PSAC North Regional Triennial Convention 2026: Uniting Workers’ Voices for a Stronger North

Sub-Section (4)

Regional Triennial Conventions:

1. will elect an REVP, an Alternate REVP (A/REVP) and, where provided for in Regional By-Laws, a second Alternate REVP;
2. may adopt resolutions for consideration at National Triennial Conventions of the PSAC in accordance with procedures outlined in its Regional By-Laws;
3. will take place within the period commencing 14 months and ending nine (9) months prior to the PSAC National Triennial Convention.

Sub-Section (5)

Regional Conventions shall take place over three (3) days commencing on a Friday.

Sub-Section (6)

For the purpose of representation at a PSAC Regional Triennial Convention:

1. Each local (Components and DCLs) shall be entitled to one (1) delegate for the first one (1) to two hundred and fifteen (215) members and one (1) additional delegate for each additional two hundred and fifteen (215) members or fraction thereof.
2. Up to twenty (20) members of their respective Regional Councils shall be delegates;
3. Each active Area Council shall be entitled to elect one (1) delegate;
4. Each active Regional Women’s Committee shall be entitled to elect one (1) delegate;
5. Each active Regional Human Rights and Equity Committee shall be entitled to  elect one (1) delegate;
6. Two (2) elected regional National Indigenous Peoples’ Circle representatives shall be delegates;
7. Each active Regional Young Workers Committee shall be entitled to elect two (2) delegates;
8. Component national officers shall be delegates in the region in which they live or work.
9. Members of the NBoD and full time Component Vice-Presidents shall be entitled to delegate status in the caucus they have elected to participate in as per Section 19, Sub-Section 5 b)

Sub-Section (7)

1. Component officers as defined in Component By-Laws that meet the following criteria shall be delegates to their respective Regional Convention:
   1. the officer must be a full voting member of the Component executive and elected by the Component Convention delegates or the membership at the national or regional level; and
   1. the officer must live or work in the Region.

• Delegation to a Regional Convention of any Component officer not included in (a) above will require a recommendation from the National President and approval from the NBoD.

Sub-Section (8)

Remuneration of delegates shall be in accordance with Section 24, Sub-Section (21).

Sub-Section (9)

No member shall attend more than one Regional Convention as a delegate per convention cycle.