Election 2025

Pasqua First Nation is pleased to announce that the next Band election will be on Monday March 3, 2025 from 9am to 8pm at the Chief Ben Pasqua Memorial Hall.  Please find a number of links and documents below relating to the 2025 PFN Election.

This is the first election for Pasqua First Nation following the First Nations Elections Act which replaces the Indian Act for its method of leadership selection.

Details of the election rules as per the First Nation Elections Regulations are available here.

Nomination Meeting (January 31) & Process

The Nomination Meeting will take place in the Ben Pasqua Memorial Hall from 5pm to 8pm on Friday, January 31, 2025. The meeting will be streamed online via Microsoft Teams. Those unable to attend the meeting in person and interested in nominating or seconding nominees can do so by submitting a nomination form with declaration form to the Electoral Officer before the start of the meeting. 

Several changes to the election rules apply to the nomination process, most notably:

1) Nominators, seconders, and nominees must now all be eligible voting members of the Pasqua First Nation (unlike the previous rules that permitted non-members to nominate and/or be nominated for the position of Chief);

2) Any eligible voter can now nominate or second only one nominee for the position of Chief and nominate or second no more than eight nominees for the position of Councillor (unlike previously when there was no limit to the number of nominees that could be put forward by eligible voters)

3) In order to run as a candidate, a nominee must submit a completed acceptance form and candidacy fee of $250 to the Electoral Officer by 6pm (CST) on Monday, February 3, 2025 (unlike previously when no form or fee were required).  Payment directly to the Electoral Officer via EFT is preferred for tracking purposes; however, cash payment will be accepted at the Nomination Meeting.

Additional changes beyond the nomination process include providing a mail-in ballot on a request basis only and the deadline to request one from the Electoral Officer is February 25. A copy of the form to request a mail-in ballot is available here Request for Mail in Ballot (MIB) Form

For more information or questions about the election please contact Graeme Drew, Electoral Officer via email at gd.drewnorthREMOVE_THIS@gmailREMOVE_THIS.com or by phone at (604) 649-2044.