Ontario PC Youth Association

The Ontario PC Youth Association (OPCYA) is the youth association of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party activists between the ages of 14 and 28.

Ontario PC Youth Association
PresidentAlex Corelli
Vice PresidentEvan Kanter (1st VP) and Connor Clark (2nd VP)
TreasurerCarol Llewellyn
Founded1954
IdeologyConservatism
Mother partyProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Student affiliationOntario PC Campus Association
Websitehttp://youth.ontariopc.com/

Structure

The Ontario PC Youth Association, founded in 1954, is governed by the OPCYA Executive, consisting of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, as well as Directors for Communications, Policy, Fundraising, Recruitment, High Schools, Secretary-Treasurer, and two appointed directors, all of whom report to the President. The OPCYA Executive is elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association, called at least every fourteen months. There are also nine appointed Regional Vice-Presidents who serve on the OPCYA Organizational Committee and work under the 1st Vice-President.

There is also a possibility of having District Associations, whose chairs sit on the provincial Executive. Boundaries are set by the Executive. Riding-level PC youth associations have executives usually consist of the President, Vice President, Social Director, and Secretary-Treasurer.

The OPCYA coordinates with the Ontario PC Campus Association, which is the body responsible for conservative student clubs at Ontario universities.

At the 2019 Annual General Meeting, the two associations passed a referendum with 93% of delegate support to merge. As of November 2019, pending constitution ratification, the associations will merge into the Ontario Young Progressive Conservatives.

Executive

As of July 6, 2019, the following individuals have been elected to serve as OPCYA's Executive.

  • President: Alex Corelli
  • 1st Vice-President: Evan Kanter
  • 2nd Vice-President: Connor Clark
  • Secretary-Treasurer: Carol Trudell-Llewellyn
  • Director of Communications: Hannah Salamon
  • Director of Membership: Nick Drain
  • Director of Training and Development: Richard Ositashvili
  • Director of Events: Chris Mills
  • Director of Recruitment: Michael Coccimiglio
  • Director of Policy: Devon Long
  • Director of Fundraising: Eric Wang
  • Director of Outreach: Celia Lewin
  • Director of High Schools: Henry Lin
  • Immediate Past President: Carl Qiu
  • President, Ontario PC Campus Association: Damian Rostoski

Regions

The OPCYA is subdivided into nine regions, with an appointed Regional Vice-President responsible for coordinating local efforts.

Regional Vice-Presidents
  • Halton RVP: Mathias Sauerbrey
  • Northern RVP: Bryson Irvine
  • Eastern RVP: Bosco Chou
  • Toronto RVP: Arina Dmitrenko
  • Greater Toronto Area West RVP: Brendan Henderson
  • Greater Toronto Area East RVP 1: Deniz Sheikh-Hassani
  • Greater Toronto Area East RVP 2: Melani Vilenchik
  • Greater Toronto Area North: Ben Gelman
  • Central and South West Ontario RVP: Max Faulhammer
  • Central West RVP: Hale Mahon
  • London RVP: Nika Bajaj
  • Ottawa RVP: Elie Cantin-Nantel
  • York Region RVP: Daniil Konishchev
  • Sudbury RVP: Marc-Andre Huneault

Relationship with the Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada is distinct in name and structure from the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however youth activism from the OPCYA has demonstrated that youth support both parties. The Ontario PC Youth Association has shown that they support right wing candidates at the federal, provincial and municipal levels alike, although only officially recognized by the Ontario PC Party. The OPCYA 2nd Vice President is responsible for federal relations.

Alumni

A number of former members and executives of the Ontario PC Youth Organization have gone on to hold elected office. A selection of prominent former members is listed below. This is not a comprehensive list.

Past Presidents

2019 - Alex Corelli

2018 — Carl Qiu

2016 — Kinsey Schurm

2015 — Zack Goldford

2013 — Alanna Newman

2012 — Clare Schulte-Albert

2011 — Grant Dingwall

2010 — Beth Corbett

2009 — Brayden Akers

2008 — Andrew Brander

2007 — Michael Wilson

2005 — Leslie Morrison

2003 — Patrick Harris

2001 — Dave Forestell

1996 — Walied Soliman

1992 — Mike Heenan

1991 — Joe Kondrat

1990 — John Capobianco

1988 — John Baird

1986 — Allan Williams

1982 — Ken Zeise

1980 — John Polak

1978 — Bruce MacLellan

1976 — Scott McDougall

1974 — John Tory

1970 — Sean O’Sullivan

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