Annual General Meeting

Notice of 2023 League of Canadian Poets Annual General Meeting

The 2023 Annual General Meeting for the League of Canadian Poets is Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 2pm EST. This meeting will be held online, as ZOOM webinar.

Time zone breakdown:

  • Pacific (Most of BC): 11am
  • Mountain (AB, YT, NWT): 12pm
  • Central Standard (SK): 12pm
  • Central Daylight (MB, Western ON): 1pm
  • Eastern (Central and Eastern ON, QC): 2pm
  • Atlantic (PE, NS, NB): 3pm
  • NL: 3:30pm

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As a business meeting, the AGM will review the following:

  • Minutes from the 2022 AGM
  • Financial statements and report for 2022-2023 fiscal year (ended March 31, 2023)
  • Budget presentation for 2023-2024 fiscal year (ending March 31, 2024)
  • Appointment of auditor for the 2023-2024 year (Norton McMullen LLP)
  • Board of Directors election
  • Annual report

Members can find all necessary documents except draft financial statements in the 2023 AGM Member Package document, here:  2023 AGM – Member Package.pdf

Draft financial statements for the 2022-2023 year will be circulated to membership and posted to this webpage pending approval from the Board of Directors.

You can find our Annual Report here:  LCP Annual Report 2022-23.pdf

Voting will take place using the polling function on Zoom. If you have any questions about our 2023 AGM, please contact nicole@poets.ca.

2023 Member Information Session

On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 2pm EST, League staff will be hosting a member information session. This is an opportunity to connect directly with staff and ask questions or provide feedback about programs, services, and member benefits. This member information session has helped streamline our AGM as a business meeting, and connect directly with our membership in a more casual and friendly way!

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Member Motions

Motions for the League’s AGMs must be submitted by writing to the League’s staff and Board of Directors a minimum of 60 days before any AGM. This ensures by-law and legal compliance and ensures members can be aware and available to participate in the meeting if the member motion is important to them.

Voting on Motions

Motions at each AGM will be passed using the polling feature in Zoom. Each motion will be presented to attendees, who will be able to vote Yes, No or Abstain for any Motion. We ask that Associate Members do not vote on motions at the AGM. Associate members cannot cast votes at the AGM per League by-laws. We instead invite Associate members to add their contributions verbally or in the chat feature.