The Association’s general affairs are managed by a Board that shall determine and act on all matters of policy. The Board meets at least twice annually. It consists of eight members of the ACURA Institutional Council elected by Council members for 3-year renewable terms.
The Executive Director of ACURA, the Chair of the Institutional Council, the President of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA), the General Manager of NRC Herzberg and the Chairs of Scientific Advisory Committees are all ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board.
The voting Members of the Board are:
| Members | Institution | Term expires Dec 31 |
|---|---|---|
 Tyler Foster |
Brandon University | 2022 |
 Vivek Goel |
University of Toronto | 2021 |
 Nick Cowan |
McGill University | 2022 |
 Erasmus Okine |
University of Lethbridge | 2022 |
 Robert Thompson* |
University of Calgary | 2021 |
 Greg Sivakoff |
University of Alberta | 2022 |
 Kim Venn |
University of Victoria | 2020 |
(*) Board Chair
(**) Board Vice-Chair
Ex-officio, non-voting members:
| Executive Director | Don Brooks | 2020 |
| Chair, Institutional Council | Gilles Joncas | 2020 |
| Representative, Western U | Stanimir Metchev | 2020 |
| Secretary | Danica Kell | 2020 |
| Treasurer | Pierre Bastien | 2020 |
| NRC NSI General Manager | Luc Simard | 2020 |
| CASCA President | Robert Thacker | 2020 |
| AACS Chair | – | – |
| LRPIC | John Hutchings | 2020 |
| CATAC Chair | Michael L. Balogh | 2020 |
September, 2019