On October 23, 2025, ACFO-ACAF held its 36th Annual General Meeting at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa. More than 100 members attended in-person, with many more joining virtually from across Canada.
During the meeting, ACFO-ACAF President Rob Hawkins provided updates and answered questions on key issues, including:
- The Comprehensive Expenditure Review;
- Work Force Adjustment;
- Transition of Fisheries and Oceans Canada/Canadian Coast Guard to National Defence;
- Collective bargaining; and
- Return to the office.
An audio recording of the event will be available on the ACFO-ACAF member portal in the coming weeks for anyone who couldn’t attend.
Thank you, Sylvain!
At this year’s AGM, Sylvain Lapierre concluded his time on the ACFO-ACAF Board of Directors.
Since first being elected in 2021, Sylvain has done some tremendous work on behalf of the CT Community through his role on the collective bargaining committee, his leadership as chair of the finance committee, and many other contributions.
On behalf of the ACFO-ACAF Board of Directors, the CT Community, and the entire staff, we wish him great success in all his future endeavors.
Official voting results
Below are the official results of the votes conducted during the 36th AGM, which include the elections for two board positions and the resolutions. We are grateful to the more than 1,100 members who participated in the voting process this year.
Resolutions
Resolution 1: Approval of the minutes of the 35th Annual General Meeting
Yes: 1, 043
Abstain: 45
No: 13
Resolution 2: Approval of the 2024 audited financial statements
Yes: 1,032
Abstain: 48
No: 21
Resolution 3: Approval of the 2026 budget
Yes: 1,020
Abstain: 49
No: 32
Resolution 4: Approval of the auditors
Yes: 1,018
Abstain: 48
No: 35
Board of Directors
Congratulations to Catharine Lynch and Daniel Lachance, who were elected to Director at Large positions.
The voting results were as follows:
Catharine Lynch: 650
Daniel Lachance: 526
Sylvain Lapierre: 483
Kesavan Muthurajah: 261
Scholarship Recipients
This year, ACFO-ACAF awarded the Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship to Jasmine Fang and Xavier Hill.