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2021 Elections to CCO Council

March 29, 2021

Unofficial Results

Please see the following memorandum for the unofficial results for the 2021 elections to CCO Council:

Unofficial Results for 2021 Elections to CCO Council

March 15, 2021

On March 15, 2021, 4 p.m, every eligible voter in Ontario is receiving an electronic ballot to vote for a candidate for District 7 (Academic). In addition, eligible voters in District 4 (Central) are receiving an electronic ballot for up to two candidates in District 4, and eligible voters in District 5 (Central West) are receiving an electronic ballot for one candidate in District 5. Emails were sent to the voting email address indicated by members.

Voting will close on March 29, 2021, 4 p.m. In the presence of scrutineers, the Registrar will review the electronic votes in each district. Voter confidentiality will be maintained throughout the election process, including whether a member did or did not vote.

Unofficial results will be announced to candidates and posted on the CCO website on March 29, 2021.

If have any questions or concerns, please email cco.info@cco.on.ca.

March 12, 2021

As of the close of nominations, the following candidates had filed nomination papers and supporting documents for the 2021 elections to CCO Council. Please see below for each candidate’s biographical statements and one optional, additional page of campaign material. Candidates are permitted to provide one additional page of campaign material.

Please note: Voting for CCO elections will open on March 15, 2021 at 4 p.m. Eligible voters in each district will receive an email to vote, with voting instructions and a link to an electronic ballot with the candidates in their district(s) on March 15, 2021 at 4 p.m.

District 1: Northern (one CCO Council position available)

Dr. Angelo Santin (acclaimed). Congratulations to Dr. Angelo Santin who has been elected by acclamation to CCO Council from District 1.

District 4: Central (two CCO Council positions available)

Dr. Kyle Grice Biographical Statement

Dr. Barbara Smith Biographical Statement

Optional Additional Campaign Statement

Dr. Julia Viscomi Biographical Statement

Dr. Adam Wade Biographical Statement

Optional Additional Campaign Statement

District 5: Central West (one CCO Council position available)

Dr. Dennis Mizel Biographical Statement

Optional Additional Campaign Statement

Dr. John Riva Biographical Statement

Optional Additional Campaign Statement

District 7: Academic – all eligible voters in every district will receive a ballot (one CCO Council position available)

Dr. Chadwick Chung Biographical Statement

Optional Additional Campaign Statement

Dr. Jarrod Goldin Biographical Statement

Optional Additional Campaign Statement

Please note the following important dates regarding elections to Council:

March 8, 2021: CCO posts on this website page and distributes by email to eligible voters in each district biographical information for each candidate.
March 12, 2021: Additional written campaign material for candidates posted on this website page, if provided.
March 15, 2021, 4 p.m: Voting will open – CCO will distribute by email voting procedures and an electronic ballot to eligible voters in each district.
March 29, 2021, 4 p.m: Voting will close – CCO will post unofficial election results on this website page.

Please continue to visit this page for updated information regarding the CCO election.

January 25, 2021

Pursuant to By-law 6: Election of Council Members, elections to CCO Council will be held in Districts 1, 4 and 5 and by-elections will be held in Districts 4 and 7 in March 2021.

Please review the documents below for further details. Nomination papers, candidate undertakings, biographical information and additional campaign material must be received by CCO by February 12, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Thank you for participating in the self-regulation of your profession. All CCO Council meetings are posted on the CCO website.

Notice of Election

Nomination Paper

Candidate Undertaking

Legislation and Ethics Examination and Record Keeping Workshop

Please note: Due to COVID-19 pandemic, CCO has scheduled an online sitting of the Legislation and Ethics Examination for June 3, 2021. The deadline to apply for this examination is May 14, 2021. Due to the online delivery of the examination, candidates should make themselves available for the entire day. Please complete the application form and submit it to Ms Madeline Cheng, Registration Coordinator to apply for the examination. Please contact Ms Madeline Cheng at mcheng@cco.on.ca or 416-922-6355 ext. 113 for any questions.

More information about the legislation and ethics examination, including study material, can be found at the following link. Information about the June 3, 2021 sitting of the examination can be found at the following link.

Information about the online delivery of the examination can be found in the following document and video.

CCO will be holding a virtual record keeping workshop on June 22, 2021, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm. Please email Rose Bustria at bustria@cco.on.ca if you are interested in attending this virtually.