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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai welcomes you to the CanCham Annual General Meeting 2021 on March 31^st .

The AGM will include an election for the Board of Directors of CanCham, thus we encourage all members to attend the meeting and vote. The Board of Directors are elected to represent the membership and to oversee the activities of the Chamber with respect to executing the Chamber’s Mission Statement. The Chamber of Commerce solicits a board with a wealth of China experience seeking to lend their support to the Canadian business community.

Please read the following carefully to better understand CanCham AGM procedures for the 2021 Board of Directors Elections:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

• The Board of Directors shall consist often ten (10) elected members, one (1) ex-officio member and one (1) Executive Director.

• The ten (10) elected members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by voting members of the Chamber at the Election AGM and shall serve until the next Election AGM.

• The Treasurer shall be elected at the Election AGM. The position requires that the candidate be a CPA in good standing or has equivalent accounting experience and should automatically become one (1) member of the ten (10) directors forming the Board of Directors of the Chamber.

• The one (1) ex-officio member of the Board of Directors, who shall also be the Vice Chair (Ex Officio), shall be the Senior Trade Commissioner of the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai. The ex-officio member shall have no voting rights at a meeting of the Board of Directors.

• Elected members of the Board of Directors shall serve a two (2) year term immediately following an Election AGM. After completion of their first term, each Board member may stand for election for a second term should they so wish.

• Elected members of the Board of Directors may not serve on the Board of Directors for more than two (2) consecutive full terms.

• The Executive Director of the Chamber shall be granted one vote at all Board Meetings, AGM and EGM.

DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• The Board of Directors shall be the highest authority of the Chamber. The duties of the Board of Directors are to oversee and make decisions with respect to the programs sponsored by the Chamber and other activities of the Chamber, and to make decisions on matters affecting the Chamber at AGM or EGM.

• The Board of Directors shall act in accordance with the wishes of the Chamber as expressed in an AGM or EGM and shall remain subordinate to the AGM or EGM.

• The outgoing Board of Directors shall meet the incoming Board of Directors at the first Board Meeting held following an Election AGM or EGM to ensure organizational continuity and good governance of the Chamber after the election.

DIRECTOR NOMINATION PROCESS

• The Board shall coordinate the nomination of candidates for election to the Board of Directors at an Election AGM. Each nomination must be signed by three voting members in good standing. The Executive Director or his/her designate shall keep the Board informed of all nomination activities and shall present a list of nominees in writing to the Board at least (35) calendar days to the date of the Election AGM. The Executive Director of the Chamber shall distribute the nominations to members at least (30) calendar days prior to the time and date of the Election AGM.

• Nominees for the Treasurer shall consist of certified public accountants licensed in Canada or any persons with an accounting background that the Board deems as appropriate and capable of managing the financial operations of the Chamber. The Treasurer shall supervise the Executive Director in his /her accounting responsibilities, shall audit the accounting records regularly during the year and shall report the results to the Board.

• Nominations submitted by the Board shall stand at the Election AGM.

• At an Election AGM, any three (3) voting members in good standing may nominate a candidate from the floor.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Only Voting Representatives for Corporate Members, Voting Representative for Associate Members, Voting Representatives for Government & Trade Association Members, or Individual Members are qualified to run for the Board of Directors of the Chamber.

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

• The Chair and Vice-Chair (Private Sector) shall be elected by and from the Board of Directors at their first meeting after the Election AGM and at any other times when necessary.

If you wish to join the CanCham Board of Directors for the term of 2021-2023, please download the following 2021 Candidate Nomination Form and submit the form to info@cancham.asia

2021 Candidate Nomination Form

For further inquiries, please contact membership@cancham.asia

VOTING RIGHTS

You may vote if you are either an Individual member or the voting representative of a Platinum, Corporate, Government & Trade Association or Academy member.

EVENT DETAILS

This event is free to CanCham members. Non-members may not vote.

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TIME:

March 31^st 2021

6:00-9:00PM

VENUE:

To Be Confirmed

TICKETS:

Member: Free

Non-Member: 350RMB

Click here to register for the AGM!