Site MenuExecutive Summary – Report on the Survey of Outreach Stakeholders for the 43rd General Election
The Survey of Outreach Stakeholders for the 43rd general election provides Elections Canada (EC) with important feedback about the thoughts and experiences of its Inspire Democracy outreach partners. These partners disseminate information about the electoral process and provide the agency with important feedback about their membership's electoral experience. The results of this survey will help to evaluate the election-related activities of the Inspire Democracy program.
A link to an online questionnaire was sent to all members of EC's Inspire Democracy stakeholder network by email in January 2020. Of the 196 network members contacted, 44 completed the survey; a response rate of 22%. Average completion time was 10 minutes.
Key Findings
Overall, stakeholders had positive views about Inspire Democracy's programs and services.
- The vast majority of stakeholders (39 out of 44) were familiar with at least one of Inspire Democracy's toolkits, and those who used them were largely satisfied with them.
- The vast majority of respondents (39 out of 44) thought that Inspire Democracy's resources helped to reduce barriers to participating in the electoral process.
- All respondents whose organization hosted an Inspire Democracy kiosk, workshop or presentation at their organization were satisfied with their experience.
- Virtually all respondents (43 out of 44) said that their interactions with EC and Inspire Democracy met their needs and expectations.
- All 44 respondents thought their organization would be interested in maintaining a relationship with EC between elections.