Canadian Institutions Cabinet

The Canadian Cabinet was created in November 2020, and serves as the Divisional Cabinet for Canadian communicators within the CSC governance structure. The cabinet has four primary goals/mandates; Advocacy, Professional Development, Mentorship, and working as a unified voice with the CCAA and U SPORTS National Offices.

Term:

Presidential rotation: 4 years (1 year as President-Elect, 2 years as President, 1 year as Past President)
Regional Representatives: 2 years
At-Large Representative: 1 year

Time commitment:

Monthly Zoom meeting as well as the expectation when financially possible to attend the annual CSC Unite convention. As regional representatives, there is an expectation to be flexible with additional time if contacted by a colleague to bring things forward to the executive.

How to apply:

Applications are open for eligible CSC members beginning in April. Applications will close at an announced date in early May. All applications will be submitted through CAN CSC’s application form.

Process:

The regional representative positions were staggered on their two-year cycle to ensure there is approximately half of the executive being new members each year. OUA, RSEQ and CCAA are on one cycle, while AUS and Canada West are the alternating year.

The At-Large representative is elected each year. The intent of this position is to provide opportunities to a young, up-and-coming professional and to enhance the diversity of the cabinet representation (gender, BIPOC, etc.).

The president will serve for a four-year rotation: one year as president-elect, two years as president, and one year as past president.

Once all applications are received, they are presented to the executive for a vote. Should a person be reoffering, they are considered a conflict of interest from their regional representative vote but are included in all other votes.