Call for Board of Directors

The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is committed to elevating Hamilton to Canada’s foremost business community for innovation, investment, and quality of life.

We are seeking nominations for Elected Directors for the 2024 Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Applications are due Friday, December 15, 2023, and interviews will begin in January 2024.

While all nominations will be considered, we are particularly interested in receiving nominations of individuals who bring board experience or who have current/prior engagement with the Chamber Network.

Roles & Responsibilities

Elected Directors are eligible to serve up to two, two-year terms, and are expected to:

  • participate in and be thoroughly prepared for Board meetings (usually held five times a year at our office in Downtown Hamilton);
  • participate in the annual full-day organizational strategic planning session, and;
  • fulfill, as guided by the Chamber’s Board Policy Manual and Code of Conduct, their responsibilities in good faith and in the best interests of the Chamber, and;
  • exercise these responsibilities at all times with due diligence, care and skill in a reasonable and prudent manner.

Click here to download the Chamber Director job description.


How to Apply

Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors must be received by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Please send your Letter of Intent and Resume to careers@hamiltonchamber.ca by Friday, December 15, 2023, with the subject line: HCC Board Application 2025.

Those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

It is the policy of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce to encourage nominations from vulnerable populations or protected classes. We accept applications without regard to the nominee’s age, gender, marital status, colour race, religion, creed, nationality, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, political association or previous conviction for which a pardon has been granted.