Governance and Legislation
The leadership of the Association is provided by a Council which is by a mix of elected and appointed individuals. The ACLS Council for the 2026-2026 term is composed of the following people:
- Past President – Reid Egger, Edmonton, Alberta
- Vice President – Andrew Leyzack, Burlington, Ontario
- Third Year Councillor – Maryna Hanna, Aurora, Ontario
- Second Year Councillor – Veronica Meister, Williams Lake, British Columbia
- First Year Councillor – Michelle Merrick, St. Albert, Alberta
- Public Councillor – Angie Derrickson, Westbank, British Columbia
- Public Councillor – Gordon MacInnis, Prince Edward Island
- Surveyor General – Martin Gingras, Ottawa, Ontario
- President – Chris de Haan, Kamloops, British Columbia
- Executive Director / Secretary Treasurer – Christina Nichols, Ottawa, Ontario executivedirector@acls-aatc.ca
ACLS Staff
Marie Robidoux – ACLS Registrar registrar@acls-aatc.ca
Kevin Jones – Assistant to the Executive Director of ACLS & CBEPS Director of Candidate Services board@acls-aatc.ca
Jenny Cooper -Member Services Coordinator & National Surveyors Conference Manager communications@acls-aatc.ca
Marina Yong – Administration admin@acls-aatc.ca
Julia Meldrum – Practice Review Manager practicereview@acls-aatc.ca
Below you will find links to legislation pertaining to surveys and surveyors within Canada.
- Canada Lands Surveyors Act (S.C. 1998, c. 14)
Canada Lands Surveyors Act - Canada Lands Surveys Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. L-6)
Canada Lands Surveys Act - Canada Lands Surveyors Regulations (SOR/99-142)
Canada Lands Surveyors Regulations
ACLS COMMITTEES
Executive
Chris de Haan, ACLS President Chair
Andrew Leyzack, ACLS Vice President
Martin Gingras, Surveyor General
Reid Egger, ACLS Past President
Board of Examiners
Patrick Ringwood, Chair
Marie-Christine Robidoux, Registrar
Dominique Fecteau
Julian Goodyear
Estelle Moisan
Joe Iles
ACLS International Hydrographer Certification Panel
Derrick Peyton, Industry – Chair
Louis Maltais, Stand in for CHS Director General
Marie-Christine Robidoux, Secretary
Sylvie Daniel – Academia
Shelly Leighton – Academia
Matthew Smith – Government
Brian Farrelly – Industry
Olga Telecka – Academia
David Dodd – Academia
Sylvain Babineau – Industry
Veronique Jegat – Industry
Finance
Chris de Haan – Chair
Reid Egger
Christina Nichols
Andrew Leyzack
Complaints
Ian Lloyd, Chair
Dominique Fecteau
Bill Edgerton
Angie Derrickson, Lay Councillor
Paul Burbidge
Alain Sansoucy
Ron Dennis
Yanick Morneau
Insurance
Christina Nichols, Chair
Varick Ollerhead
Gordon Webster
Discipline
Gordon MacInnis, Lay Councillor
David Attwood
Nancy Kearnan – Chair
Bruce Hewlko
Chris Bunker
Maryna Hanna – Council member
Nominating
Reid Egger – Chair
Vacant
Bob Halliday
Offshore
Nancy Kearnan, Chair
Andrew Leyzack, Liaison
Tim Janzen
José M’Bala
Derrick Peyton
Andrew Morse
Jordan Rees
Ryan Schuler
Bylaws and Legislation
Dave Urso, Chair
Reid Egger, Liaison
Stewart McPhee
Jim Simpson
Robert Cream
Fares Mattwrd
Connor MacDonnell
Marie Robidoux, ACLS Registrar
Christina Nichols, ACLS Executive Director
Practice Review
Mel Truchon, Chair
Marie-Christine Robidoux, Registrar
Julia Meldrum, ACLS Practice Review Manager
Martin Larocque
Guillaume Dube
Veronica Meister – Liaison
Ryan Gordon
Michelle Merrick
Standards of Practice
Carlo Monette-Chair
Maryna Hanna – Liaison
Irwin Natt
David Young
Keith Norek
Greg Hartel
Czarina Foord
Julia Meldrum, ACLS Practice Review Manager
Indigenous Relations Steering Committee
Rob Pinkerton, Chair
Joe Iles, private practice
Angie Derrickson, Liaison
Charlene McCue, NALMA
Ryan Beate, NRCan
Dominique Fecteau, private practice
Andrew Leyzack – offshore liaison
Maryna Hanna
Continuing Professional Development
Tania Gosselin – Chair
Elden Pfeiffer
Chris de Haan
Tricia Christie
Shelly Leighton
Michelle Merrick – Liaison
Chris Beaugrand
Noelle Machon
Joseph Osei Ababio
Truth and Reconciliation Task Force
Robert Halliday – Chair
Angie Derrickson – Council Liaison
IRSC Representative – Rob Pinkerton
Tanya Khan – SOP Liaison
Michelle Merrick – CPD Liaison
Christina Nichols, Executive Director
Chris de Haan – ALCS