Senate Elections
Senate Elections occur in the Spring and are conducted before April 1. The election schedule, vacancies, the election process and guidelines are announced annually early in the winter term and posted on the Senate website.
Standing Committee elections are usually held in Spring for faculty and announced by the May or June senate meeting (whichever applies) with the exception of many student senator positions, whereby the process to fill vacant positions begins in September, after Senate Orientation has occurred.
Dean, Faculty of Community Services - 2026 Search Committee
Nominations Open: Monday, October 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Nominations Close: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:
According to the AAA policy (opens in new window) , the composition of the search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Community Services is as follows:
- Four (4) tenured faculty members in the Faculty, with no more than one member from each School, elected by and from faculty members, excluding Directors
- One (1) Director elected by School Directors in the Faculty
- One (1) Dean or Vice-Provost selected by the Deans and Vice-Provosts
- One (1) career staff member in the Faculty elected by career staff
The Provost and Vice-President, Academic serves as Chair and non-voting member of the committee, and will appoint two (2) additional members, one of whom shall be a graduate or undergraduate student.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Faculty Eligibility: Tenured faculty members in the Faculty are eligible for nomination. All TFA (including pre-tenure, tenured, LTF) faculty members, excluding Directors in the Faculty may nominate, second and vote for up to four (4) candidates. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve; subsequent candidates to a total of four (4) will be chosen from the list in the order of most votes as long as their School is not already represented, such that the elected members will all be from different Departments/Schools. In the event that there are no candidates from at least four (4) Schools, then the selection will proceed in a similar manner so as to minimize the potential for one School to dominate.
Director Eligibility: All Directors in the Faculty may nominate, second and vote for up to one candidate. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve. Where there is not a Director available to serve on the committee, one additional faculty member shall be elected.
Career Staff Eligibility: All career staff in the Faculty may nominate, second and vote for up to one candidate. The staff member elected to the search committee must be a full-time University employee past their probationary period. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve.
PROCEDURE:
The fully completed nomination form (external link, opens in new window) must be submitted by the nominee using this Google Form (external link, opens in new window) by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026. Email submissions and nominations received after the deadline date and time are invalid and will not be accepted.
After the close of the nomination period, the Senate Office will seek approval from the relevant offices to certify that each nominator, seconder, and candidate conform to the eligibility requirements set out on the nomination form.
ELECTION PROCESS
Candidate profiles will be posted by Wednesday, November 4th and the online election will run from Thursday, November 5th at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, November 13th at 3:00 p.m. Details and reminders will be provided as those dates approach.
If you have any questions, please contact the Senate Office, senate@torontomu.ca.
Vice-Provost, Academic - 2026 Review Committee
Nominations Open: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Nominations Close: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:
According to the AAA policy, the composition of the review committee for the Vice-Provost, Academic is as follows:
- Five (5) tenured faculty members/career librarians, with no more than one member per Faculty/Division
- One (1) Dean or Vice-Provost selected by the Deans and Vice-Provosts
- One (1) undergraduate/graduate student elected by undergraduate and graduate students
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Student Eligibility: Undergraduate/Graduate students currently registered (in good academic standing) in an undergraduate/graduate program at Toronto Metropolitan University leading to an undergraduate/graduate degree are eligible for nomination. Undergraduate/Graduate students may nominate, second and vote for one (1) candidate.
Tenured Faculty/Career Librarian Eligibility: Faculty and librarian members of the TFA may nominate candidates, and all faculty and librarians as a whole shall vote for up to five (5) candidates. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve; subsequent candidates to a total of five (5) will be chosen from the list in the order of most votes as long as their Faculty/Division is not already represented, such that the elected members will all be from different Faculties/Divisions. In the event that there are not candidates from at least five (5) Faculties/Divisions, then the selection will proceed in a similar manner so as to minimize the potential for one Faculty/Division to dominate.
If a librarian is elected to the review committee, they must be full-time University employees past their probationary period.
PROCEDURE:
The fully completed nomination form (external link, opens in new window) must be submitted by the nominee using this Google form (external link, opens in new window) between Monday, October 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. - Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Note that submissions received outside of this form and/or after the closing date will be deemed invalid and will not be considered.
After the close of the nomination period, the Senate Office will seek approval from the relevant offices to certify that each nominator, seconder, and candidate conform to the eligibility requirements set out on the nomination form.
ELECTION PROCESS
Student Election:
Voting Period: Monday, October 19th at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, October 27th at 3:00 p.m.
Vote Online at MY.TORONTOMU.CA as per the screenshot below.
Before you vote, please take a look at the (google doc) candidate statements here (external link) . Please note that it is not required for candidates to provide a statement.
If you have any questions, please contact the Senate Office, senate@torontomu.ca.