At HEU’s 35th biennial convention, scheduled November 1 to 6, 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, delegates will elect members to the Provincial Executive (PE) and alternates.
The PE governs our union between conventions. There are 27 elected members on the PE, with the secretary-business manager being appointed by the executive. Elected members serve two-year terms, except the Senior Trustee-Elect who serves a four-year term.
Candidates who declared by August 4 were able to submit candidate statements for circulation before convention. Those submissions are now closed.
Please note that any HEU delegate can seek nomination for election at convention, whether or not they submitted a statement by the deadline.
You must be a delegate to the HEU convention in order to run for election to the Provincial Executive. You can find a description of the roles of the PE positions in Article 7 of the constitution.
The positions that will be elected at the 2026 convention are:
At-large positions
- President
- Financial Secretary
- 1st Vice-President
- 2nd Vice-President
- 3rd Vice-President
- Senior Trustee-Elect
- Trustee
Regional Vice-Presidents:
- Fraser (3 positions)
- Interior (3 positions)
- Northern (2 positions)
- Vancouver Coastal (3 positions)
- Vancouver Island (2 positions)
Diversity Vice-Presidents:
- Ethnic Diversity
- Indigenous Peoples
- People with Disabilities
- Pink Triangle
- 2-Spirit, Women & Non-Binary
- Young Workers
Standards for candidates
All candidates for Provincial Executive are subject to the Provincial Executive Campaign Rules, and should review these rules before doing any campaigning. These rules hold candidates to the same high standards as members of the Provincial Executive, including the Code of Conduct and Social Media Policy.
The rules are in effect starting April 9, 2026 and can be found on our Code of Conduct and Related HEU Policies page.
Provincial Executive candidate training
HEU’s independent Ethics Commissioner hosted sessions between June and September to explain the role and responsibilities of the positions on the HEU’s Provincial Executive, as well as the HEU Code of Conduct and expectations for candidates while campaigning.
The Provincial Executive Candidate Statements document above includes a list of which declared candidates attended the sessions.
Anyone considering running for a position on HEU Provincial Executive should attend one of these sessions. Register through the links below.