Our Board has nine directors and each year, three seats are up for election.
Help steer one of Canada’s largest retail co-operatives. Calgary Co-op is seeking to fill three positions on our Board of Directors. Each elected Director will serve a 3-year term beginning April 11, 2025. Interested nominees can submit a nomination package to qualify for the 2025 Director Election, before October 29, 2024 at 4:30pm MST.
Nominations Period: September 14 – October 29, 2024
Qualified Member-Owners are invited to submit a nominations package to run in the 2025 Director Election. You must be nominated by at least five eligible Member-Owners. See the Director Election Handbook for more information.
Election Period: February 11, 2025 – March 12, 2025
As a Calgary Co-op Member-Owner, you may vote for up to three candidates each year. We all play an important role in electing members to our Board because a great Board is needed to oversee our growing $1.3 billion co-operative. Together as Members, we make the final decision about who is elected.
Winners Announced: April 10 at the AGM, April 11 on the website
For more information, please contact governance@calgarycoop.com
Why does the Board recommend certain candidates?
The Calgary Co-op Board wants to ensure its Directors have the competencies required to provide effective oversight of our complex co-operative. Therefore, the Board reviews its skills and identifies areas where knowledge gaps exist. The Board uses the gaps as a foundation for the skills it seeks from nominees running in the election.
“Recommended” candidates are those individuals who, after a thorough and independent review process, were assessed as having the best match of competencies that will further strengthen our Board. We use an independent consultant to create a fair and objective process.
The areas of knowledge and expertise that Calgary Co-op is looking for this year are defined in our Board of Director Skills Definitions:
For the 2025 Director Election, the preferred skills and experience include: