Notice of Annual General Meeting
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM September 20, 2023
1229 Queen Street West, Lower Level
Register: https://bit.ly/PCLSAGM23
AGM Materials
We warmly invite you to our upcoming Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 at our office on 1229 Queen Street West. The meeting will be held in person with the option for members to join remotely. If you would like to participate remotely, please register at the link above to receive the zoom details.
We will present the Dorothy Leatch Memorial Award to a community member who made exceptional contributions to social justice and the Fred Zemans Prize in Poverty Law to an outstanding student. The business portion of the meeting will present the Annual Report and the Audited Financial Statements of 2022-2023 and elect our Board of Directors.
Membership
Membership is free, and entitles you to vote at our Annual General Meetings. It also allows you to nominate others to our Board of Directors, or to stand for election yourself. We invite you to become a community member if you:
- Support the mission of our clinic;
- Live in our catchment or service area (south of Bloor, east of the Humber river and west of Ossington); and
- Are 18 years of age or older.
Graduates of Osgoode Hall Law School who completed the Intensive Program in Poverty Law at Parkdale are also eligible to become members.
To become a member, please complete the membership form and return it to us by email or mail or in person. If you would like to vote at this year’s AGM please return the membership form before end of day on Friday, September 15.
Election of Directors
A member in good standing five days in advance of the AGM is eligible to vote in the meeting and elect Directors. Any two members in good standing may nominate another member for election as a Director by submitting a nomination in writing to tenzin.tekan@pcls.clcj.ca. Along with the nomination, the two members must have the written consent of the nominated member confirming they will stand as a nominee. Nomination materials must be received by e-mail or mail by Friday, September 15th, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
If you have any questions or to request accommodations for disability related needs at the AGM, please contact Tenzin Tekan at 416-531-2411 x241 or tenzin.tekan@pcls.clcj.ca.