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2022 Consultations

Please note that dates and consultation topics may change depending on shifting priorities and circumstances.

If you want to learn more about any of these consultations, please contact us at consultations@elections.ca.

Event Name:
Accessibility Plan: Phase 1 – Internal Engagement, Governance, and Planning
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This phase consists of the following steps: Work breakdown structure and governance approval; Steering Committee and Working Group formation; Sector priorities defined and workplans established; Legal analysis and application; Objectives and targets defined
List of Target Groups:
EC Staff and field personnel; Other Key Stakeholder Groups1
Event Start:
November 1, 2021
Event End:
January 31, 2022
Event Stage:
Closed

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Event Name:
Assets of Deregistered Electoral District Associations
Event Objective:
Get feedback on the Assets of Deregistered Electoral District Associations
Items for Consultation:
Assets of Deregistered Electoral District Associations
List of Target Groups Reached:
Political parties
Event Start:
January 1, 2022
Event End:
February 28, 2022

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Event Name:
Voter Databases and Election Expenses
Event Objective:
Get feedback on the Voter Databases and Election Expenses
Items for Consultation:
Voter Databases and Election Expenses
List of Target Groups Reached:
Political parties
Event Start:
February 1, 2022
Event End:
April 30, 2020

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Event Name:
ACPP Meeting (February 2022)
Event Objective:
Discuss and obtain feedback from registered political parties regarding 44th general election
Items for Consultation:
Lessons from 44th General Elections Canada
List of Target Groups Reached:
Political parties
Event Start:
February 2, 2022
Event End:
February 3, 2022

Meeting Summary

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Event Name:
Accessibility Plan: Phase 2 – Analysis of Barriers and Consultations Plans
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This phase consists of the following steps: Review of processes, programs, services, etc., in consultation with disability community; Identification and/or validation of barriers; Advisory committee engagement (AGDI, ACPP, others)
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities; Political parties
Event Start:
March 1, 2022
Event End:
July 31, 2022
Event Stage:
Event in progress

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Event Name:
Public Hearings on the Redistribution of Electoral Districts
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
The process to redistribute federal electoral districts (or 'ridings') has begun. Under the Constitution of Canada, every 10 years (after the census) federal electoral districts must be reviewed to reflect changes and movements in Canada's population. The process will be led primarily by independent commissions working separately in each province to establish electoral boundaries. While Elections Canada gives administrative and technical support to the commissions, it does not have any say in what the commissions decide about the electoral map of their province. For more information, please visit www.redistribution2022.ca
List of Target Groups:
Electors experiencing homelessness; Electors in Long-Term Care facilities; Electors with disabilities; Gender/LGBTQ+; Indigenous electors; New electors (new Canadians); New electors (youth and students); Official Language Minorities; Other Key Stakeholder Groups1; Political parties
Event Start:
March 1, 2022
Event End:
October 31, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Targeted Revision (Spring 2022 Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Across Canada, Indigenous electors and Youth are the least likely to register to vote. This consultation aimed to answer the questions: How can Elections Canada make it easier for Indigenous electors and youth to register to vote?; What barriers to registration do Indigenous and youth face?; and Why would youth and Indigenous electors not want to be registered? in order to better serve these communities.
List of Target Groups:
Indigenous electors; New electors
Event Start:
March 15, 2022
Event End:
May 31, 2022

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Event Name:
AGDI Meeting (March 2022)
Event Objective:
Discuss various subjects and obtain feedback from advisory group members pertaining to their experiences during 44th general election.
Items for Consultation:
Elections Canada Accessibility Plan; Recruitment of Election Workers (Returning Officers); Voting Services; Voter Registration Services
List of Target Groups Reached:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
March 29, 2022
Event End:
March 30, 2022

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Event Name:
Knowledge Exchange Day
Event Objective:
Discuss and obtain feedback regarding various Inspire Democracy members' experiences during 44th general election to see how Elections Canada can improve for future elections.
Items for Consultation:
Recruitment of election workers (Returning Officers); Vote on Campus; Stakeholder Voices Session; CEO Ask Me Anything Session
List of Target Groups Reached:
Electors with disabilities; Indigenous electors; New electors (new Canadians); New electors (youth and students); Political parties
Event Start:
March 31, 2022
Event End:
March 31, 2022

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Event Name:
Assistive Voting Technology Development (AVTD) – CNIB Consultation
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This consultation with CNIB aimed to ensure the planning and direction of the AVTD project could receive feedback and validation from the CNIB.
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
April 11, 2022
Event End:
April 22, 2022

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Event Name:
Accessibility Plan: Phase 3 – Accessibility Plan and Consultation
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This phase consists of the following steps: Review and update current Accessibility Policy and Service Offering; Defining internal and external-facing feedback process
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities; Political parties
Event Start:
June 1, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Event in progress

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Event Name:
Recruitment Strategy and Employee Development (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Review of recruitment strategy and development of a diverse workforce
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
September 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Voter Information Card Enhancements (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Making the VIC more accessible to blind and partially-sighted electors.
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Accessible Procurement (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
AGDI (Advisory Group for Disability Issues)
Event Description:
Accessible procurement practices; looking at process to ensure accessibility by design in procured products and services and at process to ensure it does not exclude Persons with Disabilities
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Built Environment and Workplace Transformation (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Review of accessibility checklists, evacuation plan, and redesign of workplace
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Civic Education (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Civic Education program review from an accessibility perspective
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities; New electors (youth and students); Other Key Stakeholder Groups1
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
E-Registration Enhancements (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
WET toolkit enhancements; user group demo and testing (may not have an impact on user interface, but good to keep on your radar)
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Field Recruitment (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Review changes to field recruitment policy
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Political Finance Digital Services (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
User testing of portals with a focus on accessibility
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Political Finance Program and Services Review (Accessibility Plan Consultation)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Consult AGDI members on services to political entities and get input on recommendations on enhancements to make EC services more accessible
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
June 15, 2022
Event End:
October 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
ACPP AGM (June 2022)
Type of Event:
ACPP (Advisory Committee of Political Parties)
Event Description:
Provide updates to the Advisory Committee of Political Parties (ACPP) participants and obtain feedback on changes EC is implementing in its services and programs.
List of Target Groups:
Political parties
Event Start:
June 20, 2022
Event End:
June 20, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Assistive Voting Technology Development (AVTD) – First User Group Consultation
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This was the first user group consultation for the AVTD project and focused on evaluating the results of Elections Canada's Request for Information to prepare the Request for Proposals procurement process.
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
July 18, 2022
Event End:
July 29, 2022

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Event Name:
Advance Registration and Targeted Revision – Youth
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This was the second iteration of the consultation, as the first did not gather enough feedback. This iteration included a remunerated focus group of 9 individuals who filled out a survey, were briefed on the current service offering and were convened at a live consultation on November 22, 2022.
List of Target Groups:
Indigenous electors; New electors; Other/intersectional
Event Start:
September 7, 2022
Event End:
November 22, 2022

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Event Name:
Policy/Directive for Selection of Polling Places (Accessibility Plan Consult)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Review of updates to the policy for the selection of suitable polling places
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
September 15, 2022
Event End:
April 2023
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Vote on Campus Working Group Meeting (September 2022)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
Elections Canada set up a dedicated working group, made up of national student associations, that will help to build a bridge between Elections Canada and post secondary institutions across Canada. This group will also assist the agency in restoring the Vote on Campus Program for the next general election. It will also address and resolve challenges in setting up this program in a minority government context (where an election could happen at any time) and a pandemic.
List of Target Groups:
New electors
Event Start:
September 20, 2022
Event End:
September 20, 2022

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Event Name:
AGDI Meeting (September 2022)
Type of Event:
AGDI (Advisory Group for Disability Issues)
Event Description:
Discuss and obtain feedback from committee members on various topics.
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
September 28, 2022
Event End:
September 29, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Accessible voting tools with CNIB for December 2022 By-election
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This ad-hoc consultation aimed to address short-term solutions to accessibility concerns related to the List of Candidates in Large Print provided in polling stations in order to make it accessible when the list is long, as would be the case in the Mississauge-Lakeshore by-election of December 2022. The consultation also touched on the braille list of candidates and the braille voting template. This consultation will require a follow up post-by-election to ensure long-term solutions are identified.
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities
Event Start:
October 11, 2022
Event End:
November 25, 2022

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Event Name:
Accessibility Plan: Phase 4 – Accessibility Plan Publication and Communication
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This phase consists of the following steps: Publish Accessibility Plan; Letter to the Accessibility Commissioner (within 48 hrs of publication); Inform employees and stakeholders
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities; Other Key Stakeholder Groups1; Political parties
Event Start:
October 15, 2022
Event End:
December 15, 2022
Event Stage:
Planned

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Event Name:
Accessible Long Ballot Consultation for December 2022 By-Election
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This consultation aimed to address a short-term solution to ensure input from stakeholder communities on which of the current available options of long ballots will have the least impact on accessibility, given the tight time constraints of the by-election.
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities; New electors; Other/intersectional
Event Start:
November 14, 2022
Event End:
November 17, 2022

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Event Name:
Candidate Nomination Process Consultation
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
The goal of this consultation is to obtain input on how to improve the nomination process for candidates, with a particular focus on the online portal for candidates and parties.
List of Target Groups:
Political parties
Event Start:
December 2022
Event End:
July 2023
Event Stage:
Event in progress

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Event Name:
Assistive Voting Technology Development (AVTD)
Type of Event:
Consultation
Event Description:
This consultation involves a User Group of blind and partially-sighted Canadians to provide feedback on specific questions and test specific tools. This is a multi-faceted consultation that involves exploring the use of assistive technology for the independent verification of the regular ballot and an accessible low-tech solution to help with voting by special ballot (telephone voting, videoconference voting, or braille ballot kit, TBD).
List of Target Groups:
Electors with disabilities; Political parties
Event Start:
April 2023
Event End:
-
Event Stage:
Event in progress

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Footnotes

1 Other Key Stakeholder Groups:

  • Voters experiencing homelessness;
  • Long Term Care facilities;
  • Civic Literacy groups;
  • Public libraries;
  • Local transit authorities;
  • 2SLGBTQ+.
  • Official Language Minority communities; and
  • Religious communities.