Reducing Barriers in General Federal Elections

Alberta Employment First Network in collaboration with Elections Canada is hosting a webinar series focused on reducing barriers in voting, working the polls and running an election.

These sessions are targeted towards employment service providers, people with disabilities and anyone who would like to learn how Elections Canada is focusing on accessibility.

First session : Reducing Barriers to Voting in General Federal Elections

September 17th at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MST on Zoom

Our goal is to overview the programs and tools in place to reduce barriers to registering and voting for people with disabilities. By the end of this session we hope you will feel confident about registering and voting in general federal elections, communicating this information to your network, or hosting Elections Canada to give this workshop to your community. Attendance of previous sessions are not required.

Second session : Reducing Barriers to Working at the Polls in General Federal Elections

October 17th at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MST on Zoom

Our goal is to overview the programs and tools in place to reduce barriers to working at the polls for people with disabilities. By the end of this session we hope you will feel confident about applying to work during for general federal elections, communicating this information to your network, or hosting Elections Canada to give this workshop to your community. Attendance of previous session is not required.

Third session : Reducing Barriers to Running in General Federal Elections

November 13th at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MST on Zoom

The goal of the last session is to overview the programs and tools in place to reduce barriers to running in a general federal election for people with disabilities. By the end of this session we hope you will feel confident communicating this information to your network or hosting Elections Canada to give this workshop to your community. Attendance of previous sessions are not required.

Live closed captioning and ASL interpretation is available.

The agenda and other related materials are accessible via the ZIP folders that will be sent to attendees prior to the webinars. If you require accommodations to participate in this session, please contact jessica.burylo@elections.ca.

Register once and receive access to all 3 sessions. There is no requirement to attend all 3.

Elections Canada

Elections Canada's mission is to ensure that Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. Research shows that some electors, including youth, new Canadians, electors with disabilities and Indigenous electors, face barriers to participating in elections. These barriers can include not knowing the ways to register and vote, or how to work at an election or run as a candidate. Through the Inspire Democracy program, Elections Canada works with a network of partner organizations to share key information and hold workshops for people who face barriers to participating in elections. This includes sharing resources in English, French, 49 other languages and accessible formats (braille, large print, audio CDs).