Represents issues affecting over 400 municipalities/cities in Ontario. Use the toolbar on the Advocacy page to see discussion papers, backgrounders, reports, case studies and other publications on a variety of issues over the past 10 years.
Apathy is Boring is a non-partisan, charitable organization that supports and educates youth to be active and contributing citizens in Canada’s democracy. They provide a range of resources including the Media Literacy Toolkit and an Elections watchlist.
Learn about important City of Hamilton initiatives and engage with your community. Other cities are similarly interested in engaging their residents, and providing opportunities to get involved in local government. For example, the City of Toronto’s My Local Government – It’s for Me page shows you how to become more involved with your local government, stay informed, have your say and shape your city.
Equal Voice is a national, bilingual, member-based, multi-partisan organization that — since 2001 — has been advocating for the equal representation of women in Canada’s Parliament, in provincial and territorial legislatures, and on municipal and band councils. For example, since the 2021 Canadian Federal Election, they have developed The Equal Voice Election Tracker - a tool to provide information about the women and gender diverse candidates running on the ballot, and to provide resources to people interested in running.
Community Engagement and Research’s comprehensive guide to resources in the Hamilton area, covering all areas of life in Hamilton.
Any Canadian citizen can initiate an electronic petition ("e-petition") to draw attention to an issue of public interest or concern and to request that the House of Commons, the Government of Canada, a Minister of the Crown, or a Member of the Parliament take or refrain from some action. Follow the procedure to have your petition presented to the House.
Participedia is a global network and crowdsourcing platform for researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, activists, and anyone interested in public participation and democratic innovations. Find out how you can be a content contributor.
This is a research group of the British Political Science Association (PSA) that addresses various questions within contemporary and historical contexts related to young people’s political participation and engagement. You can follow the link to become a YPP member and receive access to their newsletter and learn about their research.
The Samara Centre for Democracy is a non-partisan registered charity dedicated to realizing a resilient democracy with an engaged public and responsive institutions. Find out about their work and join Samara’s vibrant online community of active citizens.
Vox Pop Labs is an independent, non-partisan group of social researchers and data scientists, and the makers of Vote Compass. Vote Compass is a civic engagement application in which users are provided with a real-time assessment of their alignment with each of the candidates based on their responses to a set of policy propositions relevant to a given election campaign. Sign up to receive surveys.