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.

 

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