Board & Elections

Overview of the 2025 Director Nomination and Election Process

• Call for Nominations for the position of Director (January 31)
• Call for Nominations closes and all completed Nomination packages submitted (February 28)
• Nominations Committee approves the candidates (March 7)
• List of approved candidates posted in all branches and on the ECCU website (includes candidate’s biography and photograph) (March 20)
• Voting Period (online and electronic in-branch) (March 21 – April 11)
• Results of election announced at the Annual General Meeting (April 16)

For the 2025 Board of Directors election process, there are five vacancies and members will elect candidates to fill four positions for a three-year term and one position for a two-year term. A minimum of two sponsors are required and both sponsors must be East Coast Credit Union members. Our call for nominations has now ceased.

Annual General Meeting

Our 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Best Western Bridgewater, 527 Nova Scotia Trunk 10, Exit 12, Bridgewater. Doors open at 6:30 pm, with the official meeting starting at 7:00 pm.

We are excited to offer the livestream option again this year, so that members can view and/or participate in the meeting from any location with Wi-Fi, if they are unable to attend the meeting in person. The link near the bottom of this page will direct you to a Livestream Event page where you can watch the AGM. It can be an interactive experience, or you can simply view the meeting without participating. For those who do not wish to participate, simply click the Livestream link below and enjoy!

If you would like to participate in the meeting, you can do so by either using the “Guest Chat” function (no need to log-in), or you can set up an account using either your email address or Facebook profile. There is an option to log-in at the top right corner of the page and this is where you create your account. If you choose to use your email, a link to activate your account will be sent to the email address you provided and this link will direct you to create your username and password. Once this is complete, your account is active and you will be able to post in the comment section!

All comments and questions, along with the name of the person posting, will be visible online to other viewers using Livestream and also to those in attendance at the AGM. There may be character limitations depending on how long the comment is. If you are not able to insert your full comment due to limitations, you can post as many comments as you need until your message is complete.

A moderator will facilitate the interaction through the Livestream and the meeting, and all comments will be addressed at specific times throughout the meeting.

The live broadcast of our Annual General Meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16. Click here to access the Livestream link.

Click here to view the 2024 Annual General Meeting Minutes, and click here to view the November 4, 2024 Special Member Meeting Minutes.

Click here to view our Notice of Meeting.

To RSVP for the AGM, please email EastCoastAGM@creditu.ca.

Are you eligible to vote?

Every member who is 18 years of age and over, and in good standing, is entitled to vote.*

*Hold a share balance of not less than $5. The Credit Union Act 71(1) and 71(2) does not allow members to vote more than once per question or to vote by proxy. If a corporation or association is a member of East Coast Credit Union, the Credit Union shall recognize an individual to represent the corporation or association by a resolution of the directors of the governing body of the corporation or association.

What is the Nominations Committee?

Each year, the Board of Directors appoints a Nominations Committee, which reports directly to the membership at the AGM. The committee makes its best efforts to identify and encourage nominations from eligible members that are representative of the diversity of the credit union, and who possess the skills, knowledge and expertise required to serve on the Board of Directors. The Committee reviews the nominations to ensure the nominees are eligible candidates for the Board of Directors.