also emailed to you earlier this morning.

If you have not received either the letter from Simply Voting by regular mail, or the email this morning from Simply Voting, please email us at vote@accomponent.ca. Please include ALL of the following information: your full name, your employee number, your telephone number, your mailing address, and your email address.

You have the option of voting by web, or by phone, as per Component Bylaws. You will need your new Elector ID and Password to access the system.

Once you have submitted your vote, the Simply Voting system will issue a printable electronic receipt. If you are voting by phone, you can only access your electronic receipt by logging into the Simply Voting system online.

If you are experiencing difficulties registering your vote, please e-mail vote@accomponent.ca or call 1-877-411-3552, extension 254 or (416) 798-3399, extension 254. Please provide us with your name, employee number, phone number, e-mail address, and postal code. We will respond as quickly as possible during business hours (weekdays 9:00am – 4:00pm EDT), however, please allow us 1 business day to respond.

We ask that everyone click HERE to review the Election Guidelines. These guidelines pertain not only to the candidates, but to the entire membership.

French resumes:

Président(e) de la Composante d’Air Canada

Wesley Lesosky
Raymond Nakon
Isa Stahl

Vice Président(e) de la Composante d’Air Canada

Shifa Begmohamed
Robert Hatfield
Theresa Mitchell
Nadine Perrin
Karim Sheir

Secrétaire-Trésorièr(e) de la Composante d’Air Canada

Lorna Holmes
Guillaume Leduc
Ingrid Watson

In Solidarity,

Your Component Tabulating Committee

Version française ci-dessous

The Air Canada Component Officers’ Election will commence at 09:00 EST on January 8, 2024 and will close at 12:00 EST on January 19, 2024.

The candidates running for Component positions are:

Air Canada Component President

Wesley Lesosky
Raymond Nakon
Isa Stahl
Air Canada Component Vice-President

Shifa Begmohamed
Robert Hatfield
Theresa Mitchell
Nadine Perrin
Karim Sheir

Air Canada Component Secretary-Treasurer

Lorna Holmes
Guillaume Leduc
Ingrid Watson

Enclosed in this package are the candidates’ resumes and ballot statements, which can be viewed by clicking on each of the candidates’ names above.

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: You will receive a letter by email, and by regular mail for those that did not opt out of physical mailings, directly from Simply Voting prior to the vote opening. This letter will contain a new Elector ID and Password, along with detailed instructions on how to vote online and by telephone.

You have the option of voting by web, or by phone, as per Component Bylaws. You will need your new Elector ID and Password to access the system.

Once you have submitted your vote, the Simply Voting system will issue a printable electronic receipt. If you are voting by phone, you can only access your electronic receipt by logging into the Simply Voting system online.

If you are experiencing difficulties registering your vote, please e-mail vote@accomponent.ca or call 1-877-411-3552, extension 254 or (416) 798-3399, extension 254. Please provide us with your name, employee number, phone number, e-mail address, and postal code. We will respond as quickly as possible during business hours (weekdays 9:00am – 4:00pm EST), however, please allow us 1 business day to respond.

In Solidarity,

Your Component Tabulating Committee

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Élection 2024 des officiers de la Composante

Le vote en vue de l’élection des dirigeants de la Composante d’Air Canada débutera à 9 h (HNE) le 8 janvier 2024 et il prendra fin à 12 h (HNE) le 19 janvier 2024.

Les candidates et les candidats aux postes de direction de la Composante sont:

Président(e) de la Composante d’Air Canada

Wesley Lesosky
Raymond Nakon
Isa Stahl

Vice Président(e) de la Composante d’Air Canada

Shifa Begmohamed
Robert Hatfield
Theresa Mitchell
Nadine Perrin
Karim Sheir

Secrétaire-Trésorièr(e) de la Composante d’Air Canada

Lorna Holmes
Guillaume Leduc
Ingrid Watson

Joints à cette trousse, vous trouverez les CV et les déclarations des candidats. Il est possible de les consulter en cliquant sur le nom de chacun des candidats.

IMPORTANT, SVP LISEZ ATTENTIVEMENT: Vous recevrez une lettre par courriel, et par courier régulier pour ceux qui n’ont pas désactiver les envois physiques, directement de Simply Voting avant l’ouverture des votes. Cette lettre comprendra une nouvelle identité d’électeur et un mot de passe, ainsi que des instructions détaillées sur comment voter en ligne et par téléphone. Cette même information vous sera acheminée par courriel.

Vous avez l’option de voter par le web ou par téléphone, tel que selon les statuts de la Composante. Il vous faudra votre nouvelle identité d’électeur et votre mot de passe pour accéder au système.

Lorsque vous aurez soumis votre vote, le système ‘Simply Voting’ émettra un reçu électronique imprimable. Si vous votez par téléphone, vous ne pourrez accéder à votre reçu électronique qu’en vous inscrivant au système Simply Voting en ligne.

Si vous éprouvez des difficultés à enregistrer votre vote, svp envoyez un courriel à vote@accomponent.ca ou téléphoner 1-877-411-3552, extension 254 or (416) 798-3399, extension 254. SVP fournissez-nous votre nom, numéro d’employé, numéro de téléphone, adresse courriel et code postal. Nous vous répondrons aussi rapidement que possible pendant les heures d’ouverture (en semaine de 9:00am – 4:00pm HSE), toutefois svp accordez-nous une journée complète pour vous répondre.

En toute solidarité,

Votre comité de scrutin de la Composante

In accordance with the Air Canada Component Bylaws, anyone wishing to be nominated should adhere to the following information:

B.5 Notice of Component Officer Elections
B.5.1 Beginning in 2019 Component Officer Elections shall be held in January, last a minimum of ten (10) days and close at 12:00 noon EST on the final day of voting. Terms shall be a follows:
(a) President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer elections shall be held every two (2) years until 2021. As of 2021 these elections shall be held every three (3) years.
(b) A Trustee election shall be held every year.

B.6 Nomination Procedures for Component Officer Elections
B.6.1 Members who wish to be nominated for a Component Officer position (Component President, Component Vice-President, Component Secretary-Treasurer, or Component Trustee) shall file nomination papers and a completed Oath of Nomination form, to be received by the Chairperson of the Component Tabulating Committee by November 15th in the calendar year preceding the Component Officer Elections.

B.6.2 A candidate may be nominated for only one (1) Component position and in doing so may only solicit signatures for one intended position.  Candidates shall disclose their full name and intended position clearly on the nomination papers prior to soliciting signatures.

B.6.3 Nomination forms, as provided by the Component Tabulating Committee, must have at least fifty (50) signatures from eligible voters on the Membership List.

B.6.4 The Oath of Nomination form (Appendix “F”) must be completed in its entirety in order to be accepted by the Tabulating Committee.

NOTE:  For interested candidates, a complete instruction package with nomination sheets will be available by clicking HERE for English or HERE for French. It is recommended that you read the complete instruction package.

DEADLINE:  Completed Nomination Sheets and the Oath of Nomination must be received no later than, November 15, 2023, at 16:00 EST at the following address:

AIR CANADA COMPONENT TABULATING COMMITTEE
25 BELFIELD ROAD
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
M9W 1E8

Nomination Sheets and the Oath of Nomination received after November 15, 2023 at 16:00 EST will NOT be accepted. The Tabulating Committee recommends sending your documentation by registered mail to ensure timely delivery and receipt.

In Solidarity,

Your Component Tabulating Committee