Meeting & Elections

A key moment of dialogue and collective assessment, where members participate in the election of the En Piste board of directors.

Construction Guys | Festival des Clowns | Hercinia and Trellis Arts Collectives © Awesomephotography

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Every year, between winter and spring, this democratic meeting is an essential moment in the associative life of En Piste. It offers members the opportunity to:

  1. elect new members to our board of directors;
  2. to review the highlights of the past year;
  3. to inform our members of our projects for the current year;
  4. to discuss current topics with community members.

In the second part of the event, during the Forum, we continue the discussion, sowing seeds of development, mutual aid and reflection.

Bobby Cookson | Battements de cirque | Battements de cirque © Andrew Miller

The Forum

This event, organized by En Piste, following its Annual General Meeting (AGM), is a meeting place for all circus professionals.
We discuss the challenges facing the sector and try to find viable solutions that will evolve with us.

Our members are invited to make their voices heard and exchange ideas with us and with various stakeholders in the circus arts community! Not yet a member of the association? Don’t worry, you can still join us for a small contribution.

Call for applications for the board of directors

Do you want to get involved in your group and community life? Now is the time to submit your application in anticipation of the election of the Board of Directors (BoD) positions, which will take place online in the days leading up to our Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The Board of Directors is composed of 15 members representing three electoral colleges. It is important to us to have a diverse Board of Directors, composed of artists and professionals representing all realities from all provinces and territories. Terms on the Board are (with some exceptions) for a duration of two years.

Every year, half of the board members go through an electoral process to be elected or re-elected as directors at the general meeting.

To ensure a stimulating and dynamic democratic life, many of you from across Canada are welcome to submit your candidacy.

It is thanks to your support and loyalty that we will continue our efforts to develop our community. We look forward to sharing our annual review with you!

Application deadline: March 27, 2026.
Period for exercising your right to vote online: April 6 to 10, 2026. All our voting members will receive a link by email on April 6, 2026.


This year, there are 9 positions up for election: 2 positions in the individual college, 4 positions in the corporate college, and 3 positions in the training organizations college.

How to submit your application?

  1. Be a member in good standing as an individual or voting member of the organization you represent. (Make sure your membership profile is up to date on our website.) Please note that associate members cannot run.

  2. Send a cover letter and profile photo to info@enpiste.qc.ca.

  3. Obtain written support for your candidacy from another member belonging to the same electoral college and send it to info@enpiste.qc.ca. For example, an individual member running for office must obtain support from another individual member.

    Any administrator whose position is to be filled must resubmit their application using the same procedures.

*Eligible nominations will be posted on this page prior to the online election for voting members to review.

Nominations for the Board of Directors

This year, the elections will take place from April 6 to 10 2026 on the Balotilo web platform. All our voting members will receive a link via email on April 6 2026. Don’t forget to check your spam folder. The new board of directors will be announced at the AGM!

Please note that in order to participate in the elections and exercise your right to vote, you must have paid your membership dues by April 2, 2026.

Since the number of nominations received from the individual members’ group and the training organizations’ group is fewer than the number of positions to be filled, the candidates are elected by acclamation. Consequently, only voting members of the corporate group will receive a link to vote.

College of individual members (2 positions up for election)

Corporate Members College (4 positions up for election)

Anahareo Doelle

Wonderbolt Circus / St. John’s International CircusFest – Creative and production company and artists’ collective

Vincent Dubé

Machine de cirque – Creation and production company and artists’ collective

Manon Fath

Cirque Éloize – Creation and production company and artists’ collective

Zebastian Hunter

Cirque du Soleil – Creation and production company and artists’ collective

Guillaume Labelle

TOHU – Presenter or festival

Karine Lavoie

Cirque Hors Piste – Social circus organization

Training Organizations Members College (3 positions up for election)

Marie-Josée Lareau

Ecole de cirque de Verdun – Preparatory school

Olivier Leblanc

National Circus School – Post-secondary education institution

Current Board of Directors

Pricing Grid

Individual Subscriptions
Corporate Subscription
No matter what time of year you become a member of the group, the amount of the annual membership fee remains the same and is valid until December 31.
Category
Type
Price
Price (incl. tax)
Individual member
Performer
Creator or designer
Trainer, coach or instructor
Stage crew
Cultural worker
Researcher
89,25 $
102,61 $
Employee of a member company
15,75 $
18,11 $
Associate member
Friend
57,75 $
66,40 $
Journalist
57,75 $
66,40 $
Category
Type
Price
Price (incl. tax)
Corporate member
Less than 5 employees
278,25 $
319,92 $
6 to 10 employees
603,75 $
964,16 $
11 to 20 employees
787,50 $
905,43 $
21 to 50 employees
1 312,50 $
1 509,05 $
51 to 200 employees
2 520 $
2 897,37 $
More than 200 employees
3 150 $
3 621,71 $
Training organizations
Higher education institution
1 239 $
1 424,52 $
Preparatory school
414,75 $
476,86 $
Recreation school or summer camp
267,75 $
307,85 $
School or continuing education organization
414,75 $
476,86 $
Associate member
Collaborator
141,75 $
162,98 $
Partner
425,25 $
488,93 $