Council is the main governing and decision-making body of the College. The Council is comprised of no more than 17 members; nine professional members elected by members in the five districts, and a minimum of five and no more than eight public members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Your participation, either by running as a candidate or casting a vote, will give you an opportunity to make an impact on the regulation of the traditional Chinese medicine profession in Ontario.
The 2023 election has two Council position available for the District #1, North East. District #1 is comprised of the districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Timiskaming, and Sudbury; the district municipality of Muskoka; and the city of Greater Sudbury; the counties of Frontenac, Hastings, Lanark, Renfrew, Lennox and Addington; the united counties of Leeds and Grenville, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry; and the cities of Prince Edward and Ottawa.
The 2023 election has one Council position available for District #2, Central East. District #2 is comprised of the counties of Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, and Simcoe, the city of Kawartha Lakes, and the regional municipality of Durham.
The 2023 by-election has one Council position available for District #3, Central. District #3 is comprised of the City of Toronto and the regional municipality of York.
The 2023 by-election has one Council position available for District #5, West. District #5 is comprised of the counties of Essex, Bruce, Grey, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, Huron, Perth, Oxford, and the regional municipality of Chatham- Kent.
The term of office of a Member elected to Council is approximately three years, commencing with the first regular meeting of Council immediately following the election.
A Member who has served on Council for nine consecutive years is ineligible for election to Council until a full three-year term has passed since that Member last served on Council.
| District | Election Year |
|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | 2023 2026 |
| 3 | 2024 2027 |
| 4 & 5 | 2022 2025 |
