Student Vote Canada

Quick Student Vote Canada tips from teachers

Category: Communications

We know that the timeline for Student Vote Canada is tight this year, so we asked a few educators from across the country to share their quick Student Vote tips.

Watch the ten clips below for ideas and inspiration as you prepare to engage your students over the next few weeks. The videos are also available in this playlist.

You can also find suggestions for running the Student Vote program on a condensed timeline in the Lesson Pathways, which can be found in the Campaign Guide.

If you ever have any questions, do not hesitate to contact our team.

Use Pollenize and Youth Vote Compass

Use the animated videos

Empower students to take on leadership roles

Consider holding an all-candidates’ debate

Use the electoral district map

Use the Election Manual

Create a physical or digital celebration board

Bring the fun with a lobby display or trivia game

Make your candidates’ debate a community affair

Make Youth Vote Compass a family affair

[CBC News] Student Vote results are in. See how kids voted compared to adults

READ ARTICLE HERE: https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/student-vote-results-are-in.-see-how-kids-voted-compared-to-adults More than 700,000 elementary and high school students from each of Canada’s 338 ridings participated in a mock election this month, alongside the real federal election. Student Vote Canada was organized by a charity called CIVIX, in collaboration with Elections Canada. When the results were released on Tuesday, it showed that […]

[Toronto Star] These students also gave Trudeau a minority. But in their mock election, they chose a different official OppositionThese students also gave Trudeau a minority. But in their mock election, they chose a different official Opposition

READ ARTICLE HERE: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/09/21/these-students-also-gave-trudeau-a-minority-but-in-their-mock-election-they-chose-a-different-official-opposition.html According to the results of a mock election held among more than 700,000 elementary, intermediate and secondary school students, the Liberals edged the other parties to win a minority government just as it did in Monday’s federal election. However, in the students’ vote, New Democrat Party Leader Jagmeet Singh formed the […]

[Power and Politics] Canadian youth elect Liberal minority, NDP opposition in mock vote

VIEW CLIP HERE: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1951164995843 Students across the country gave the Liberals a slimmer majority and elected an NDP opposition in mock election vote organized by CIVIX, a non-partisan group promoting civic engagement.

Quick Student Vote Canada tips from teachers

Recent Articles

[CBC News] Student Vote results are in. See how kids voted compared to adults

[Toronto Star] These students also gave Trudeau a minority. But in their mock election, they chose a different official OppositionThese students also gave Trudeau a minority. But in their mock election, they chose a different official Opposition

[Power and Politics] Canadian youth elect Liberal minority, NDP opposition in mock vote