These rules guide our organization, including many aspects of the election process.
Learn about the detailed rules we follow during our elections process.
Learn who’s running for FCM’s Board of Directors in 2023. Get to know them by reading bios, watching videos and attending Table Officer and Director speeches during AC.
FCM’s Board of Directors drives FCM’s mission to advance national issues where the impacts of federal action are felt on the ground in cities and communities of all sizes. We encourage you to learn about the Table Officer and Director candidates who are running to serve you on the Board. The Directors you elect will work to make sure that FCM is bringing local solutions to the national level.
We’ll update this website as we receive information about the candidates. We’ll keep you posted here, via emails and through FCM Voice.
Disclaimer: The views expressed on these pages are those of the individual authors writing in their individual capacities only, and do not necessarily reflect the views of FCM. All liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this information is hereby expressly disclaimed. FCM assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of these pages. The information contained herein is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness.
Please note that the nominees are in alphabetical order.
Candidate for President:
Scott Pearce, Mayor, Canton of Gore, QC
Candidate for 1st Vice-President:
Geoff Stewart, Deputy Mayor, Municipality of the County of Colchester, NS
Candidate for 2nd Vice-President:
Rebecca Bligh, Councillor, City of Vancouver, BC
Candidate for 3rd Vice-President:
Tim Tierney, Councillor, City of Ottawa, ON
Past President:
Taneen Rudyk, Councillor, Town of Vegreville, AB (On Leave)
Please see FCM bylaw Article 3.04 for details about regional composition.
Note: A secure computer program will be used to randomly order the candidates names on the virtual ballot.
(in alphabetical order by province and territory)
7 seats: 3 candidates up for election, 4 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
(counties, municipal districts and certain specialized municipalities)
Neal Comeau, Councillor - Sturgeon County
(cities, towns, villages and certain specialized municipalities)
Katie Berghofer, Councillor - Strathcona County
Mike Yargeau, Mayor - Town of Penhold
Sarah Hamilton, Councillor - City of Edmonton
Courtney Walcott, Councillor - City of Calgary
Cathy Heron, President - Association of Alberta Municipalities
Paul McLauchlin, President - Rural Municipalities of Alberta
8 seats: 7 candidates up for election, 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Daniel Arbour, Director - Comox Valley Regional District
Nancy Bepple, Councillor - City of Kamlooops
Will Cole-Hamilton, Councillor - City of Courtenay and Vice-Chair Comox Valley Regional District
Chris Coleman, Councillor - City of Victoria
Suzan Hewat, Director - Regional District of Central Kootenay
Leah Main, Councillor - Village of Silverton/Regional District of Central Kootenay
Rhona Martin, Director - Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Louise Wallace Richmond, Councillor - City of Salmon Arm
Sean Wood, Councillor - City of Parksville/Regional District of Nanaimo
(by population)
Lisa Dominato, Councillor - City of Vancouver, BC
James Wang, Councillor - City of Burnaby
Jen Ford, President - Union of British Columbia Municipalities
5 seats: 3 candidates up for election, 2 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Brandon Burley, Mayor - City of Morden
Joe Masi, Councillor - City of Portage la Prairie
Marvin Plett, Councillor - City of Winkler
Laurent Tétrault, Councillor - Rural Municipality of La Broquerie
Jeff Browaty, Councillor - City of Winnipeg
Kam Blight, President - Association of Manitoba Municipalities
3 seats: 3 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Andrew Black, President - Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick
Yvon Godin, President - Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick
Adam Lordon, President - Cities of New Brunswick Association
3 seats: 2 candidates up for election, 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Larry Vaters, Councillor - Town of Paradise
Amy Coady, President - Municipalities of Newfoundland and Labrador
1 seat: 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Rebecca Alty, President - Northwest Territories Association of Communities
4 seats: 2 candidates up for election, 2 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Christine Blair, Mayor - Municipality of the County of Colchester
Paula Huntley, Councillor - Town of Kentville
Norval Mitchell, Councillor - Municipality of East Hants
Fraser Patterson, Councillor - Victoria County
Patty Cuttel, Councillor - Halifax Regional Municipality
Brenda Chisolm-Beaton, President - Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities
1 seat: 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Joe Savikataaq Jr., President - Nunavut Association of Municipalities
16 seats: 9 candidates up for election, 7 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Marg Anderson, Councillor - County of Huron
Godwin Chan, Deputy Mayor - City of Richmond Hill
Gregg Davidson, Councillor - County of Wellington
Glenn Doncaster, Councillor - County of Renfrew
Skylar Franke, Councillor - City of London
Diana Huson, Regional Councillor - Region of Niagara
Kathy Jeffery, Councillor - Town of Collingwood
Tito-Dante Marimpietri, Councillor - Regional Municipality of Durham
Mara Nagy, Councillor - City of Pickering
Nrinder Nann, Councillor - City of Hamilton
Rory Nisan, Councillor - The Regional Municipality of Halton
Rowena Santos, Councillor - City of Brampton
Michael Smith, Deputy Mayor - Township of Essa
Alysson Storey, Councillor - Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Paul Ainslie, Councillor - City of Toronto
Chris Fonseca, Councillor - Peel Region
Jeff Lehman - Chairs of Regional Governments
James Pasternak, Councillor - City of Toronto
Steve Pellegrini, Mayor - York Region
1 Representative - City of Ottawa
Colin Best, President - Association of Municipalities of Ontario
2 seats: 1 candidate up for election, 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Steve Ogden, Mayor - Town of Stratford
Bruce MacDougall, President - Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities
12 seats: 6 candidates up for election, 6 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Claude Charron, Councillor - City of Sherbrooke
Anik Des Marais, Councillor - City of Gatineau
Sandra Desmeules, Councillor - City of Laval
Normand Dyotte, Mayor - City of Candiac
Bernard Gaudreau, Mayor - City of Neuville
Carl Miguel Maldonado, Councillor - City of Terrebonne
Antoine Tardif, Mayor - City of Victoriaville
Marc Doret, Mayor - City of Dorval
Vincent Bérubé - Councillor - City of La Pocatière
Bernard Bigras-Denis, Mayor - City of Lachute
Louis Villeneuve, Mayor - City of Bromont
Josefina Blanco, Councillor - City of Montreal
Kaïla A. Munro, Councillor - City of Montreal
Sylvain Ouellet, Councillor - City of Montreal
David Weiser, Councillor - City of Quebec
Daniel Coté, Past President - Union des municipalités du Québec
1 Representative -
5 seats: 3 candidates up for election, 2 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Mike Strachan, Mayor - Village of Torquay
Bob Hawkins, Councillor - City of Regina
Mairin Loewen, Councillor - City of Saskatoon
Randy Goulden, President - Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association
Ray Orb, President - Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
1 seat: 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
Ted Laking, President - Association of Yukon Communities
These rules guide our organization, including many aspects of the election process.
Learn about the detailed rules we follow during our elections process.