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Trustee

  • French: Conseillère ou conseiller scolaire

Halton Catholic District School Board · Halton Catholic District School Board area

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How it's filled

In plain words
Elected
Exact method
Elected at the regular municipal and school board election (next on 26 October 2026; the new term starts 15 November 2026) by the board's electors in each of its geographic areas: 9 trustees for 2026-2030 (O. Reg. 412/00 s. 2.1: the lesser of 12 and the 2022 number). Student trustees and First Nation trustees appointed under s. 188 also sit on the board and are not counted here.
Seats
9
Source: ontario.ca, checked (+2 more)

Who holds these seats now

Chris Saunders was acclaimed as Trustee on August 24, 2026. No vote was needed: they were the only candidate.

Next vote

Sources

  • ontario.ca · checked Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2 (consolidated from 2026-09-22): s. 58.1(10)-(11) a district school board has 5 to 12 members, not counting First Nation trustees under s. 188, student trustees or the director of education; ss. 58.7-58.9 elections; ss. 230.3 and 230.15(2) Minister's vesting order and appointment of a person to exercise the board's powers For: Trustee, Trustee in French
  • ontario.ca · checked O. Reg. 412/00, Elections to and Representation on District School Boards (consolidated from 2026-04-13, last amended by O. Reg. 100/26): s. 2.1 number of members for a regular election is the lesser of 12 and the 2022 number; ss. 4-9 distribution of members to geographic areas by 31 March of the election year For: Trustee
  • hcdsb.org · checked HCDSB Board of Trustees page lists 9 trustees by area (checked 2026-10-11) For: Trustee
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (consolidated from 2026-05-07): s. 4 regular elections on the fourth Monday of October every four years (26 October 2026); s. 6 four-year term beginning 15 November; district school boards elected the same way as councils (Education Act s. 58.7) For: Brenda Agnew, current term, Chris Saunders, current term, Helena Karabela, current term, Janet O'Hearn-Czarnota, current term, Kirsten Kelly, current term and 5 more
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Burlington Wards 4 & 5) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Brenda Agnew, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Oakville Wards 4 & 7) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Chris Saunders, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Oakville Wards 5 & 6) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Helena Karabela, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Halton Hills) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Janet O'Hearn-Czarnota, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Burlington Wards 1 & 2) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Kirsten Kelly, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Milton Wards 1 & 4) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Marvin Duarte, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Milton Wards 2 & 3) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Patrick Murphy, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Oakville Wards 1, 2 & 3) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Robert Kennedy, current term
  • hcdsb.org · checked Listed as trustee (Burlington Wards 3 & 6) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Trish Powell, current term
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked contest.seats_up = 1 from the clerk's certified candidate list ("1 to elect"), migration 032 backfill For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996: s. 4 (voting day 26 October 2026), s. 31 (nomination day, third Friday in August), s. 37(1) (acclamation at 4 p.m. on the Monday after nomination day), s. 6 (term from 15 November) For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Halton Catholic District School Board - Wards 1,2 & 3', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 9 trustees (board website) for its 9 areas (3 Oakville, 3 Burlington, 2 Milton, 1 Halton Hills) For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Halton Catholic District School Board - Wards 5 and 6', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 9 trustees (board website) for its 9 areas (3 Oakville, 3 Burlington, 2 Milton, 1 Halton Hills) For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked contest.seats_up = 1 from the clerk's certified candidate list ("1 to elect"), migration 032 backfill For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'HCDSB Trustee - Ward 1 & 2', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 9 trustees (board website) for its 9 areas (3 Oakville, 3 Burlington, 2 Milton, 1 Halton Hills) For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'HCDSB Trustee - Ward 3 & 6', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 9 trustees (board website) for its 9 areas (3 Oakville, 3 Burlington, 2 Milton, 1 Halton Hills) For: General election, October 26, 2026
  • ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'HCDSB Trustee - Wards 4 & 5', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 9 trustees (board website) for its 9 areas (3 Oakville, 3 Burlington, 2 Milton, 1 Halton Hills) For: General election, October 26, 2026

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