As previously communicated, the former Prairie Region has been divided into two regions: Prairie and Rockies. The Prairie Region will consist of Winnipeg ACC and the St. Andrews, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Regina Towers. The Rockies Region will consist of Edmonton ACC, and the Edmonton, Villeneuve, Yellowknife, Red Deer, Calgary, Fort McMurray and Springbank Towers.
As part of this restructuring the Executive Board, through consultation with Unifor, have determined that a new election is required for the Rockies Regional Vice-President position. The term for the newly elected Rockies RVP will run from the date of the announcement of the successful Rockies RVP candidate, to June 30, 2028.
Until the election process is completed Jerry Brodt has been appointed to the interim position of Rockies RVP by the Executive Board.
The nomination period for the Rockies Regional Vice-President will open on:
Wednesday December 31, 2025, at 12:00 pm EST
and close on:
Wednesday January 7, 2026, at 12:00 pm EST
The campaigning period for candidates will begin from the time candidates are announced by the returning officer on Wednesday January 7, 2026, and end on Tuesday January 20, 2026, at 11:59pm EST (Policy Book SECTION I: ADMINISTRATION; Subsection 6.3.h.)
Nomination Requirements – ROCKIES RVP
Please complete and submit the following attachments:
- Rockies RVP Nomination Form (Updated for 2025 Region Changes) – Nominations must be accompanied by the signatures of 20 active members of the Association from within the Rockies Region.
- Non-Compete/Non-Disclosure Agreement – As approved at Convention 2016, incumbents must sign the Non-Compete/Non-Disclosure Agreement (By-Laws SECTION II: UNION BY-LAWS; Subsection 7.7 – 7.8) as part of the nomination package.
Nominations must be submitted with “Nomination for Rockies Region RVP” in the email subject line to the Returning Officer: Scott Loder, Executive Vice President, – sloder@catca.ca
Electronic Voting
Electronic voting for the Rockies RVP position will commence on:
Wednesday January 21, 2026, at 12:00pm EST
and will close on:
Monday January 26, 2026, at 12:00pm EST
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
Scott Loder
Executive Vice-President
Returning Officer
sloder@catca.ca