†cThe CRTO Council acts like a Board of Directors. The Council is comprised of elected Respiratory Therapists (Professional Council Members) and Public Members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
The election process for Professional Council Members is set out in the CRTO By-Law 2: Council and Committees. The By-law outlines the composition of the electoral districts and the election schedule.
Electoral Districts
District 1
The territorial districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay.
Number of Seats: 1
Next Election Date: October 2024
District 2
The territorial districts of Cochrane, Timiskaming, Sudbury, Algoma, Manitoulin, Parry Sound and Nipissing and the District Municipality of Muskoka.
Number of Seats: 1
Next Election Date: October 2024
District 3
The geographic areas of Frontenac, Hastings, Lanark, Prince Edward and Renfrew, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and Ottawa.
Number of Seats: 1
Next Election Date: October 2023
District 4
The geographic areas of Haliburton, Victoria, Peterborough, Northumberland, Simcoe, Durham, York, Peel and Toronto.
Number of Seats: 2
Next Election Date: October 2023
District 5
The geographic areas of Halton, Hamilton, Niagara, Waterloo and Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant, Dufferin and Wellington.
Number of Seats: 2
Next Election Date: October 2024
District 6
The geographic areas of Grey, Bruce, Huron, Perth, Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Lambton, Chatham-Kent and Essex.
Number of Seats: 1
Next Election Date: October 2023
District 7
The whole of the province of Ontario.
Number of Seats: 1
Next Election Date: October 2024
2023 Council Elections Results
Elections to the CRTO Council in Districts 3, 4 and 6 closed on October 11, 2023.
The following Respiratory Therapists have been elected for three-year terms starting December 2023:
District 3
- Sandy Fodey, RRT
District 4
- Jeffrey Dionne, RRT
- Lindsay Martinek, RRT
District 6
- Kelly Munoz, RRT
Congratulations to our newly elected Council members!
We also want to thank all the candidates who submitted their names for nomination and all Members who voted in this year’s elections.
2023 Election Schedule
Notice of Election | June 28, 2023 |
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Call for Nominations | July 26, 2023 |
Nominations Close | August 30, 2023 |
Voting Opens | September 6, 2023 |
Election Date | October 11, 2023 |
1st Council Meeting | December 1, 2023 |