CBF Zones & Zone Directors
The Canadian Bridge Federation consists of six geographical zones, each represented on the CBF Board of Directors by a Zone Director.
Each CBF Zone encompasses Canadian ACBL units within its geography.
Zone I
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Prince Edward Island & Newfoundland
ACBL DISTRICT
District 1
194
Canadian Maritime
230
Acadian
Zone II
Quebec & Eastern Ontario
ACBL DISTRICT
District 1
151
Montreal
152
Quebec
192
E. Ontario
199
Saguenay
Zone III
Central Ontario
ACBL DISTRICT
District 2
166
Ontario
246
Trent Valley
249
S.W. Ontario
255
Niagara
Zone IV
Northwestern & Western Ontario
and Southern Manitoba
ACBL DISTRICT
District 2
181
Winnipeg
212
Sault International
228
N.W. Ontario
238
Quonta
Zone V
Northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta
ACBL DISTRICT
District 18
248
Red Deer
390
Calgary
391
N. Alberta
392
Lethbridge
393
Medicine Hat
573
S. Saskatchewan
575
N. Saskatchewan / N. Manitoba
Zone VI
British Columbia
ACBL DISTRICT
District 19
429
Parksville
430
Vancouver
431
Victoria
456
Quesnel
571
Okanagan
574
Kootenay
CBF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Role of the Zone Director
As a member of the CBF Board of Directors, the Zone Director plays a key role in the affairs of the CBF.
01
Actively participating in establishing CBF policies, and creating programs and services to serve the needs of CBF members and promote the CBF.
02
Ensuring that their Zone’s views are heard and considered in all matters discussed by the Board of Directors.
03
Ensuring that members and units of their Zone are informed of CBF board decisions and the rationale behind them.
04
Establishing the organization’s annual budget.
05
Promoting the CBF and participation in CBF events within their Zone.
06
Overseeing the organization and ensuring the success of any Canadian Bridge Championship or CBF International Fund Regional hosted in their Zone.
07
Sitting as a trustee on the CBF Charitable Foundation and attending the trustees’ annual meeting or conference call. The Zone Director is responsible for granting their allocated Discretionary Charity Funds to charities within their Zone.
08
Attending the annual meeting of the CBF Board of Directors as well as all conference calls held during the year to deal with matters needing immediate attention.
09
Serving on various CBF committees.
ZONE DIRECTOR ELECTIONS
Election of Zone Directors
3 YEARS
Zone Directors are elected for a term of three calendar years. Elections are held during the last calendar year of the incumbent Zone Director’s term.
SEPTEMBER 30
Nominations for the Zone Director’s position must be received by the CBF Election Officer no later than September 30th of the election year.
DECEMBER 5
Ballots must be returned to the CBF Election Officer no later than December 5th of the election year, or such earlier date as the Election Officer may specify.
Units within the Zone vote for the Zone Director nominees. Units are allocated a number of votes equal to 1% of the Unit membership on May 1st of the election year.
The elected Zone Director assumes their duties on January 1st of the following year.
ELECTION INSTRUCTIONS
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Note: The instructions for electing Zone Directors are under review and will be updated prior to the call for nominations in 2026.