- Event:
- National Capital Indigenous Organizations
- Objectives:
- To seek the expertise of leading national organizations that serve Canada's Indigenous communities
- To integrate these organizations' perspectives and best practices into the planning of the Inspire Democracy workshops
- Audience:
- Indigenous organizations and leaders
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Indigenous
- Date:
- February 9, 2017
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- 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:
- Polling Place Process Enhancement; Special Ballot Voting Enhancement;
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities
- Date:
- March 6, 2017
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- Event:
- Inspire Democracy Planning Workshops
- Objectives:
- To work with Indigenous-serving organizations and leaders to share research and voter engagement tools that reflect Indigenous approaches to civic engagement
- To support networking opportunities on civic engagement and voter turnout issues with Indigenous-serving organizations, influencers and leaders
- Audience:
- Remote and rural First Nations and Métis communities, Indigenous-serving organizations, leaders and social mobilizers
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth/Indigenous
- Date:
- March 20–23, 2017
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- 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:
- Political Entities Service Centre; Political Financing; Polling Place Process Enhancement
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Political Parties
- Date:
- June 19–20, 2017
Meeting Summary
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- Event:
- Elector Services in Remote Indigenous Communities–Election Administrators Advisory Working Group
- Objective:
- To discuss challenges and objectives in electoral districts vis-à-vis Indigenous electors in remote communities
- Audience:
- Staff from Elections Canada, returning officers and field liaison officers in rural and remote communities
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Indigenous
- Date:
- August 28, 2017
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- Event:
- Elector Services in Remote Indigenous Communities–Election Administrators Advisory Working Group
- Objective:
- To get feedback on the narrative and engagement strategy and on the costing and option Visio document.
- Audience:
- Staff from Elections Canada, returning officers and field liaison officers in rural and remote communities
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Indigenous
- Date:
- September 14, 2017
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- 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:
- Accessibility Feedback Form; Ballot Redesign; Elections Canada's Research Needs; Policy on Polling Location; Polling Place Selection Process Enhancement; Voter ID Policy
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities
- Date:
- September 25–26, 2017
Meeting Summary
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- Event:
- Vote on Campus - Polytechnics Canada
- Objective:
- To get feedback on a set of criteria used to guide the selection of post-secondary campuses: institutions with a population of 4,000+ qualified electors and balanced provincial/territorial representation
- Audience:
- Student associations
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- October 6, 2017
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- Event:
- Connected 150
- Objective:
- To get feedback from digital communications experts on citizen engagement to develop a digital strategy for Inspire Democracy
- Audience:
- Digital communications experts, researchers, students, policy-makers, social entrepreneurs and organizations
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- October 13–14, 2017
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- Event:
- Vote on Campus - Meeting with the Elections Canada Advisory Board
- Objective:
- To examine whether more proactive promotion of early voting options that use the special ballot voting process would be of benefit to electors and the electoral process for the next general election
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory board
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- October 19, 2017
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- Event:
- Vote on Campus - Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Objectives:
- To establish preliminary contact with the organization and ensure their participation in the SVRE program
- To give information on the SVRE program
- To review consultation questions such as site selection criteria, the timing option and communications at the local level
- Audience:
- Student associations
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- October 19, 2017
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- Event:
- Vote on Campus - Universities Canada
- Objectives:
- To establish preliminary contact with the organization and ensure their participation in the SVRE program
- To give information on the SVRE program
- To review consultation questions on site selection criteria, the timing option and communications at the local level
- Audience:
- Student associations
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- November 3, 2017
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- Event:
- Indigenous Knowledge Conference
- Objectives:
- To examine Indigenous knowledge and how it is expressed
- To determine how we can facilitate the expression of Indigenous knowledge in our practice and our work to better meet the needs of our clients and learners
- Audience:
- Indigenous populations and organizations, First Nations leaders, elders and Indigenous youth
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Indigenous
- Date:
- November 15–16, 2017
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- Event:
- Democracy Xchange
- Objectives:
- To examine Indigenous knowledge and how it is expressed
- To determine how we can facilitate the expression of Indigenous knowledge in our practice and our work to better meet the needs of our clients and learners
- Audience:
- Indigenous electors, electors with disabilities, ethnocultural populations, students, youth and potential agents
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth/Indigenous
- Date:
- November 18, 2017
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- 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:
- Early voting options; Elector Services in Remote Indigenous Communities; Electronic Financial Return Modernization; Guidance on Accessibility; Oath of Assistance; Policy on Polling Location; Polling Place Process Enhancement;
- Audience:
- Members of the advisory committee
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Political Parties
- Date:
- November 20–21, 2017
Meeting Summary
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- Event:
- Student association teleconferences
- Objectives:
- To give information on the SVRE program
- To validate consultation questions on the timing option and communications at the local level
- To seek feedback on a set of criteria to guide the selection of the post-secondary campuses
- Audience:
- Student associations
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- November 23, 2017
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- Event:
- Advisory Circle of Educators Meeting
- Objective:
- To seek input and expert advice on Elections Canada's civic education renewal strategy, specifically on the development and production of new pedagogical resources
- Audience:
- Educators from every provincial and territorial jurisdiction, one educator from a First Nations school and two members at large
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- November 27–28, 2017
Meeting Summary
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- Event:
- Vote on Campus - In-person meetings with the student leadership of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
- Objectives:
- To learn about local campaigns at the last general election
- To give information on the SVRE program
- To discuss pre-event activities and get advice on best ways to recruit students
- To validate consultation questions such as site selection criteria, the timing option and communications at the local level
- Audience:
- Student leaders, student associations
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth
- Date:
- November 29, 2017
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- Event:
- Health and Well-Being in Developmental Disabilities
- Objectives:
- To consult service and health care providers about potential changes to the ballot
- To increase awareness about Elections Canada's accessibility among professionals who support people with disabilities
- To uncover future partnership opportunities
- To get feedback from service and health care providers on the potential benefits and drawbacks of early voting options for their clients
- To understand the considerations of service and health care providers regarding the selection of suitable polling locations
- Audience:
- Professionals working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Persons with Disabilities
- Date:
- November 29–30, 2017
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- Event:
- Indspire National Gathering for Indigenous Education
- Objectives:
- To promote the Inspire Democracy program and Indigenous-specific materials
- To inform participants about employment opportunities leading up to the election
- Audience:
- Indigenous electors, Indigenous organizations, teachers, educators
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Youth/Indigenous
- Date:
- November 30– December 1, 2017
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- Event:
- Elector Services in Remote Indigenous Communities–Election Administrators Advisory Working Group
- Objective:
- To discuss potential learning activities for election administrators, such as in-person workshops, learning guides and other tools
- Audience:
- Elections Canada staff, returning officers and field liaison officers in rural and remote communities
- Consulted Stakeholder Groups:
- Indigenous
- Date:
- December 5, 2017
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