Board of Directors Election

Upcoming Elections

As part of the FirstOntario Credit Union family, Creative Arts Financial members have the democratic right to run in FirstOntario’s annual Board of Directors Election. This is your opportunity to personally contribute to our continued success.

Qualifications

FirstOntario is a successful financial institution with over $6 billion in assets under management. The credit union regulator, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, requires that qualified members with the necessary experience serve on FirstOntario’s Board of Directors.

To qualify to run for election to FirstOntario’s Board of Directors, members must be 18 years of age or older, have been a personal member of Creative Arts Financial for the past three years and have both governance and financial literacy experience. You must also meet the qualification requirements outlined in the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act and FirstOntario’s By-laws.

All required qualifications will be reviewed during the mandatory information sessions that are being held for interested members.

This year, in addition to governance and financial literacy experience, the Board is seeking candidates with experience in risk management oversight, governance and regulatory environment experience and information technology oversight. A Director with an accounting designation is also being sought.

The election process

Members who possess governance and financial literacy experience with any of the additional competencies indicated above, will be endorsed to stand for election. These candidates will be highlighted on the ballot as being endorsed for election by your Board of Directors. Members who meet the minimum qualifications will not be endorsed but may remain on the ballot if they so wish.

Mandatory information sessions

Members interested in running for a position on FirstOntario’s Board of Directors MUST register to attend one of the mandatory information sessions being offered below. These information sessions will be held electronically via Webex.

To attend an information session, please send an email to Elections@FirstOntario.com indicating your full name and which information session you will be attending. Once we receive your email, we will provide you with the details to join the electronic information session.

Please Note: You will need access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone to attend the virtual information session.

Members who attend an electronic information session will receive a Candidate Package, which MUST be completed and submitted along with the required attachments by noon on Monday, December 2, 2024.