PDAC’s Board of Directors is responsible for the overall governance and stewardship of the association and represents the full spectrum of professions making up the minerals industry. Directors are elected by the membership and announced at the Annual General Meeting in March.
There are 8 (eight) seats available for three-year terms and 1 (one) seat for a one-year term.
Members are encouraged to review the current Board composition and Association priorities when considering a nomination.
- Only Members in good standing are eligible to nominate Members to run for election to the PDAC Board of Directors.
- Members who intend to stand for election must submit a written information package by email. The following is required, using the prescribed forms available below:
- Completed Nominee Form. This must include the following information: profession, title and employer, duration of PDAC membership, current and former PDAC board and committee involvement, other mining industry membership and involvement, mining industry experience, volunteer leadership in the mining industry and/or elsewhere, maximum 200-word biography, maximum 150-word election statement, and a photograph. Nominees should note that this information may be shared with the Membership if there is an election.
- Consent of the nominee to stand for election evidenced by the nominee signing the Nominee Form.
- Completed and signed Nomination Support Forms of ten (10) Members in good standing nominating the Member.
- Nominees must have the following qualifications
- Be at least 18 years of age with power under law to contract;
- Not have been declared incapable by a court in Canada or another country;
- Not have the status of bankrupt;
- Be a Member in good standing;
- Have been a Member in good standing for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years or served for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years on a PDAC committee.
Nominees who do not meet the qualifications and/or do not submit a complete nomination package will not be considered a candidate for nomination.
Nominating & Voting Procedure for New and Incumbent Directors
Nominee Form
Nominator Support Form
HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION
- Complete nomination packages must be emailed to Andrea Murdoch, [email protected] no later than November 15, 2024.
- Each submission must include the nominee information form and nomination support forms from each of the 10 PDAC members in good standing.
- To check your membership status, contact Sandra Doig at [email protected] or +1 416 362 1969, ext 235.