The Nomination Period of the UMGPS General Election 2026/27 opens February 2nd, 2026
The positions available include:
- President & Senator
- Vice-President, Academic & Senator
- Vice-President, External & Senator
- Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion
- Vice-President, Events & Clubs
The detailed description of each role can be found in the Executive and Officer Policy.
Click here to access the Governance & Operations Policy.
Election Forums
The UMGPS Election Forums are a great venue for you to listen to each candidate speak on student issues.
Fort Garry Campus & Bannatyne Campus Joint Forum
Date & Time: March 9th, 2026 at 5:00PM CT
Location: Zoom
The Election Forum is open to all graduate students and is a chance for YOU to ask the UMGPS Executive Candidates any questions you have about their plans for the 2026/27 term, before casting your vote.
Register in advance for the Election Forum here:
2026 UMGPS Election Forum
Relevant deadlines and dates
- Nomination Period: February 2-13, 2026
- All Candidates Meeting: February 13, 2026
- Pre-Campaign Period: February 16-20, 2026
- Campaign Prep Period: February 23- March 8, 2026
- Campaign Period: March 9-15, 2026
- UMGPS/ HSGSA Joint Election Forum: March 9, 2026
- Voting Period: March 16-17, 2026
*please note that the ‘Nomination period’ and the ‘Campaign prep period’ also counts as part of the ‘pre-campaign’ period for regulation purposes.
Voting Period
Voting will take place from 9AM (9:00) Monday, March 16th to 5PM (17:00) on Tuesday, March 17th.
Voting will take place by online vote only. You can vote via the link that will be sent to your @myumanitoba.ca email address at the start of the voting period. Please check your junk mail if you do not receive the voting email on Monday morning.
Application guidelines and forms
Kindly review the Election & Referendum Policy and appropriate forms below.
- Carefully read the Election and Referendum Policy
- Read, fill and submit the appropriate nomination package:
- Nomination Package – President & Senator
- Nomination Package – Vice-President Academic Affairs & Senator
- Nomination Package – Vice-President External Affairs & Senator
- Nomination Package – Vice-President Equity & Inclusion
- Nomination Package – Vice-President Events & Clubs
If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please contact the Chief Returning Officer at cro@umgps.org and Cc the Deputy Returning Officer at dro@umgps.org.