The Secretary of the Canadian Society of Soil Science records the activities of the Society and assists Council to carry out the objectives of the Society according to the Bylaws. The Secretary is responsible for ensuring the scientific community is aware of the location and date of the Annual Meeting. The Bylaws require that the membership be notified by the Secretary of the time and place of the annual convention at least 15 months in advance.

1. Custodian of the Society's Corporate Seal and also the Award Certificates.
2. Responsible for general correspondence of the Society.
3. Responsible for the collection of committee reports prior to the meetings of council, distribution of reports to Council as well as the recording and distribution of the minutes of meetings of the Council.
4. Chair of the elections committee. Responsible to ensure that the call for nominations for vacant positions is issued to members before March 1, and that the time period to receive nominations, after the call for nominations, is at least six (6) weeks. The Secretary must arrange for the preparation of ballots by the Business Office for the election of new Council members and for voting on any proposed bylaw changes. Election Committee (Secretary plus two CSSS members appointed by the President) counts and records the ballots.
5. Proposed bylaw changes for the year must be received by the Secretary from the Rules Committee prior to April 1.
6. Prepare articles for electronic news services and the AIC Bulletin after the Annual Meeting.