Convention Registration
Registration for the 2025 PMA Convention & Trade Show, taking place April 8th-10th at the Holiday Inn Conference Centre, St. John’s, is officially open! Stay up-to-date via our website, social media, and member email communication as information continues to become available.
The hotel room block is officially open as of Thursday, January 15th. When you contact the hotel, you must indicate that you are booking for the Professional Municipal Administrators event/block, as these rooms have been held specifically for our members.
The deadline for regular registration is Sunday, March 23rd at 11:59pm
Click HERE to register.
Pre-Convention Training Registration
Join us for an engaging, insightful and solutions-focused pre-convention workshop designed specifically for municipal administrators, where Strategic Steps will address the pressing issues of incivility and harassment in local government. This session will explore the governance, operational, training, policy, and communications strategies essential for creating and maintain a respectful and professional working environment and community.
When: April 8, 2025, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Holiday Inn, St. John’s
Registration is $99 + HST
The deadline to register is Monday, March 17th at 11:59pm
Click HERE to register and to view the complete agenda.
PMA is Accepting Applications for 2025 Long Service Awards
The Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, in conjunction with Professional Municipal Administrators, will present Long Service Awards at the 2025 PMA Convention.
Eligible Positions: City Manager, Town Manager, City Clerk, Town Clerk, Department Head
Eligible Years of Service: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50.
Note: Years of service are cumulative and do not need to be served consecutively. Time served in positions other than those specified above will not be used to determine eligibility.
Please see the attached application for the 2025 Long Service Award for Municipal Administrators.
The deadline to submit an application is February 28th and applications must be submitted directly to PMA via the email address indicated on the application. The application will be used for both PMA and the Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs Long Service Awards.
Please ensure prior to submission that you are nominating individuals that fit the criteria and have held positions as listed above.
2025 Convention Incentive Program
The PMA Convention Incentive Program was launched in 2018, and was designed to encourage attendance at our Annual Convention for those who, otherwise, may not be able to attend. The program is designed to assist PMA members of smaller municipalities who have limited training funds. To be eligible for this bursary, applicants must:
- Employed in a municipality with Population 500 or less
- Be a Member in good standing
- First time convention attendee
Program Includes:
- One per region (Avalon, Eastern, Central, Western, Labrador)
- $400 bursary to member Town
- Free convention registration
Individuals are only eligible to receive a scholarship once to provide an opportunity to others to access this scholarship.
Click HERE to complete application.
Please submit all nomination information on or before March 7, 2025 to: Tammy Davis, Executive Director at [email protected].
2025 Municipal Award of Excellence
Nomination’s for this year’s Municipal Administrator Award of Excellence are officially open!
With the support of Cal LeGrow Insurance, Professional Municipal Administrators is pleased to receive nominations for the 2025 Administrator Award of Excellence. This award has been established to recognize the contribution of an Administrator (Town Clerk, Manager, CAO, Department Head) of a member municipality who has demonstrated an exceptional level of professionalism, leadership and innovation in their job. Nominations for this award come from municipal councils or peer administrators, and the recipient is selected by a Committee comprised of PMA and Cal LeGrow representatives. This award will be presented during the Convention Gala on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
More information about the award, including selection criteria and how to apply can be found HERE.
Kindly submit your nomination by March 7 2025, via email to [email protected].
2025 AGM
PMA’s Annual General Meeting is set to take place on April 10th at 3:30pm as the last item on our Convention agenda.
We are now accepting nominations for the 2025-26 Board of Directors slate to be presented at our upcoming Annual General Meeting.
Labrador Director (Two Year Term): nomination form
Western Director (Two Year Term): nomination form
Central Director (Two Year Term): nomination form
Eastern Director (Two Year Term): nomination form
Avalon Director (Two Year Term): nomination form
We encourage all members to consider becoming involved through volunteering on PMA’s Board of Directors. Just as council members can participate in positions on the Board and Committees with Municipalities Newfoundland & Labrador, administrative employees have the opportunity to be a part of municipal advocacy and governance on behalf of sector employees through involvement with PMA.
With the support of your council, you can be a part of continuing to build a strong network of administrative professionals, share best practices, and create educational and networking opportunities that will ultimately further your municipal knowledge and benefit your community.
PMA understands the financial restrictions that many communities face, and to that end, the organization has introduced policies to ensure that any financial costs to attend or participate in PMA sanctioned events are not to be borne by the individual members elected to Board of Director positions or their municipality.
We have also a letter you can download and share with your councils in order to secure their support of your interest in being a part of the PMA Board of Directors.
