FCM by-laws
These rules guide our organization, including many aspects of the election process.
Election procedures
Learn about the detailed rules we follow during our elections process.
You'll have many opportunities to learn about your Table Officer and Director candidates through webinars, this website and online videos in the upcoming weeks. We’ll keep you posted here, via emails and through FCM Voice as the opportunities arise.
- DIRECTORS
- TABLE OFFICERS
Candidate for President:
Garth Frizzell, Councillor, City of Prince George, BC
Candidate for 1st Vice-President:
Joanne Vanderheyden, Councillor, Middlesex County, ON
Candidate for 2nd Vice-President:
Darren Hill, Councillor, City of Saskatoon, SK
Candidate for 3rd Vice-President:
Scott Pearce, Mayor, Canton of Gore, QC
(in alphabetical order by province and territory)
ALBERTA
7 seats: 3 candidates up for election, 4 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATES UP FOR ELECTION
Krista Balsom
Councillor, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
AnnLisa Jensen — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, Parkland County
Lawrence Lee
Councillor, City of Red Deer
Taneen Rudyk
Councillor, Town of Vegreville
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Bev Esslinger
Councillor, City of Edmonton
Al Kemmere
President, Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Barry Morishita
President, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Evan Woolley
Councillor, City of Calgary
BRITISH COLUMBIA
8 seats: 7 candidates up for election, 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATES UP FOR ELECTION
Bruce Bidgood
Director, Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
Rebecca Bligh — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, City of Vancouver
Edwin Grieve
Director, Comox Valley Regional District
Gord Klassen
Councillor, City of Fort St. John
Leah Main
Director, Regional District of Central Kootenay
Rhona Martin
Director, Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Arjun Singh
Councillor, City of Kamloops
Val Van den Broek
Mayor, City of Langley
James Wang — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, City of Burnaby
Ryan Windsor
Mayor, The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich
Bonita Zarrillo
Councillor, City of Coquitlam
APPOINTED CANDIDATE
Brian Frenkel
President, Union of British Columbia Municipalities
MANITOBA
5 seats: 3 candidates up for election, 2 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATES UP FOR ELECTION
Doug Dobrowolski — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, Rural Municipality of Macdonald
Marvin Plett — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, City of Winkler
Laurent Tétrault — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, Rural Municipality of La Broquerie
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Jeff Browaty
Councillor, City of Winnipeg
Ralph Groening
President, Association of Manitoba Municipalities
NEW BRUNSWICK
3 seats: 3 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Adam Lordon
President, Cities of New Brunswick Association
Michel Soucy
President, Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick
Wayne Sturgeon
President, Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick
NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR
3 seats: 2 candidates up for election, 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATE UP FOR ELECTION
Trina Appleby — ACCLAIMED
Deputy Mayor, Town of Torbay
Isabelle Fry — ACCLAIMED
Councillor,City of Mount Pearl
APPOINTED CANDIDATE
Sheila Fitzgerald
President, Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
1 seat: 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
APPOINTED CANDIDATE
Lynn Napier
President, Northwest Territories Association of Communities
NOVA SCOTIA
4 seats: 2 candidates up for election, 2 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATES UP FOR ELECTION
David Mitchell — ACCLAIMED
Mayor, Town of Bridgewater
Tom Taggart — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, Municipality of Colchester
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Pam Mood
President, Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities
Lindell Smith
Councillor, Regional Municipality of Halifax
NUNAVUT
1 seat: 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
APPOINTED CANDIDATE
Kenny Bell
President, Nunavut Association of Municipalities
ONTARIO
16 seats: 9 candidates up for election, 7 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATES UP FOR ELECTION
Marg Anderson
Councillor, Municipality of Central Huron
Cheryl Antoski
Councillor, City of Brantford
George Bridge
Councillor, County of Wellington
Godwin Chan
Councillor, Town of Richmond Hill
Glenn Doncaster
Councillor, County of Renfrew
Kelly Elliott
Deputy Mayor, Municipality of Thames Centre
Kathy Jeffery
Councillor, Town of Collingwood
Josh Morgan
Councillor, City of London
Rory Nisan
Councillor, The Regional Municipality of Halton
Rowena Santos
Councillor, City of Brampton
Mark Signoretti
Councillor, City of Greater Sudbury
Steffen Walma
Councillor, County of Simcoe
Doug Whillans
Councillor, City of Brampton
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Ana Bailao
Councillor, City of Toronto
Mike Colle
Councillor, City of Toronto
Chris Fonseca
Councillor, Region of Peel
John Klinck
Representative of the Chairs of the Regional Government
Steve Pellegrini
Council Member, Regional Municipality of York
Graydon Smith
President, Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Tim Tierney
Councillor, City of Ottawa
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
2 seats: 1 candidate up for election, 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATE UP FOR ELECTION
Mitchell Tweel — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, City of Charlottetown
APPOINTED CANDIDATE
Bruce MacDougall
President, Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities
QUEBEC
12 seats: 6 candidates up for election, 6 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATES UP FOR ELECTION
Marc Bouchard
Councillor, City of Saguenay
Daniel Champagne
Councillor, City of Gatineau
Claude Charron
Councillor, City of Sherbrooke
Sandra Desmeules
Councillor, City of Laval
Benoît L’Ecuyer
Councillor, City of Longueuil
Yan Maisonneuve
Councillor, City of Terrebonne
Edgar Rouleau — ACCLAIMED
Mayor, City of Dorval
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Josefina Blanco
Councillor, City of Montreal
Jacques Demers
President, Fédération québécoise des municipalités
Normand Dyotte
Executive Member, Union des municipalités du Québec
Michelle Morin-Doyle
Deputy Mayor, City of Quebec
Alex Norris
Councillor, City of Montreal
Alain Vaillancourt
Councillor, City of Montreal
SASKATCHEWAN
5 seats: 3 candidates up for election, 2 candidates selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
CANDIDATE UP FOR ELECTION
Mélanie Aubichon
Mayor, Northern Village of Buffalo Narrows
Randy Goulden
Councillor, City of Yorkton
Mairin Loewen — ACCLAIMED
Councillor, City of Saskatoon
Jamie Martens
Councillor, City of Martensville
Carmen Sterling
Reeve, Rural Municipality of Weyburn #67
APPOINTED CANDIDATES
Gordon Barnhart
President, Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association
Ray Orb
President, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
YUKON
1 seat: 1 candidate selected by individual members as per FCM’s bylaws
APPOINTED CANDIDATE
Gord Curran
President, Association of Yukon Communities
For all information about how our Directors are elected or appointed, please consult our bylaws below.
Meet-the-candidate webinars
These webinars are a great opportunity to get to know your candidates. Though they’re not face-to-face meetings, you can still learn a lot about the candidates who will eventually represent you on the Board.
You’re invited to attend two webinars in September. The full slate of Table Officer candidates will give a speech at each one:
- September 17 at 1PM EST (followed by Q&A sessions in individual Zoom rooms)
- September 28 at 1PM EST
Hear speeches from your local Director candidates in October:
Monday, October 5
- Quebec: 11:30 am local time (11:30 ET)
- Ontario: 11:30 am local time (11:30 ET)
- Saskatchewan: 11:30 am local time (1:30 ET)
- Alberta: 1 pm local time (3 pm ET)
- British Columbia: 12 pm local time (3 pm ET)
You must sign up in advance to attend these webinars.
Just click on the one you want to attend and confirm your participation.