Election Toolkit for the 2024 Election to the NR Group Executive

Voting Period Now Open! 

If you have not received the onboarding email, please ensure we have the correct email address on file by contacting elections@pipsc.ca.

If you have received the onboarding email but wish to update your current email on file, please reach out to elections@pipsc.ca.

This is your voter’s kit for the election of the NR Group Executive. Voting will take place by electronic means only. No paper mail-in ballots will be provided.

You will be receiving by email your electronic ballot key starting on November 14, 2024.

Please read all materials carefully to ensure that your vote gets counted.

This year, we will be electing the following regional representatives to the NR group executive for 2-year terms:

• One Atlantic Representative
• One Québec Representative
• One BC/Yukon Representative
• Four National Capital Representatives

The candidates with the highest number of votes from their region will be considered elected to the NR Executive Committee.

The NR Group is looking for candidates that have significant previous union experience and a good working knowledge of the NR Collective Agreement expiring in 2026 and PIPSC.

Elected officials will be required to:

• assume Officer portfolios;
• attend Sub-group Annual General Meetings (AGM) in their region;
• attend the NR Group and PIPSC AGMs, as well as the Sub-group President’s Meeting; and
• meet in person or via Zoom. Meeting may take place on weekdays, weekends, and evenings.
• The executive meets 6 times per year

These are volunteer positions requiring a commitment to perform duties both at times during and outside of your public service work hours.

Voter Eligibility

Members in good standing with PIPSC in the NR Group are eligible to vote in their respective regional election and all member-at-large positions. 

Voting Instructions

Please read the following information carefully:

• All emails from the voting system will come from: donotreply-nepasrepondre@elections.pipsc-ipfpc.ca (please check any junk/spam folders).
• An onboarding email will be sent on November 14, 2024, with the following subject: PIPSC Voting System Account Onboarding.
• If you have not received the onboarding email, please ensure we have the correct email address on file by contacting elections@pipsc.ca
• If you have received the onboarding email but wish to update your current email on file, please reach out to elections@pipsc.ca
• If you have already completed the onboarding for the National Election or the Practice Vote, you will NOT receive this email. 
• Members must complete the onboarding process in order to log into their account (a password reset will not work). Please follow the instructions in the onboarding email. 
• Help documents for the new voting system can be found here: English and French
• YouTube videos for the new voting system can be found here: English and French
• If you don't have a cell phone, you can set up two-factor authentication using the following: extension to add to browser  and instructions on how to 

If you have any questions or require any assistance, please send an email to elections@pipsc.ca.

Election Activities

Problems have arisen in the past which have caused embarrassment to candidates, some examples of which should be avoided:

• Use of any Institute membership list for campaign purposes. Contact information contained on the PIPSC Web Site is provided for the sole purpose of allowing members to contact their Institute representatives for employment-related problems or questions. This information may not be used in unsolicited bulk e-mailings.
• Use of a logo sufficiently similar to the NR Group or the Institute logo as to imply support.

Please read all materials carefully to ensure that your vote gets counted.

Resumes Submitted by Candidates

All candidates were invited to submit resumes, of 250 words or less, stating their experience/objectives. The resumes of candidates for the positions you are eligible to vote for can be viewed on the PIPSC Web site when you go to submit your electronic vote.

NOTE: The resumes submitted have been reproduced without corrections to a maximum of the first 250 English words. The translated versions were produced by PIPSC translators.

This Election Procedures will be done in accordance with the NR Group Constitution and By-Laws by clicking on this link: https://pipsc.ca/groups/nr/bylaws and reading Article 8.2 to 8.3.6.

Deadline for submitting online voting: December 16, 2024, at 4:30 pm (Ottawa time)

If you don't receive your email to vote or have problems voting, please send an email to elections@pipsc.ca.  

Aaron Thompson, P. Eng

NR Elections Committee Chair