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Call for Board Members
The Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (CMHA BC) is currently seeking candidates for three positions
on our Board of Directors. The position is a three-year term from September 2022 to September 2025. We are
looking for individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences who are interested in helping us fulfill our
vision of improving the mental health and well-being of all British Columbians.
Nominees must be able to demonstrate
commitment to CMHA BC’s Vision and
Mission and be available and willing to
fulfill board member duties, including
being open to learning and work as a
team. Nominees must either already be
or be willing to become members of
CMHA in BC.
Nomination packages can be printed from
our website at cmha.bc.ca/board-
nomination.
Please visit our website at cmha.
bc.ca/board-nomination for a full job
description and fill out our nomination
application form.
Nomination packages
must be received at
the CMHA BC Division
ofce by 4:00 pm PDT
on May 27, 2022
CMHA BC DIVISION 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nomination Form
CMHA BC Division 905 - 1130 W Pender St, Vancouver BC V
6E 4A4 | P 604.688.3234 or 1.800.555.8222 | F 604.688.3236 | E info@cmha.bc.ca
The provincial office is located on the traditional territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-waututh nations.
Members of the CMHA BC Division Board must reflect the
diversity of our community. Best efforts will be made to include
on the Board, people with the following attributes, experience
and/or credentials who have work or volunteer experience and
can contribute in:
• Fundraising and Networking Connections
• Providing care or treatment for:
•
Mental illness and/or
•
Substance use and addictions
• Technology and Innovations
In addition, the Board of Directors is searching for members who
reflect the diversity of society in British Columbia and encourages
nominations from:
• Persons with direct lived experience of a mental illness and/
or addiction
• Indigenous Peoples, Black Peoples, and People(s) of Colour
• Residents of Northern BC communities
• Youth (19–30 years of age)
• Underrepresented groups including but not limited to those
represented by race, ancestry, place of origin, religion, physical
or mental ability, sex, gender identity, gender expression,
sexual orientation and financial ability.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 2 of 13
OUR VISION
A Canada where mental health is a universal human right.
OUR MISSION
To ensure that all people in Canada experience good mental health and well-being.
Our Key Values and Principles
• Embracing the voice of people with mental health and addiction issues
• Promoting inclusion
• Working collaboratively
• Influencing the social determinants of health (e.g. housing, justice)
• Focusing on the mental health needs of all age groups
• Using evidence to inform our work
• Being transparent and accountable
A Person-centered Approach
The Framework for Support (cmha.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Framework_for_Support.pdf) is the central
philosophy guiding our activities. This philosophy holds that the person experiencing mental illness is at the centre
of any supportive mental health system. The goal of the Framework is to ensure that people experiencing mental
illnesses live fulfilling lives in the community.
Commitment to Excellence
CMHA BC has been accredited through Imagine Canada’s National Standards Program (imaginecanada.ca/
en/standards-program). The Standards Program awards accreditation to charities and nonprofits that demonstrate
excellence in five fundamental areas: board governance; financial accountability and transparency; fundraising; staff
management; and volunteer involvement.
CMHA BC is committed to the ongoing pursuit of Truth and Reconciliation.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 3 of 13
CMHA BC’S 2021-2025 STRATEGIC PLAN
The plan is the result of work led by the CMHA BC Board and reflects the voices and input of our team members,
colleagues, partners, and stakeholders from across the Province. Together, their input has been instrumental in
helping to define where we are, where we’re going, and why.
Find out how we are working towards a vision of Canada where everyone can realize their human rights to their best
possible mental health.
Please visit the “About Us” section at www.cmha.bc.ca for more information about our CMHA BC’s Strategic Plan.
Duties of the Board Nominating Committee (BNC):
• to consider as a group, the organizational needs of the Society as determined by the Board, as outlined on page 1,
• to present a slate of persons for election meeting one of the following conditions:
1. candidate is nominated by BNC, or
2. nominated in writing by at least ten members of the Society in good standing and eligible to vote on the
election of directors.
• to recommend candidates that best meet the identified needs of the Board. This is done by placing an (*) beside
the name of candidates moving to ballot for election.
It is the mandate of the Division Board that Legal and Finance Priorities be removed from the election process and be
met by appointment.
OUR THREE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
REACH all British Columbians
throughout their lifespan to
promote mental wellness and
provide mental illness and
substance use care by leveraging
strengths.
UPLIFT the voices of BC’s non-
prot organizations and people
with lived and living experience
to create positive change in our
public and community-based
systems of care.
ADVANCE our human right to
our best possible mental health
by calling for a comprehensive
system of care that protects and
promotes our rights to adequate
housing, education, employment,
community inclusion and health.
With our values, the input from our thought partners, and our guiding principles in mind, we identied three strategic
priorities: reach, uplift and advance.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 4 of 13
Candidate Information
To be completed by all nominees. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE.
For assistance with completing this form, please contact nominations@cmha.bc.ca
Name:
Preferred pronouns (disclosure is optional):
Address:
Phone:
Email:
I prefer to be contacted by:
phone
email
Profession and/or Expertise:
The information collected here is protected under our Privacy Policy (cmha.bc.ca/privacy). However, answers to
Questions 1 through 6 will be presented in the election kit.
If you have any questions about the nomination and election process please contact Kelli Bodnar, Chair,
Nominating Committee at nominations@cmha.bc.ca
DEADLINE: May 27, 2022 by 4:00 pm PDT
Information from this Nomination Form will be used in the preparation of the election package.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 5 of 13
QUESTIONS
Responses received from the questions to the candidate about CMHA will be presented in the
election kit. To facilitate ease for voters, we may edit for consistency.
Please note: Due to space limitations, we request that you please keep your response to 100 words
or less. You may use bullet points if you wish. Responses longer than 100 words may be reduced.
Question #1
Part A. Can you please introduce yourself in the space provided below? You can include highlights from your
professional/volunteer background.
It will be beneficial to indicate how your background will contribute to the Board of Directors in the identified priority
areas of expertise:
Fundraising and networking connections
Providing care or treatment for:
Mental illness and/or
Substance use and addictions
Technology and Innovations
Please do not exceed 100 words:
Optional:
If you wish, you can select the appropriate check boxes below. Information from the checkboxes will not be included
in the election kit. Please indicate if you self-identify as a:
Person with direct lived experience of a mental illness and/or addiction
Indigenous Peoples, Black Peoples, and People(s) of Colour
Resident of a Northern BC community
Youth (19 –30 years of age)
Underrepresented groups including but not limited to those represented by race, ancestry, place of origin,
religion, physical or mental ability, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and financial ability.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 6 of 13
Question #2
Part B. Please describe for us what the term “lived experience” means to you.
Please do not exceed 100 words:
Question #3
The CMHA BC Board has responsibility for the governance and strategic oversight of CMHA BC. (Please see “Board
Job Description” at cmha.bc.ca/board-nomination for more information). Please tell us how your experience will
help fulfill your role as director.
Please do not exceed 100 words:
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 7 of 13
Question #4
What do you see as the emerging issues in the area of mental health and addiction that CMHA BC should address as
a priority in the next 3-5 years?
Please do not exceed 100 words:
Question #5
Please tell us how you would use your fundraising experience or network connections to help CMHA BC’s reach our
strategic goals and priorities.
Please do not exceed 100 words:
Question #6
Is there any additional information you would like to share about yourself on how you can contribute to the
effectiveness of the CMHA BC Division Board?
Please do not exceed 100 words:
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 8 of 13
QUALIFICATION
Qualifications for Nomination (extracted from bylaws [2020])
7.2 Nomination of candidates
a) The nominee is qualified to be director in accordance with Bylaw 8.3;
8.3 Qualification
Subject to Bylaw 8.15, in order to become, act or continue to act as a Director, a person must:
a) Be qualified as required by the Societies Act, except that no person is qualified to become or act as a Director of
the Society who is under the age of 19 years;
b) Be a Member of the Society;
c) Not be a Staff Member;
d) Not be an ineligible individual, unless that person received the approval of the Directors to remain a Director
within 30 days after making the disclosure required by Bylaw 8.4.
Eligible nominees for election to a 3-year term on the Board of Directors must:
• Be 19 years of age or older
• Be able and willing to fulfill the responsibilities and duties outlined in the job description, for a term of three years
• NOT be an employee of any branch, of any division, or of the national office of the Canadian Mental Health
Association
• NOT be serving as a Director on any other CMHA Branch Board; Directors of a CMHA Branch Board must be
prepared to step down if elected to the Division Board to avoid conflict of interest.
• Be a current member of the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division or a CMHA branch in BC or
willing to become a member. If you are not a current member, you may request membership and include your
membership fee with your completed nomination form
• Complete the attached Declaration of Eligibility of Director or Officer pursuant to
s. 149.1 (1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
I have read the qualifications for nomination eligibility and agree that I meet the qualifications for nomination
Name:
Signature: Date:
Member signatures are not required for nomination. The signature of ten members eligible to vote guarantees that a nomination
proceeds to the ballot. Nominations of individuals without ten member signatures will be at the discretion of the Nominating
Committee.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 9 of 13
Member Signatures
Pursuant to the CMHA BC Division Bylaws Section 7.2b, the nomination of a candidate for election as
a director in the election by ballot is valid if “the person is nominated by the Nominating Committee or
nominated in writing by at least ten members of the Society in good standing who are eligible to vote on the
election of directors.”
See the Qualications for Nomination section on page 8 of this package for details.
We, the undersigned, support the nomination of:
for election as a Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division. We are current ordinary members
of the Society in good standing at the date of signature and are eligible to vote on the election of directors on the
Nomination Date set by the Directors.
Name (please print) Signature Date
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Note: Being nominated by 10 members in good standing will not guarantee receiving BNC’s recommended status —
identified by an asterisk (*) beside the candidate’s name on the election ballot.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 10 of 13
CONSENT FORM
I, the undersigned, agree to have my name placed in nomination for election as a Director of the Canadian Mental Health
Association, BC Division (CMHA BC). I understand that as part of the election process, my biographical sketch will be
published on a ballot and made available to all members in BC, and also posted on the CMHA BC website (cmha.bc.ca)
which is accessible to the public. This information will be public only until the election ends: August 12 2022. In the
event that I am elected, I will receive and return a new consent form that is distributed to all new board members.
I am a paying member with the following Branch and/or Division:
Yes, with the ____________________________________________ Branch/Division.
No, but I have submitted my membership application online at www.cmha.bc.ca/membership.
No, but my membership fee of $20.00 is enclosed.
No, but my membership fee of $5.00 for individuals on limited income is enclosed.
If elected, I understand that I will be expected to:
• Serve a three-year term on the CMHA BC Board of Directors
• Attend at least 75% of the meetings of the CMHA BC Board during my term
• Be an active member as required
• Respond to requests
• Be available to participate in meetings on behalf of the CMHA BC Board
• Be a champion for fundraising in support of fundraising goals
• Be eligible to sign the Director’s Eligibility Form
• Communicate through email and have access to the Internet from time to time
I have read the above statement and the Board job description. I agree that I have the time to meet my
responsibilities as Director.
(Board job description is available to view on our website at cmha.bc.ca/board-nomination)
Name:
Signature:
Date:
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 11 of 13
(the “Society”)
Declaration of Eligibility of Director or Officer pursuant to s. 149.1(1)
of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
I , ______________________________ , of __________________________________,
British Columbia, declare that:
1. I consent to act as a director of the Society.
2. I am not an Ineligible Individual under the Income Tax Act (Canada). This means that:
a) I have never been convicted of a criminal offence, whether under the laws of Canada or elsewhere, that
relates to financial dishonesty (including tax evasion, theft or fraud) or is relevant to the operation of a charity,
unless
i) a pardon has been granted or issued and the pardon has not been revoked or ceased to have effect, or
ii) a record suspension has been ordered under the Criminal Records Act (Canada) and the record
suspension has not been revoked or ceased to have effect;
b) In the past 5 years, I have never been convicted of a non-criminal offence, whether under the laws of
Canada or elsewhere, that relates to financial dishonesty (including offences related to charitable fundraising,
consumer protection and securities) or is relevant to the operation of a charity;
c) None of the charities listed in paragraphs 3 and 4 below have, within the past 5 years, had their charitable
registration revoked; and
d) I have not, nor have I ever been, a promoter of a tax shelter arrangement that involved a gift to a registered
charity, where such charity had its charitable registration revoked in the past five years for reasons that
included its participation in the tax shelter.
3. I am or have been in the last 5 years a director, trustee or officer of the following registered charities:
Name of charity Position held
(director, trustee, officer)
Time period in which
position held
To be completed by all nominees.
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 12 of 13
4. I control or manage, or have controlled or managed, either directly or indirectly, the following registered charities
in the last 5 years:
Name of charity Nature of
control/management
Time period in which
control/management held
5.
I am eligible to be a director under the Society’s bylaws and the Societies Act (British Columbia). This means that:
a) I am at least 19 years of age;
b) I am not currently deemed by any court, in Canada or elsewhere, to be incapable of managing my own
affairs;
c) I am not an undischarged bankrupt; and
d) I have never been convicted, in British Columbia or elsewhere, of an offence in connection with the
promotion, formation or management of a corporation or unincorporated entity, or of an offence involving
fraud, unless an exemption otherwise applies under the Societies Act.
6. I have never been convicted of an offence under the Health Professions Act (British Columbia) or similar
professional regulatory legislation, or sanctioned with disciplinary action by a regulator of a profession, in or
outside of British Columbia.
7. I have disclosed any breaches of professional ethics, breaches of trust, and contraventions of any professional
practices.
8. I have disclosed any activities or affiliations that could be reasonably foreseen to risk or compromise the
reputation of the Society.
9. I agree to undergo a criminal record check and release the results of this check to any individual or group that the
Society deems is appropriate for the purpose of determining my eligibility to serve as a director. I authorize the
Society to conduct investigations, including any online search or reference check, to determine the accuracy of
the representations made in my Nomination Form.
10. I will inform the Society immediately should I become aware that any of the declarations above are or have
become untrue.
11. I agree that if there is any dishonesty on my part, or if the Society or Canada Revenue Agency determines any
dishonesty, with respect to this declaration, I will immediately tender my resignation of all positions held with the
Society upon written request by the Society’s board of directors.
____________________________________ ___________________ __________________________________________
Nominee Signature Date Name of Nominee
____________________________________ ___________________ __________________________________________
Witness Signature Date Name of Witness
NOMINATION FORM
2022 Board of Directors
Deadline: 4:00 pm PDT May 27, 2022
www.cmha.bc.ca
page 13 of 13
CHECKLIST
Please ensure all sections are completed before submitting your nomination form:
Candidate Information – page 4
Questions – page 5–7
Qualification – page 8–9
Consent – page 10
Declaration of Eligibility of Director – page 11–12
Please send your completed nomination form by 4:00 pm PDT, May 27, 2022 to:
Mail: Attn: Jonny Morris, Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division
905 - 1130 W. Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
If you need assistance to complete this form, please contact nominations@cmha.bc.ca
Email: nominations@cmha.bc.ca
Fax: (604) 688-3236
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