Finance Committee Member - volunteer

Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC) is responsible for the accreditation of entry-to-practice physiotherapy education programs in Canada.

The PEAC Governance Committee, a standing committee of the PEAC Board of Directors, is responsible for the succession planning, and is initiating recruitment for two (2) new External Members for the Finance Committee for appointment by the PEAC Board of Directors in July 2026. Members are sought from organizations or key interested and impacted parties with physiotherapy education and/or financial expertise. In accordance with the Finance Committee’s recruitment process, we ask for your assistance in our recruitment of two (2) new External Members to fill these vacancies.

While the emphasis of expertise on the Finance Committee relates to the accounting, financial reporting, and financial-related legal obligations of PEAC, the organization is committed towards transformative change. We understand the importance of a diversity of voices and are seeking out opportunities to increase the power of those that hold critical and lived expertise within the Finance Committee; in particular but not limited to those who are part of racialized, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S+ communities.

The purpose and responsibility of the Finance Committee is outlined in the Terms of Reference in the links below:

French: Mandats: Comité des finances

English: Terms of Reference – Finance Committee

PEAC acknowledges that the current composition of the Finance Committee does not yet fully reflect the diversity of the communities’ physiotherapists serve, including Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), racialized communities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ communities, and others who have been historically marginalized. This recruitment process is part of PEAC’s commitment to rebalancing power within its governance structures and ensuring accreditation decisions are informed by multiple ways of knowing, including Indigenous knowledge systems. To ensure the accreditation process reflects the diverse communities’ physiotherapists serve, PEAC is actively seeking candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and current and historically oppressed groups. We believe that a committee composed of diverse perspectives is essential to supporting the PEAC Statement of Commitment, as published on the homepage of the PEAC website.

Please circulate this information to your contacts and network(s) and ask them to suggest individuals to fill this role. The application process is open until the positions are filled. Applicants may self-nominate. If you would prefer to submit the CV and statement of interest sections of the application in a different format, such as an audio or video recording, this will be accepted. Although Finance Committee activities are conducted primarily in English, bilingualism (English and French) would be considered a strong asset. The responsibilities and commitment are articulated as follows:

ENGLISH

Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC) is seeking two (2) External Members to join its Finance Committee. The committee consists of at least 3 members who typically meet four (4) times per year virtually. The committee’s purpose and responsibilities are described in the Terms of Reference (TOR-09: Finance Committee).

The candidates must be available to attend scheduled meetings and commit to completing the necessary additional work between meetings. Sometimes this work is substantial. The Finance Committee Activity Timelines are outlined in Appendix 1 of the Terms of Reference. The candidates should have expertise and be interested in not-for-profit financials.

The term of office is three (3) years renewable twice, for a total of nine (9) years conditional on the candidate continuing to meet our eligibility criteria. The successful candidate will be appointed to the committee at the next meeting of the PEAC Board of Directors following the application deadline and attend their first Finance Committee meeting following appointment.

PEAC is committed to taking an anti-oppression/anti-racism approach in our work, including its processes and policies. To do this, transformative change at the personal, interpersonal and systemic levels are required. Transformative change is one that recognizes that our society and institutions (including PEAC) are structured by intersecting systems of inequity, in Canada in particular, by colonialism and racism. By committing to transformational change, we seek to understand and interrupt these systems of inequity, and to working towards a more just world.

To support this commitment, PEAC encourages and supports applications and committee members who bring their lived expertise, including, but not limited to those who are racialized, Black, Indigenous, disabled, and/or members of the 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

Although Finance Committee activities are conducted primarily in English, bilingualism (English and French) would be considered a strong asset as more than one third of PT program reviews occur in French.

If you have any questions about the requirements, the expectations, the time commitment or any other aspect of the Finance Committee’s work, please contact our Executive Director at executive.director@peacaepc.ca. To apply, please submit:

• FORM-18 Finance Committee Member Application Form (see attached)
• your curriculum vitae, and
• a statement (500-750 words) summarizing your interest in the position

Positions are open until filled:

FRENCH

L'Agrément de l'enseignement de la physiothérapie au Canada (AEPC) est à la recherche deux (2) nouveaux membres externes pour se joindre à son comité des finances. Le comité est composé d’au moins trois membres qui se réunissent généralement quatre (4) fois par an en mode virtuel. Le but et les responsabilités du comité sont décrits dans le mandat (TOR-09 : Mandats du comité des finances).

Les candidats doivent être disponibles pour assister aux réunions prévues et s'engager à effectuer les travaux supplémentaires entre les réunions. Ce travail est parfois exigeant. Le calendrier des activités du comité des finances a été décrites à l'annexe 1 du mandat. Les candidats doivent posséder une expertise et s’intéresser à s'intéressent aux finances des organismes à but non lucratif.

Le mandat est de trois (3) ans, renouvelable deux fois, pour un total de neuf (9) ans sous réserve que le candidat continue de répondre aux critères d'éligibilité. Le candidat retenu sera nommé au comité lors de la prochaine réunion du conseil d'administration de l’AEPC suivant la date limite de dépôt des candidatures, et assistera à sa première réunion du comité des finances à la suite de sa nomination.

L’AEPC s’engage à adopter une approche anti-oppression et antiraciste dans l’ensemble de son travail, y compris dans ses processus et ses politiques. Pour y parvenir, un changement transformateur est nécessaire aux niveaux personnel, interpersonnel et systémique, tant pour les membres que pour le comité.

Ce changement transformateur reconnaît que les structures de notre société et de nos institutions — y compris l’AEPC — reposent sur des systèmes d’iniquité qui s’entrecroisent et, au Canada en particulier, sur le colonialisme et le racisme.

En nous engageant dans ce processus, nous affirmons notre volonté de comprendre et de démanteler ces systèmes d’iniquité et de contribuer activement à la construction d’un monde plus juste et équitable.

Afin de concrétiser cet engagement, l’AEPC encourage activement les candidatures de personnes qui apportent une expertise ancrée dans leurs expériences vécues en tant que minorité et/ou allié.es. Cela inclut, sans s’y limiter, les personnes racisées, noires, autochtones ainsi que les membres des communautés 2ELGBTQI+.

Bien que les communications entre l’AEPC et les programmes francophones se fassent en français, le comité des finances mène ses activités internes principalement en anglais. Pour participer aux activités du comité des finances, de solides compétences en compréhension orale et écrite de l’anglais sont nécessaires afin de consulter la documentation et de participer activement aux discussions. Cependant, des compétences intermédiaires en expression orale et écrite sont suffisantes. Une bonne compréhension orale et écrite du français est considérée comme un atout majeur.

Si vous avez des questions sur les exigences, les attentes, le temps consacré ou tout autre aspect du travail du comité des finances, veuillez contacter notre directeur général à l’addresse executive.director@peac-aepc.ca. Pour postuler, veuillez soumettre :

• FORM-17 Demande pour devenir membre du comité des finances (attaché)
• votre curriculum vitae, et
• une déclaration (500 à 750 mots) résumant votre intérêt pour le poteau

Les postes sont à pourvoir jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient pourvus:

The Governance Committee will review the nominations while considering the needed skills, knowledge mix, and geographic location of the Finance Committee members. The successful nominee will be notified immediately after the Board of Directors has made the appointment.

If you or any interested candidates have questions about PEAC, the application process, or the time commitment required, please contact Simone Gruenig at any time. Thank you for your assistance with this process.

Sincerely,

Jacky Chow, Chair

Governance Committee

PEAC