Resources Election Process

Elections Elections Nova Scotia elections.ca electionsnovascotia.ca The non-partisan agency responsible for The non-partisan agency responsible for: conducting federal elections and referendums in Canada. This site has a searchable map of • conducting voter education and information electoral boundaries for federal ridings, post- programs; election evaluations, links to federal election • providing support to the independent law and legislation, such as the Canada boundaries commission; Elections Act, and other information about the • establishing and maintaining election- electoral process in Canada. related data, including the Nova Scotia Register of Electors; and, Conflict of Interest for Federal Legislators: lop.parl.ca/Content/LOP/ • carrying out studies related to the electoral ResearchPublications/793-e.htm process in the pursuit of its mandate, as Phone: 613-995-0721 required. Fax: 613-995-7308 Disclosure and conflict of interest for Provincial Legislators: nslegislature.ca/about/supporting-offices/ conflict-interest-commissioner Phone: 902-424-5345 Fax: 902-424-0632

The three major parties have set up special funds for women candidates at the federal and provincial level.

Contact the parties for further information on funds available for women in Nova Scotia.

CAMPAIGN SCHOOL FOR WOMEN | 2 Federal and Provincial Political Parties

Canada Nova Scotia

Parliament of Canada Nova Scotia Legislature parl.ca nslegislature.ca

Liberal Party of Canada Nova Scotia Liberal Party liberal.ca liberal.ns.ca 350 Albert Street, Suite 920 P.O. Box 723 , ON K1P 6M8 5151 George Street, Suite 1400 Halifax, NS B3J 2T3 Toll free: 1-888-542-3725 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 902-429-1993 Judy LaMarsh Fund E-mail: [email protected] Cecilia MacDonald Fund

Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative Party conservative.ca of Nova Scotia pcparty.ns.ca 1720-130 Albert St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4 1003–1660 Hollis Street Halifax, NS B3J 1V7 Toll free: 1-866-808-8407 Phone: 902- 429-9470 Ellen Fairclough Fund Toll Free: 1-800-595-TORY (8679) Gladys Porter Fund

Canada’s NDP of Nova Scotia ndp.ca ns.ndp.ca 300-279 Laurier West Suite 603, 5151 George Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5J9 Halifax, NS, B3J 1M5 Phone: 613-236-3613 Phone: 902- 423-9217 Toll Free: 1-866-525-2555 Toll Free: 1-800-753-7696 Agnes MacPhail Fund E-mail: [email protected] Women in the Legislature Fund

Green Party of Canada Green Party of Nova Scotia greenparty.ca/en greenpartyns.ca PO Box 997, Station B PO Box 36044 Ottawa, ON K1P 5R1 5665 Spring Garden Road Halifax NS B3J 3S9 Toll Free: 1-866-868-3447 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

RESOURCES | 3 Municipal

Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities Women in Local Government (UNSM) fcm.ca/home/programs/women-in-local- unsm.ca government.htm A not-for-profit organization mandated The national voice of municipal government to represent the provincial interests of since 1901. Members include Canada’s municipal governments across Nova Scotia. largest cities, small urban and rural Total membership is 378 elected officials communities, and 20 provincial and territorial representing all 50 municipalities. UNSM’s municipal associations Since 2005, FCM´s Women in Local Government Committee, Standing Committee on Increasing Women’s which hosts a one-day municipal campaign Participation in Municipal Government has schools for women throughout Nova Scotia. undertaken a number of initiatives, activities, and programs to encourage women who are considering running for municipal office. At time of publication, FCM’s project Diverse Voices for Change, an initiative to increase the number of women from diverse communities actively informed by, and engaged in, local government decision-making, will contribute to FCM’s mandate of achieving 30 per cent women’s participation in local government by 2026 by increasing the diversity of women in leadership roles at the municipal level.

CAMPAIGN SCHOOL FOR WOMEN | 4 Indigenous Resources

Each of the thirteen Mi’kmaw Bands in Nova Nova Scotia Resources Scotia operates their elections under slightly different rules – some have Custom Election Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association Codes, others use the Indian Act, while facebook.com/nsnwa several have opted in to the provisions of the NSNWA’s purpose is to assist Aboriginal First Nations Elections Act. The best place to women to contribute ideas and skills to the start is to contact your local Band office for social, culturally and economic development the relevant elections process. of the Mi’kmaq society. NSNWA is headed by a President and Executive elected by the National Resources membership, as well as local chapters in each of the Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia. First Nation Profiles Interactive Map P.O. Box 805 fnpim-cippn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/index-eng.html Truro, NS B2N 5E8 Assembly of First Nations Women’s Phone: 902- 893-7402 Council afn.ca/about-afn/executive-committee/afn- Native Council of Nova Scotia womens-council ncns.ca The Women’s Council works with the AFN The self-governing authority for the large Secretariat to ensure that the concerns and community of Mi’kmaq/aboriginal peoples perspectives of First Nations women inform residing off-reserve in Nova Scotia throughout the work of the AFN. Council members hold traditional Mi’kmaq territory. Their goal is portfolio responsibilities and participate in a to operate and administer a strong and wide range of activities and initiatives relevant effective Aboriginal Peoples Representative to First Nations women. Organization that serves, advocates, and represents their community. Native Women’s Association of Canada nwac.ca The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of First Nations and Métis women within First Nation, Métis and Canadian societies.

RESOURCES | 5 Leadership Nova Scotia Resources Opportunities Equal Voice Nova Scotia Chapter on Federal and Provincial equalvoice.ca/nova_scotia.cfm Agencies, Boards, and The local chapter of Equal Voice, a national, Commissions bilingual, multi-partisan organization dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada. Federal Halifax Women’s Local Council House Boards, Commissions, and Agencies lcwhalifax.ca Government in Council Appointments Privy Council Office Local Council was established as the local canada.ca/en/privy-council/topics/ chapter of the National Council of Women appointments/governor-council.html of Canada (NCWC). Many women’s organizations of Halifax joined the Local 59 Sparks Street Council and through the years, the Council 1st Floor urged reforms on local governments. Ottawa, K1A 0A3 Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women Phone: 613-957-5153 women.gov.ns.ca TTY: 613-957-5741 Email: [email protected] An arms-length government agency of the Province of Nova Scotia with a mandate to educate the public and advise the provincial Provincial government on issues of interest and concern to women. The participation of women in Agencies, Boards, and Commissions leadership is a priority area of the office. novascotia.ca/exec_council/abc Among other initiatives, it hosts the three- day Nova Scotia Executive Council Office campaign school for women, and publishes One Government Place, 5th Floor resources for, and statistics on, women in 1700 Granville Street PO Box 2125 politics in Nova Scotia and Canada. Halifax, NS B3J 3B7 Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project Phone: 902- 424-4877 nsrap.ca Toll-free: 1-866-206-6844 Email: [email protected] A group that seeks equality for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. NSRAP seeks to foster change in our communities and our society at large so that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are valued and included. They seek to achieve this through community development, networking, outreach, education, and political action.

CAMPAIGN SCHOOL FOR WOMEN | 6 General Resources and Statistics

Egale Canada Inter-Parliamentary Union – Women in egale.ca Politics Egale works to improve the lives of LGBTQI2S ipu.org/our-work/gender-equality/women-in- people in Canada and to enhance the global parliament response to LGBTQI2S issues. Egale will An international organization striving to achieve this by informing public policy, inspiring encourage women’s political participation cultural change, and promoting human rights as elected representatives around the globe and inclusion through research, education and by raising awareness of issues and barriers community engagement. women face, as well as opportunities for women, running for elected office. The Equal Voice: Promoting the Election of website contains international statistics Women in Canada about women’s representation in parliaments equalvoice.ca around the world. Equal Voice is a national, bilingual, multi- partisan organization dedicated to electing International Institute for Democracy and more women to all levels of political office Electoral Assistance in Canada. Equal Voice chapters exist across idea.int Canada, including in Nova Scotia. An intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democracy worldwide. Federal History of Political Representation – Library of Parliament A key concern of International IDEA is the lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ representation of women and other under- People/parliamentarians represented groups. On their website, go to the Area of Expertise and then Democracy A government website that provides and Gender. searchable statistics on parliamentarians, from 1867 to present. National Democratic Institute: Women’s Political Participation iKNOW politics ndi.org/womens-political-participation iknowpolitics.org/en A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working The International Knowledge Network of to support and strengthen democratic Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) is a institutions worldwide through citizen joint project of International IDEA, the Inter- participation and openness and accountability parliamentary Union (IPU), the United Nations in government. They offer programming and Development Programme (UNDP), and the online resources to increase the equitable United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and participation of women in politics and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). government as essential to building and An online workspace designed to serve the sustaining democracy. needs of elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics.

RESOURCES | 7 Running Start: Bringing Young Women runningstartonline.org An American organization that educates young women about the importance of leadership and engaging in politics to helps them develop skills for political engagement.

She Should Run sheshouldrun.org An American organization, She Should Run provides an approachable starting place and network for women leaders considering running for office and for those who support them.

Status of Women Canada swc-cfc.gc.ca/index-eng.html Status of Women Canada is a federal government organization that promotes equality for women and their full participation in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada. Status of Women Canada’s resources centre offers information on women in politics swc-cfc.gc.ca/rc-cr/index-en.html#topics

UN Women: Women’s Leadership and Political Participation unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and- political-participation The global entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women created by the United Nations General Assembly, providing training for women political candidates to help build their skills, and offers voter and civic education and brings gender equality forward.

CAMPAIGN SCHOOL FOR WOMEN | 8 Cultural Competence

Bird, Karen. The Political Representation Nova Scotia Department of Communities, of Women and Ethnic Minorities in Culture & Heritage (2017). Nova Scotia’s Established Democracies: A Framework Culture Action Plan: Creativity and for Comparative Research. Hamilton: Community. Retrieved from: www. McMaster University, 2003. novascotia.ca/culture/Culture-Action-Plan-- English.pdf Commission on Effective Electoral Representation of Acadians and African Nova Scotia Department of Health, Primary Nova Scotians. Representation: Toward Health Care Section (2005). A Cultural More Effective Representation for Acadians Competence Guide for Primary Health Care and African Nova Scotians, Report and Professionals in Nova Scotia. Retrieved Recommendations. Halifax: Queen’s from: nurseone.ca/~/media/nurseone/page- Printer, 2017. Retrieved from: novascotia. content/pdf-en/cultural_competence_guide_ ca/representation/Representation-Toward- for_primary_health_care_professionals.pdf More-Effective-Representation-For-Acadian- and-African-Nova-Scotians-Report-and- Recommendation.pdf

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