A snap election has been called for

April 28, 2025.

As in previous federal elections, CFUW National has prepared an Election Toolkit to support Clubs and members to advocate for CFUW’s priority issues throughout the election and promote voter participation.

Our Federal Election Toolkit is full of information to help you prepare for the election, including:

• How to engage in elections while being non-partisan
• Resources to inform yourself and your community about parties’ and candidates’ positions
• Advice on spotting election disinformation
• Briefing materials and questions to ask candidates on CFUW’s priority issues
• A guide to hosting an All-Candidates Meeting

DOWNLOAD CFUW’S ELECTION TOOLKIT HERE

The CFUW website has a new page dedicated to non-partisan election resources for Clubs and the public, which will be updated regularly.

VIEW CFUW’S ELECTION 2025 WEBPAGE HERE

The Demand Better Campaign

CFUW is also supporting the Demand Better campaign. This is a national, non-partisan, bilingual awareness campaign powered by women’s rights and gender justice organizations from across the country.

The goal is to mobilize Canadians to demand better of our leaders when it comes to policies that benefit everyone: “By showing how feminist policies directly strengthen the economy, we’re shifting the conversation: it’s not about choosing between helping people or helping the economy. It’s about demanding better from our leaders for policies that benefit everyone.” Priority issues include affordable housing, child care, and universal pharmacare.

The Demand Better campaign has created two very useful resources that all Clubs can benefit from:

• “Your Vote Matters: A Toolkit to Support Voting” - A brief toolkit with information on how to vote. Print and distribute it in your community!
• “Information Guide to Federal Election Planning” - A detailed guide to the rules surrounding non-partisan engagement during elections for non-profits, plus advocacy tips and strategies.

As a reminder, CFUW is required to be non-partisan during election periods. We cannot promote or oppose any political party or candidate. We can only distribute information in an impartial way and focus our advocacy on issues and policies.

If you would like to discuss election engagement, please contact advocacy@cfuw-fcfdu.ca