April 2025 – Call for Nominations & Calendar of Key Dates

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The Canadian Olympic Committee (“COC”) is a national, private, not-for-profit organization committed to high-performance sports excellence.  We are the largest private supporter of high-performance sport in Canada and our mission is to lead the achievement of the Canadian Olympic Team’s podium success and to advance the Olympic values in Canada.

Our goal is to “Be Olympic”, to be the best at what we do, provide the best support for our athletes and sport community, be the best partner, and be the best National Olympic Committee. Sport has an incredible power, one that brings people together like nothing else. It has the power to change the world, unite and inspire. It is a powerful tool on so many levels – for us as individuals but also as leaders.

The COC is looking for interested, qualified candidates that embody these values and share our passion for the power of sport to help lead the organization in the following roles:

• Board of Directors (6 positions for a 4-year term)
• President – one position available, to be elected by all Members from amongst the directors of the COC Board of Directors. This election will occur immediately following the election of directors at the 2025 Annual Session in April 2025.
• General Member – Class B (6 positions for a 4-year term)

Please see Appendix A of the Call for Nominations form for further descriptions and the nomination process for each of these roles.

The COC is committed to diverse representation and to including voices that are reflective of Canadian society and of our sport community. We encourage candidates to indicate (voluntarily) on their application if they associate with a representative group. Consideration will also be made with respect to official languages, summer/winter sports and geographical location.

The Nominating Committee especially welcomes nominations from those who can strengthen the COC’s representation in the following areas of skills and expertise:

• Financial Designation/Literacy
• Information Technology/Digital/Cybersecurity

Persons interested in being considered for one of the aforementioned roles should complete the attached nomination form and attach a brief résumé or bio. The deadline for nominations is Monday, November 25, 2024 at 5 PM ET. (Please download the Call for Nomination Form and save to your computer BEFORE completing it in order to save your application details).

Please return the application form and a copy of your résumé or bio to:

COC Nominating Committee
c/o Canadian Olympic Committee
250 Yonge Street, 30^th Floor
Toronto, ON, M5B 2L7
c/o e-mail: COCSessionMemberServices@olympic.ca

Any applicant standing for re-election should summarize their individual contributions to the COC in their last term together with a statement describing their objectives for the next term should they be re-elected.

Any nomination not confirmed by the COC as having been received will be deemed not to have been received.  Accordingly, please ensure you have clearly designated your email address on your nomination and received confirmation of receipt for the nomination you submit.

Please contact Marianne Bolhuis (mbolhuis@olympic.ca) if you have questions.

Please note that the following Directors’ and Class B Members’ terms will be expiring in April 2025:

Directors

Chris Clark
Marie-Huguette Cormier
Hubert T. Lacroix
Jaqui Parchment
Saad Rafi
Mark Tewksbury

Class B Members

Moira Lassen
Nazir Walji
Richard Koo
Robin Brudner
Seyi Smith
Shannon Susko

2025 Call For Nominations – Calendar Of Key Date