At the PIPSC Annual General Meeting on December 12 and 13, 2025, the following amendments to the Institute's by-laws were carried:
- By-Law 4.2.1 changed from:
National Capital Region - shall generally coincide with the official map published by the National Capital Commission and deemed to include the area encompassing Atomic Energy Canada Limited at Chalk River as well as Petawawa
to By-Law 11.1.1:
National Capital Region – shall generally coincide with the official map published by the National Capital Commission and deemed to include Renfrew County.
- By-Law 4.5 changed from:
Regional Affiliation of Members – A Member may be allowed to choose to be active in the region in which they reside or in the region in which they work or last worked, if retired. Any additional costs for a Member choosing to be active in a region where they do not reside will be borne by the Member
to By-Law 11.3:
Members Employed or Resident Outside Canada Regular members employed outside Canada shall be considered to be employed in the National Capital Region for the purposes of these By-Laws. Retired members belong to the region in which they reside and those residing outside Canada shall be considered to be residing in the National Capital Region for the purposes of these By-Laws.
- By-Law 11.1.2 changed from:
A Member may choose to be active in the regional structures where they reside, work or last worked. No member shall have rights in more than one (1) region
to By-Law 11.4.1:
A Member may choose to be active in the regional structures where they reside or work. No member shall have rights in more than one (1) region.
- By-Law 13.2.6 changed from:
Delegates shall be apportioned according to the following: 13.2.6.1 Board of Directors – Every member of the Board shall be a delegate to an Annual or Special General Meeting. 13.2.6.2 Groups Each Group Executive shall be entitled to the greater of:
a) one (1) delegate for each two hundred (200) of the Group's members, rounded to the nearest two hundred (200), based on its national membership as at December 31, immediately prior to the notice of the meeting, or b) one (1) delegate. 13.2.6.2.1 GROUPS shall allocate delegates on the basis of the Regional distribution of its membership. 13.2.6.3 Regions Each Region shall be entitled to one (1) delegate for each two hundred (200) of its members, rounded to the nearest two hundred (200), residing in the Region as at December 31 immediately prior to the notice of the meeting
To:
Delegates shall be apportioned according to the following: 13.2.6.1 Board of Directors – Every member of the Board shall be a delegate to an Annual or Special General Meeting. 13.2.6.2 Groups Each Group Executive shall be entitled to the greater of: a) one (1) delegate for each three hundred (300) of the Group's members, rounded to the nearest three hundred (300), based on its national membership as at December 31, immediately prior to the notice of the meeting, or b) one (1) delegate. 13.2.6.2.1 GROUPS shall allocate delegates on the basis of the Regional distribution of its membership. 13.2.6.3 Regions Each Region shall be entitled to one (1) delegate for each three hundred (300) of its members, rounded to the nearest three hundred (300), residing in the Region as at December 31 immediately prior to the notice of the meeting
- By-Law 17.7.2 b) changed from:
Advocate, via sub-committees, for groups of people subject to discrimination and harassment, including but not limited to women, Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, the disabled and LGBTQ
To:
Advocate for groups of people subject to discrimination, workplace violence, and harassment, including but not limited to Women, Indigenous Peoples, Racialized Groups, Black People, People with disabilities, and Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community.
Please note that the by-laws posted on the PIPSC website have not yet been updated and are the ones revised at the AGM 2024.
If you have any questions, please email governance@pipsc.ca.