The PIPSC National Elections Committee is conducting the 2026 AFS Group elections for the National AFS Group Executive.
As per AFS Group By-Law 7.5.2 – the year after the year divisible by 3, elections will be held for the following Officers for a 3-year term:
Headquarters Region AFS Representative
- Open to all AFS members in the NCR, excluding AFS CS members or AFS members working in the Ottawa or Outaouais Tax Services Offices.
Toronto Region AFS Representative
- Open to all AFS members in the Greater Toronto Area (AFS members working in the Toronto Centre, Toronto East, Toronto North and Toronto West Tax Services Offices)
Quebec Region AFS Representative
- Open to all members in the Quebec Region, including AFS members working in the Outaouais Tax Services Office.
Prairie/NWT Region AFS Representative
- Open to all AFS members in the Prairie/NWT Region.
CS Regional Representative
- Open to all AFS CS members who are not members of the NCR IT Region.
As per AFS Group By-Law 7.4.10: Successful candidates will take Office on July 1 of the year of the election.
Requirements:
- Only regular AFS members in good standing may nominate a candidate, be a candidate, or vote in AFS elections.
- The duties of the AFS Group Executive are listed as part of AFS By-Law 6.10.
- All AFS National Executive members require a substantial personal time commitment to perform their duties. This regularly includes unpaid time for meetings on evenings and weekends.
- Personal (non-work) email addresses and phone numbers are published to the AFS Group members for all AFS National Executive members.
- Please be sure to thoroughly review the Guidelines for Group Elections.
Eligibility
The AFS Group By-Laws are available on the PIPSC website. These By-Laws include:
By-Law 7.3.1: “To be a candidate or vote for or to remain an AFS Regional Representative, the member must be employed in that Region.”
By-Law 7.3.3: “To be a candidate for the CS Regional Representative position, the member must be substantively classified as a CS member and not part of the NCR IT Region.”
By-Law 7.3.4: “A member cannot be a candidate for more than one (1) Office in the same election.”
By-Law 7.3.5: “Because all members of the Group and Sub-Group Executive are required to consult with the employer on behalf of the members, then, to be a candidate or remain an Officer, the person must be a member and must be or become a Steward.”
By-Law 7.3.6: “A member of an AFS Sub-Group Executive is eligible for election as a member of the AFS Executive however, upon election, must immediately resign their AFS Sub-Group Executive position in accordance with By-Law 6.2.1.”
How to submit a nomination
Please accurately complete the official nomination form below. Instructions are on the nomination form. The Elections Committee will scrutinize the nominations for eligibility. Only scanned copies of completed nomination forms (.pdf files) and biographies in MS Word format (.doc or .docx) will be accepted.
All nominations and biographies must be sent by email to nbelanger@pipsc.ca by May 4, 2026, at 4 PM ET.
Please use the link to access the nomination form here.
Voter’s kits will be available starting on May 18, 2026, with a deadline for return of ballots on June 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM.