Consultations Reports of 2018
- Inspire Democracy - Meeting at Elections Canada's headquarters
- Email to Colleges and Institutes Canada and Universities Canada on the External Service Point (ESP) letter to presidents of post-secondary institutions
- Inspire Democracy - Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy workshop
- Meeting with the Electoral Management Body Working Group
- Advisory Group for Disability Issues (AGDI) meeting
- Elections Canada's Demonstration Day
- Advisory Committee for Political Parties (ACPP) meeting
- Meeting with the Advisory Circle of Educators
- Technical Workshop of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties
- Advisory Committee for Political Parties (ACPP) meeting
- Vote on Campus - Meeting with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, Polytechnics Canada, Universities Canada, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Voting Services - Teleconference with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
- Voter Information Campaign - Consultations and meetings with various stakeholders
- Advisory Group for Disability Issues (AGDI) meeting
- Event:
- Inspire Democracy - Meeting at Elections Canada's headquarters
- Objective:
- To get input from organizations on effectively engaging electors facing barriers to voting
- Audience:
- Various stakeholders
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities/Youth/New Canadians/Indigenous
- Date:
- February 7, 2018
- Event:
- Email to Colleges and Institutes Canada and Universities Canada on the External Service Point (ESP) letter to presidents of post-secondary institutions
- Objective:
To seek input from post-secondary institutions on the invitation to participate in the Vote on Campus program
- Audience:
- Presidents of post-secondary institutions
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- February 18, 2018
- Event:
- Inspire Democracy - Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy workshop
- Objective:
- To get input from organizations representing persons with disabilities on engaging persons with disabilities in the electoral process
- Audience:
- Various stakeholders
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities
- Date:
- March 2, 2018
Summary of Proceedings (PDF only)
- Event:
- Meeting with the Electoral Management Body Working Group
- Objective:
- To promote inter-jurisdictional collaboration and information-sharing on public education and information activities
- Audience:
- Electoral management bodies
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Electoral Management Bodies
- Date:
- March 22–23, 2018
- Event:
- Advisory Group for Disability Issues (AGDI) meeting
- Objective:
- Provide updates to members of the Advisory Group for Disability Issues (AGDI) and get feedback on changes Elections Canada is making to its services and programs.
- Items for consultation:
- Election Officer Training; E-Registration Enhancements; Pre-event Assignments
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities
- Date:
- April 10, 2018
- Event:
- Elections Canada's Demonstration Day
- Objectives:
- Consult members of several stakeholder groups representing electors who face barriers to electoral participation (Indigenous electors, persons with disabilities, new Canadians and youth), as well as representatives of political parties and colleagues from provincial election management bodies
- Items for consultation:
- Ballot Redesign; Inspire Democracy; Online Polling Place Locator; Online Voter Registration; Optimization of Paper-based Voting Process; Poll Worker Recruitment; Technology at Advance Polls; Voter Information Campaign; Vote on Campus;
- Audience:
- Various stakeholder groups
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities/Youth/New Canadians/Indigenous/Political Parties
- Date:
- April 11–14, 2018
What We Heard on Demonstration Day
- Event:
- Advisory Committee for Political Parties (ACPP) meeting
- Objective:
- Provide updates to members of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties (ACPP) and get feedback on changes Elections Canada is making to its services and programs.
- Items for consultation:
- Electoral District Association Training; Triennial Party Review; Field Pre-Event Assignments
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Political Parties
- Date:
- April 12, 2018
- Event:
- Meeting with the Advisory Circle of Educators
- Objective:
- To get expert advice and feedback on the development, pilot-testing and production of Elections Canada's new pedagogical resources
- Audience:
- Committee members
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Future Electors
- Date:
- May 3–4, 2018
- Event:
- Technical Workshop of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties
- Objective:
- Provide updates to members of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties (ACPP) and get feedback on changes Elections Canada is making to its services and programs.
- Items for consultation:
- To carry out user testing and a hands-on walkthrough of the new Electronic Financial Returns tool for political participants
- To carry out user testing and a hands-on walkthrough of the new Political Entities Service Centre tool for political participants
- To obtain feedback on communications and training needs for parties
- To seek feedback on the distribution of the Statement of Electors who voted
- Audience:
- Select advisory committee members
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Political Parties
- Date:
- June 5, 2018
- Event:
- Advisory Committee for Political Parties (ACPP) meeting
- Objective:
- Provide updates to members of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties (ACPP) and get feedback on changes Elections Canada is making to its services and programs.
- Items for consultation:
- Impacts of legislative changes; Community Relations Officers program; Electronic Financial Returns; Using the voter information card as one of two pieces of ID.
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Political Parties
- Date:
- June 18–19, 2018
- Event:
- Vote on Campus - Meeting with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, Polytechnics Canada, Universities Canada, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Objective:
- To touch base on the progress of the Vote on Campus program and talk about promotion of the program
- Audience:
- Students
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- June to September, 2018
- Event:
- Voting Services - Teleconference with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
- Objective:
To discuss the conflict between federal election voting days and Jewish religious holidays
- Audience:
- Jewish communities
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Jewish Communities
- Date:
- August 31, 2018
- Event:
- Voter Information Campaign - Consultations and meetings with various stakeholders
- Objective:
- To get advice on key Voter Information Campaign products to ensure they meet the needs of outreach stakeholders representing electors who face barriers to voting
- Audience:
- Various stakeholders
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities/Youth/New Canadians/Indigenous
- Date:
- October 11–31, 2018
- Event:
- Advisory Group for Disability Issues (AGDI) meeting
- Objective:
- Provide updates to members of the Advisory Group for Disability Issues (AGDI) and get feedback on changes Elections Canada is making to its services and programs.
- Items for consultation:
- Fact sheet on running accessible campaigns for parties and candidates; The selection process for accessible polling locations;
- Communicating voting options to electors on the rare occasions when selected sites do not meet the mandatory accessibility criteria; Updates to the Accessibility Policy and Service Offering; Key Voter Information Campaign messages
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities
- Date:
- November 20–21, 2018