Council elections

A special election is required to fill the following Council positions:

• Pharmacist Councillor 5: a three-year term effective August 20, 2026, to June 30, 2029.
• Pharmacy Technician Councillor 6: a 10-month term effective August 20, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

In May, ACP held an election for the Pharmacist Councillor 2 and Pharmacy Technician Councillor 7 positions where the successful candidates were Deepak Narang and Nina Dueck. Candidates not elected for these Council positions were offered the opportunity to let their names stand again for this special election.

Council has approved the following slate of candidates for the 2026 special election:

Pharmacist Councillor 5

• Ahmed Abdelfattah
• Ali Damani
• Sylvie Druteika
• Michael Hanna
• Michael Kani
• Lisa Lix
• Ethan Swanson

Pharmacy Technician Councillor 6

• Yan Chiu
• Paige Harrison
• Rachelle Lunizo
• Julie Melmoth
• Laura Miskimins
• Melissa Olson

All eligible regulated members will vote for one pharmacist and one pharmacy technician. Voters will use their ACP registration number and password to log in to myACP and vote online. The myACP home page will provide a link that will take voters directly to the voting process.

Key dates

• Thursday, July 23, 2026 – special election opens at 8:00 a.m. MT
• Thursday, August 20, 2026 – special election closes at 4:30 p.m. MT

Sections 18-26 of the ACP Bylaws outline the election process including responsibilities and eligibility criteria. To support the election process, watch your inbox for the two emails that ACP will send with messages from the candidates to all voters. A biographical sketch and photo of each candidate will also be posted.

Resources

• Council responsibilities (Council Governance Policy GP-4)
• Councillor code of conduct (Council Governance Policy (GP-8)
• ACP Bylaws (election process covered in points 18 to 28)
• ACP Bylaws – Section 22: Eligibility

Council positions