Elections

The annual University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU) Spring Election is an opportunity for members to run for positions and elect an Executive Committee and Board of Directors to serve for one-year terms.

The Executive Committee strive to ensure that the academic and social needs of undergraduate students are met by building a more inclusive educational and campus life experience for all students while the Board of Directors set the work and vision of the organization for the upcoming year. The UTMSU currently has five (5) ‘Executive’ and fourteen (14) ‘Board’ positions eligible for the upcoming election. All UTMSU members are eligible to vote this election.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the UTMSU Spring 2022 Elections feature in-person and virtual polling stations. All interested candidates can request a nomination package from Room 115 in the Student Centre or online using the Nominations Package Application.

All interested candidates must abide by the UTMSU Elections and Procedure Code found on the UTMSU website, utmsu.ca/elections.

Executive Candidates (Five Positions)

“Executive Candidates” refers to candidates for the position of President, Vice-President Internal, Vice-President University Affairs, Vice-President Equity, and Vice- President External. 

Division 2: Directors At-Large (Eleven Positions)

“Division II Directors” shall refer to those directors elected by UTM students who are enrolled as fulltime undergraduate students at the University of Toronto.

Division 3: Part-Time Directors at Large (Two Positions)

“Division III Directors” shall refer to those directors elected by members of the Union at the University of Toronto Mississauga that are registered part-time in a program leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate, are taking the equivalent of a part-time course load at the University of Toronto Mississauga for the current session, and who have paid membership fees to the Union.

Division 4: Professional Faculty (One Position)

“Division IV Directors” shall refer to those directors elected by members of the Union at the University of Toronto Mississauga that are registered in a professional Faculty program affiliated with UTM such as the Mississauga Academy of Medicine (MAM).

The nomination period begins on Monday February 28 at 9am ET and ends Friday March 4 at 5pm ET. Nomination Packages will be available starting Monday February 28 at 9am ET and are attainable in person at Room 115 in the Student Center, or virtually.

We encourage candidates to submit their application as soon as possible to ensure sufficient time for receiving and submitting a nomination package. Late and/or incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

Important Dates – Spring 2022 Election:

Virtual All Candidates Meeting

Saturday March 5 from 10am to 12pm ET via Zoom.

Silent Period

Friday March 4 from 5:01pm to Monday March 7 at 8:59am ET.

Campaign Period

Monday March 7 from 9am to Thursday March 17 at 6pm ET.

All Candidates Debate

Wednesday March 9 from 5pm to 7pm ET via Zoom.

Voting Period (In Person and Virtual)

Tuesday March 15 to Thursday March 17 from 9am to 6pm ET daily.

In Person voting will take place at the following campus buildings:

William G. Davis Building

Communication, Culture, and Technology Building (CCT)

Instructional Centre (IB)

Maanjiwe Nendamowinan (MN)

Kaneff Centre

Virtual voting will occur using ElectionBuddy. All eligible UTMSU members will be sent instructions to their University of Toronto email accounts on virtual voting at the start of voting period. Please ensure you are checking your spam/junk folders for this email.

If you may have any questions or concerns about the elections, please do not hesitate to contact our Chief Returning Officer at cro@utmsu.ca.

Elections Policies and documents:

Spring 2022 Elections

 

The annual University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU) Spring Election is an opportunity for members to run for positions and elect an Executive Committee and Board of Directors to serve for one-year terms.

The Executive Committee strive to ensure that the academic and social needs of undergraduate students are met by building a more inclusive educational and campus life experience for all students while the Board of Directors set the work and vision of the organization for the upcoming year. The UTMSU currently has five (5) ‘Executive’ and fourteen (14) ‘Board’ positions eligible for the upcoming election. All UTMSU members are eligible to vote this election.

 

Campaign Period

Campaign period officially opens on Monday March 7th, 2022, at 9am ET. UTMSU’s Spring 2022 Election candidates are listed below. To learn more about each candidate’s campaign, view their candidate statements online or visit the following buildings on campus to check for in-person outreach or posters:

William G. Davis Building

Communication, Culture, and Technology Building (CCT)

Instructional Centre (IB)

Maanjiwe Nendamowinan (MN)

Kaneff Centre

 

All Candidates Meeting

Join our virtual ‘All Candidates Debate’, where you’ll meet the Spring 2022 Election candidates online and can voice your concerns on campus life and ask questions about their campaign!

Date and Time: Wednesday March 9th, 2022 – 5pm to 7pm ET

Access Details:

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Meeting ID: 860 4842 8990

Passcode: 673173

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UTMSU Spring 2022 Elections – Candidates

 

Executive Positions 

President (1 Vacancy)

Sam Aboul Hosn (Change UTM)

Maelis Gayle Virginie Barre (Inspire UTM)

 

VP External (1 Vacancy)

Alistair Kwabena Kirk (Inspire UTM)

Tamara El-Aydi (Change UTM)

 

VP Internal (1 Vacancy)

Wenhan (Berry) Lou (Inspire UTM)

Tsz Hei Justin Ma

 

VP Equity (1 Vacancy)

Reagan Roopnarine (Inspire UTM)

 

VP UA (1 Vacancy)

Suraqa Oofa Noor (Inspire UTM)

Robin Abboud (Change UTM)

 

Division II – Board of Directors (11 Vacancies)

Fatima Abbas
Cyrus Joshua Balens Mena
Mohammad Safwan Zahid
Zinah Alsleman
Annie Bhaskar
Robert Le
Xiyu (Charlotte) Wang
Zaryab Nisar Ahmad Chaudry
Gabriel Horan
Razan Akiba
Yunqi (Eddy) Zhang
Gaganpreet Kaur Behal
Minal Syed
Niguel Walker
Mustafa Khekani

 

Division III – Part Time Directors at Large (2 Vacancies)

VACANT

 

Division IV – Professional Faculty – Mississauga Academy of Medicine (1 Vacancy) 

VACANT

 

Important Dates – Spring 2022 Election:

Virtual All Candidates Meeting

Saturday March 5 from 10am to 12pm ET via Zoom.

Silent Period

Friday March 4 from 5:01pm to Monday March 7 at 8:59am ET.

Campaign Period

Monday March 7 from 9am to Thursday March 17 at 6pm ET.

All Candidates Debate

Wednesday March 9 from 5pm to 7pm ET via Zoom.

Voting Period (In Person and Virtual)

Tuesday March 15 to Thursday March 17 from 9am to 6pm ET daily.

In Person voting will take place at the following campus buildings:

William G. Davis Building

Communication, Culture, and Technology Building (CCT)

Instructional Centre (IB)

Maanjiwe Nendamowinan (MN)

Kaneff Centre

 

Virtual voting will occur using ElectionBuddy. All eligible UTMSU members will be sent instructions to their University of Toronto email accounts on virtual voting at the start of voting period. Please ensure you are checking your spam/junk folders for this email.

If you may have any questions or concerns about the elections, please do not hesitate to contact our Chief Returning Officer at cro@utmsu.ca.