The Union of Health and Environment Workers’ National Council consists of a full-time National President, a National Vice-President (one full-time), and fifteen Regional Vice-Presidents from the following regions: Atlantic, Newfoundland/Labrador, Scotia-Fundy, New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island, Quebec, National Capital Region, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Prairie/Northern, Alberta/B.C./Yukon and British-Columbia/Yukon. This structure was decided upon following the merger between Union of Environment Workers and National Health Union.
The National Council meets twice a year for two or three-day business meetings. At these meetings, new policies are developed, the Policies and Regulations endorsed at Convention and/or at National Council meetings are followed and the operations of the organization are monitored.
UHEW National Council Committees
Shimen Fayad
a/National President
Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • National Capital Region • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan • Yukon • 
Benoît Thibault
a/National Vice-President
Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • National Capital Region • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • 
Karla Levangie-Connor
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only)
New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • 
Robert Chafe
DFO, ECCC
Newfoundland and Labrador • 
Marc Blanchard
DFO, ECCC
New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • 
Steve Maund
DFO, ECCC, CFS, NRCan (CFS only)
New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • Luc Bouvier
DFO, ECCC, CFS, NRCan (CFS only)
Quebec • 
Mark Gilchrist
DFO, ECCC, NRCan (CFS only)
Alberta • Manitoba • Northwest Territories • Nunavut • Saskatchewan • 
Maryse Veilleux
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only)
Quebec • Rubin Kooner
DFO, ECCC, NRCan (CFS only), CEAA
National Capital Region • Diane Girouard
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only)
National Capital Region • Cheryl Sullivan
DFO, ECCC, NRCan (CFS only)
Ontario • 
Faye Kingyens
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only)
Manitoba • 
Larry Schlosser
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only)
Saskatchewan • 
Darlene Lewis
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only)
Alberta • British Columbia • 
