2 years, maximum of 3 consecutive terms
Term expirations will be staggered to ensure an orderly transition of the new members.
Partial terms will not be counted towards the term limit.
A member may serve more than six consecutive years by a two-thirds vote of Council.

Six public members:

o Three members who have lived experience and/or in-depth knowledge of the needs of and connections to communities that have historically experienced exclusion, discrimination and oppression. Consideration will be given to those qualified applicants that fill gaps in subject matter expertise in relation to other members.
o One member with expertise in advancing gender-equity; 
o One member with expertise in social innovation or social determinants of health; and
o One member that is a faculty member of a post-secondary institution with experience advancing social equity.

Three representatives, or designates, from existing Council advisory committees with:

o One from Advisory Committee on Accessibility; 
o One from Anti-Racism Action Committee;
o One from Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee.

Four representatives, or designates, from existing Administration committees with:

o One from Calgary Local Immigration Partnership Immigrant Advisory Table;
o One from Cultural Leadership Council;
o One from Family & Community Support Services Calgary Forum; and
o One from Older Adult Advisory Table.

One non-voting member of Administration: the director of Community Strategies or designate.

3rd Wednesday of each month from 5-7pm (excluding July and August).
10 meetings per year, September to June.
Municipal building or Alberta Trade Centre
All meetings will have a hybrid option. 

Greater than 50 per cent of voting members, that is, seven members

Must be Resident of Calgary and at least 18 years of age.

Indigenous persons who may reside outside of Calgary but are residents of the Calgary surrounding area within the Treaty 7 region, including those Indigenous persons who belong to the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskaapipiikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and those persons who are Métis, including citizens of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government residing in Foothills Métis District 1, Medicine Hat Métis District 2, Red Deer Métis District 3, Rocky View Métis District 4, Calgary Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6.

The six positions for public members are filled through the City Clerk's Annual Recruitment Campaign.

The seven positions for representatives of committees are filled by nominations by those committees to represent their interest on the Social Wellbeing Advisory Committee.

Reiko Yamagishi, Issue Strategist

Reiko.Yamagishi@calgary.ca

Hagir Sail, Strategy Liaison

Hagir.Sail@calgary.ca

TIME REQUIREMENT
For Members:
     o    10 hours/year on agenda preparation (e.g., reviewing provided materials to prepare for meetings).
     o    20 hours/year in meetings (e.g., 10 – two-hour monthly meetings).
For the Chair and/or Vice-Chair:
     o    5 – 10 hours/year for email correspondence and agenda preparation.