Representatives to the Delegate Assembly will directly elect a seven-member Division Council. Included in those elected to the Council, must be at least one representative from a "breed/breeder" organization. All nominees for election to the Council must be designated voting delegates and must be nominated by designated voting delegates in attendance at the Assembly. The elected Division Council would elect a Council Chair from among its own members.
The Council will meet at least once per year, and at least one of the meetings of the Council will be held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting of the EC.

Industry Council Members 2012

Chair
Edward Kendall - Elected Councillor and Chair, Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association/Chair, EC Equine ID Committee/Chair, EC Audit Committee

Members
Amber Heatlie - Elected Councillor, President, Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada

Marnie Somers - Guest, President, Canadian Quarter Horse Association/Member, EC Health and Welfare Committee

Al Patterson - Elected Councillor, Representative to the Board/Chair, Council Finance Committee/Ontario Equestrian Federation Board of Directors/Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture/Co-chair, Equine Guelph Advisory Baord/Quarterhorse Racing Advisory

Dean Leifso - Elected Councillor, Representative to the Board/Standardbred Canada Representative/Chair, Council Communications Committee/EC Ethics and Risk Management Committee

Gary Gusuliak - Elected Councillor, Representative to Provinces Council/Manitoba Horse Council

Michael Boyd - Elected Councillor, Hanoverian Breeding Club of Eastern Canada/ Chair, Council Awards Committee

Bernard McCormack - Elected Councillor, Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society/Jockey Club of Canada

Guests:
Vel Evans - Industry Consultant

Susan Stewart - Export Market Development Consultant

Dr. Mary Bell - DVM, Chair, EC Health and Welfare Committee

Dr. John McNie - DVM, Co-Chair, and Chair, Lifecycle Management Working Group

Ex-Officio
Mike Gallagher - President

Craig Andreas - Chief Operating Officer

Maggie Harvey - Director, Marketing and Communications