Council Elections

    2024 Election Results

    Canadian Actors' Equity Association is pleased to announce the results of the Council election and its 2025-2027 Equity Council.

    Elections were held in six regions, while eight candidates were acclaimed in seven other regions. The newly formed leadership will take office at their first meeting on January 26 and 27 and election of the available officer positions will take place at the same meeting.

    With an overall 39% voter return rate, the Council election results (including voter turnout by region) are listed below. Click here to view the complete voting results.

     

    Elected Councillors:

    British Columbia & Yukon — 45% voter turnout
    Scott Bellis
    Anita Wittenberg
    Raugi Yu

    Northern Alberta & Northwest Territories — 54% voter turnout
    Lora Brovold

    Ontario — 32% voter turnout
    Eric Abel
    Alethea Bakogeorge
    Hailey Lewis
    Tim Machin
    André Morin
    Alexia Vassos
    Tahirih Vejdani

    Quebec — 49% voter turnout
    Deena Aziz

    Southern Alberta — 47% voter turnout
    Katelyn Morishita

    Stage Management — 52% voter turnout
    Robert Harding
    Ingrid Turk

     

    Acclaimed Councillors:

    Atlantic
    Paul Rowe

    Dance
    Sharon DiGenova

    Eastern Ontario & Outaouais
    Geoff McBride

    Eastern Opera
    Branden Olsen
    Arieh Sacke

    Manitoba & Nunavut
    Kevin Klassen

    Saskatchewan
    Kenn McLeod

    Western Opera
    Henry Chen

    Your 2025-2027 Council Candidates

    Click a region below to view the candidates.

    Regions with Elections:

     

    Regions with Acclaimed Councillors:

    Atlantic (1 seat)
    Dance (1 seat)
    Eastern Ontario & Outaouais (1 seat)
    Eastern Opera (2 seats

    Manitoba & Nunavut (1 seat)
    Saskatchewan (1 seat)
    Western Opera (1 seat)

     

    Regional All-Candidates Meetings

    If you are a member in good standing and have not received an email about your region's All-Candidates Meeting, please contact elections@caea.com for the Zoom registration link.

     

    Election Timeline

    • Nominations open

      September 3

    • Last day for members to update electoral regions

      October 3

    • Nominations close at 8:00 p.m. ET

      October 10

    • Voting opens at 12:00 p.m. ET

      November 12

    • Last day to come into good standing and be eligible to vote

      November 21

    • Voting closes at 3:00 p.m. ET & Election results announced

      November 28

    Election FAQ

    Who can vote?

    Regular, Life and Regular - Extended Visa members of Equity in good standing by the enumeration deadline (November 21) are eligible to vote in the 2024 Council elections.

    How do I vote?

    Voting instructions and access to your ballot will be sent to all Equity members eligible to vote on November 12 for members with an EMAIL communication preference, or on November 6 for members with a MAIL communication preference. Voting for the 2025-2027 Council term will be online or by telephone only. Voting opens November 12 and closes on November 28. Only those votes cast prior to 3:00 p.m. ET on November 28 will be counted. The election results will also be announced by email, social media and on caea.com on November 28, 2024.

    Where do I find my ballot?

    For member security and confidentiality, voting takes place through an external election platform, ElectionBuddy. Your voting instructions and access to your ballot can only be found in your voter information email or mail.

    What if I do not receive my voter information?

    If you are a Regular, Life and Regular - Extended Visa member in good standing, registered in an electoral region where an election is taking place, and have not received a ballot by November 12, please contact communications@caea.com.

    Which region am I in? Can I vote in a different region?

    Members can vote for candidates in their registered electoral region only, which reflects either the member's permanent address or the member's discipline (if involved in Opera, Dance, or Stage Management). To view your current electoral region and/or request a region change, log in to review your membership profile and select 'Update your Region/Discipline'. The last day to select an alternate electoral region prior to the 2024 Council election is October 3, 2024. If you have made a bona fide move to a new permanent address in a different electoral region, please email elections@caea.com to update your region.

    Where can I find my regional candidates?

    You can find out about who is running in Equity's 13 regions by clicking the region links on this page. Regions will also be holding candidacy meetings throughout November so make sure you regularly check your emails from Equity or the Candidate Meetings tab on this page to find out when your regional candidates are getting together.