2025 Council Election

From July 1 – July 8, 2025, kinesiologists in the following districts will vote to elect Council members:

• District 1 – Northern – 1 vacancy – The districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Timiskaming; the district municipality of Muskoka and the city of Greater Sudbury;
• District 4 – Central – 1 vacancy – City of Toronto and the regional municipality of York;
• District 5 – Central West – 1 vacancy – Counties of Brant, Dufferin, Wellington, Haldimand and Norfolk, the regional municipalities of Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo, and the cities of Hamilton and Brantford; and
• District 7 – Academic – 1 vacancy – Comprised of the entire province where any potential nominee is a member of a faculty or department in an Ontario university degree program in Kinesiology.

Not sure what’s involved and want to learn more about serving on Council? View the expectations of Council members and learn more about Council. 

Submitting nominations and voting

If you are in a district that is up for an election, you will receive an email in April notifying you of the upcoming election. This email will contain instructions on how to submit nominations. Nominations must be submitted online. COKO accepts nominations run from May 2nd – May 16th, 2025, and the names of candidates eligible for election are announced in June. In July, if you are eligible to vote, you will receive an email that contains your ballot. You are eligible to vote if you have paid all fees owed to the College. 

If you have any questions about the nomination or election process, please email communications@coko.ca  

Determining your electoral district

There are seven electoral districts for the purpose of Council elections. Your electoral district is determined by your practice location. If you are not working, your electoral district is determined by your residential location.

If you work or live in one of these districts, you will receive a notification email on July 1, 2025 that contains information and a link to your ballot.

Competency and eligibility

Eligibility

To run for election, you:

• must be registered in good standing;
• cannot have been an employee, officer or director of any professional association or certifying body in the healthcare or health-related field for one year before submitting your nomination;
• must run in the district in which you are eligible to vote; and
• (District 7 only) must also be employed full-time at a faculty or department of kinesiology at an Ontario university.

Competency

You should also assess yourself against the Council and Committee Competency Profile that will be used to determine eligibility and suitability of kinesiologists wanting to stand for election to Council.

In addition, candidates must complete an online Council Orientation Module, which is one of the requirements to run in the election. It should take you approximately one hour to complete. At the end of the module, you’ll be asked to submit a form to notify the College that you’ve completed it.