Register for the conference and vote

This year, the FCM Board and Table Officer elections and AGM will take place on June 7^th alongside FCM’s Annual Conference and Trade Show.

Who is eligible to vote?

FCM’s municipal members who register to attend the Annual Conference are automatically registered to vote in our elections and AGM. Non-members who attend the conference (e.g., municipal staff) are not permitted to vote.

Only registered voters may speak on the record at the AGM.

Municipal Members
Are you an elected official from a municipality that is an FCM member in good standing? If so, you will automatically be registered to vote when you register for the Annual Conference.

Affiliate Members
Any association of municipalities located within any one Canadian province or Territory can be an affiliate member once its application (under section 2.04 of FCM’s bylaws) is complete. Affiliate members may nominate up to two people attending the conference to vote in the elections.

Register to vote

If you’re an FCM member, we’ll automatically add you to our voter registration list when you register for our Annual Conference and Trade Show (June 4–7).

Changes to the election cycle

Following an update to the FCM by-laws (article 3.00) in 2024, this year’s elections will complete the transition to staggered two-year terms for board directors. Therefore, when voting this year:

The Prairies and Territories and Quebec regions will vote for directors to serve a two-year term, ending in 2028.
Newfoundland and Labrador will hold a by‑election to elect one (1) director to complete the remainder of the two‑year term ending in 2027. However, all other Atlantic provinces, British Columbia and Ontario will not be voting for directors in 2026 due to the cycle change.

Note: these changes only apply to directors; table officers will continue to serve one-year terms.

Learn more about this change.

How to vote

Registered voters will receive an email from Data on the Spot ([email protected]) with voting credentials, instructions and a link to the voting platform before the Annual Conference. We encourage voters to respond to the test question in that email to confirm their credentials ahead of time. These credentials will be necessary for voting. We recommend filing the email in an easy to find location.

When to vote

Table officers election
Voting: June 7 – exact time TBD, please check the conference agenda.

Directors election
Voting: June 7 – exact time TBD, please check the conference agenda.

Annual General Meeting
Voting: June 7 – exact time TBD, please check the conference agenda.

If you have questions about any aspect of the elections, contact [email protected].