Each party has different

positions (also called platforms)

on various matters, such as
poverty. Accordingly, each party
proposes different strategies
and public policies
they would use to address
these matters,
if they were elected.
Check out the list of all
registered/eligible parties.
The list is kept current on the
Elections Canada website

www.elections.ca

Canada Child Benefit (CCB)

Bloc Qubcois

Canada Mortgage and Housing

Canada Party

Corporation (CMHC)

Canadian Action Party

Employment Insurance (EI)

Christian Heritage Party of

Canada

Greenhouse gas (GHG)

Communist Party of Canada

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Conservative Party of Canada

Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)

Democratic Advancement Party

of Canada

Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI)

Forces et Dmocratie

Low Income Cut-off (LICO)

Green Party of Canada

Old Age Security (OAS)

Liberal Party of Canada

Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

Libertarian Party of Canada

Marijuana Party
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
New Democratic Party

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)

Party for Accountability,

Competency and Transparency
Pirate Party of Canada
Progressive Canadian Party
Rhinoceros Party
The Bridge Party of Canada
United Party of Canada

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

This material was produced for the We VOTE! event

International Day to Eradicate Poverty Calgary, October 17, 2015

CONVERSATIONS
TO IGNITE
VOTER
PARTICIPATION

WE
VOTE!

NOW
LETS
VOTE!

There are
currently
more than 20
registered / eligible
political parties in Canada.

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Voters Party of Canada

TO
LEARN
MORE

Elections Canadaeverything a voter should know

www.electionscanada.ca
Federation of Canadas Municipalities Cities Can
www.citiescan.ca/policy_tracker
International Day to Eradicate Poverty
www.un.org/en/events/povertyday
Party Standings in the House of Commons
www.parl.gc.ca/parliamentarians/en/partystandings
Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada
www.trc.ca
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #1: End Poverty
www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/poverty
VoteKit and 30 Days to Vote
www.votekit.ca

*MORE
THAN
20!

LIST OF
REGISTERED
POLITICAL GLOSSARY OF
TERMS
PARTIES
Cities Matter
www.citiesmatter.ca
Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Povertys National Anti-Poverty Plan for Canada
www.dignityforall.ca/en/FedPlan

We have made our best efforts to summarize the main parties positions
on poverty-related matters, in an unbiased, non-partisan way.
Information was accurate as of printing October 15, 2015.
To gain a full picture of your alternatives
as you decide which party best reflects your personal values and ideas,
we recommend you visit each partys website.

DISCLAIMER

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PARTIES CAN
CANADIANS
VOTE FOR?

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