Getting Ready for 2015: What We Learned From the 2014 Inspire

Democracy Workshops

The Webinar Team

Miriam Lapp, Elections Canada

Ellis Westwood, Ascentum

Tristan Eclarin, Ascentum

Neil Burron, Elections Canada

Agenda

• Welcome (5 min.)

• Presentation (25 min.)

• Questions (15 min.)

• Updates from organizations (45 min.)

Presentation will be shared and posted on website

Calgary

Québec

• Wrap-up of workshops• Getting ready for 2015: what you told us

(1) Preparing your organization(2) Preparing youth(3) Disseminating information on

registering and voting(Questions – 5 minutes)

(4) Getting ready for election day(5) Working together

• Looking ahead

Presentation

Halifax

Winnipeg

• 10 cities with over 130 organizations from 9 provinces and 1 territory

• Huge success!• Five-point program of

action• Final report

Wrap up of workshops

Ottawa

Moncton

Listen Discuss Train Develop terms of reference Expand programs and

projects Link civic engagement Democracy Talks

1. Preparing your organization

Montréal

Toronto

Host educational events Promote electoral literacy Organize debates and other

experiential activities Organize a mock election Train “democratic

ambassadors” Produce a documentary Talk about voting

2. Preparing youth

A parallel election organized by Student Vote (photo credit: CIVIX)

3. Disseminating information on registering and voting

Disseminate EC info Use multiple sources –

including social media Produce youth-friendly

resources Meet youth where they are Encourage youth to use EC’s

online registration Encourage youth to work at

the polls

Questions?

4. Getting ready for election day

Organize transportation

Recognize youth voters

Promote friendly GOTV competitions

Get family involved Creative outreach

Vancouver

5. Working together

Collaborate Co-develop tools Support and promote

groups Develop a community Create a get-out-the-vote

network Edmonton

Looking ahead: What EC will do

Continue to make research, tools and info available

Continue to offer a platform for organizations

Help organizations exchange info and stay in contact

More webinars

Questions?

Updates from organizations

1. Does your organization have any project updates you would like to share?

2. Any new engagement initiatives to announce?3. Future plans?