Washington DC, August 2, 2017: Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario elected their new Board of Directors, who took charge on August 1, 2017. The elected members took their oath of office from the Election Commissioner in front of a portrait of His Holiness. Office of Tibet would like congratulate them for their victory, thank them for their desire to serve the community, and highly appreciate the services of the outgoing board members. The following are the eleven new board members:
| First Name | Last Name | ELECTED |
| SONAM | LANKAR | PRESIDENT |
| Thupten | CHAMBA | BOARDMEMBER |
| Lobsang | MENTUH | BOARDMEMBER |
| Salden | KUNGA | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tenzin | THECKCHOK | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tenzin | PALDEN | BOARDMEMBER |
| Ngawang | NYANDAK | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tsering | KALSANG | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tashi | LHUNDUP | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tenzin | TSANGYANG | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tsering | DORJEE | BOARDMEMBER |
| Tenzin | CHOEKYAP | BOARDMEMBER |
