Cardigan's candidates' promises on Minority Rights, Fair Government, & Democracy

2SLGBTQI+ rights and safety

We don't have any Conservative policies on 2SLGBTQI+ rights and safety.

Liberal

Maintain support for Fierté Canada Pride in administering funding for security needs at Pride festivals

"Protect the safety of 2SLGBTQI+ people by maintaining support for Fierté Canada Pride in administering funding for security needs at Pride festivals across the country." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Make funding permanent for the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund

"Make funding permanent for the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund to support community organizations and networks that protect rights and advance equality across Canada." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Full implement the 23 recommendation from the LGBT Purge Fund's Emerging from the Purge report, ensuring justice and reparations for 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians affected by state discrimination
Establish safe and timely pathways to asylum for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals fleeing gender-based or state-sponsored persecution
Require federally-funded employers to uphold non-discrimination standards for 2SLGBTQIA+ workers
Provide sustained core funding for community-led 2SLGBTQIA+ and gender-based violence support organisations, with priority given to those serving marginalised communities
End discriminatory policing practices and expand trauma-informed, culturally-safe legal supports for 2SLGBTQIA+ people

"Improve access to justice by ending discriminatory policing practices and expanding trauma-informed, culturally safe legal supports for 2SLGBTQIA+ people, with a focus on survivors of state violence and hate crimes." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Strengthen enforcement of the federal ban on conversion therapy

"Strengthen enforcement of the federal ban on conversion therapy to ensure survivors have access to justice and support services." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on 2SLGBTQI+ rights and safety.

Charter rights and the Supreme Court

We don't have any Conservative policies on Charter rights and the Supreme Court.

Liberal

Expand the Court Challenges Program, which provides funding for people to bring court cases of national significance related to the constitution, quasi-constitutional laws, or human rights

"Enable Canadians to take more action to affirm their rights by expanding the Court Challenges Program." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Oppose the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights
Require the federal government to choose three Supreme Court justices from a list of nine candidates submitted by the Québec government

"Guarantee Quebec’s participation in Supreme Court appointments by requiring the federal government to choose from a list of nine candidates submitted by the Quebec government, from which three would be appointed." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Support legislative measures to restrict use of the notwithstanding clause

"Oppose the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause and support legislative measures to restrict its application, ensuring it remains a tool of last resort in exceptional circumstances." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Charter rights and the Supreme Court.

Elections and democratic engagement

We don't have any Conservative policies on Elections and democratic engagement.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Elections and democratic engagement.

Green

Lower the voting age to 16
Establish an all-party standing committee to examine risks and opportunities of emerging technologies in elections

"Establish an all-party standing committee to examine the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies, including AI and digital platforms, in elections." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Hold media and polling firms accountable for responsible poll reporting

"Hold media and polling firms accountable for responsible poll reporting, ensuring all published polls are independently verified and presented with clear methodological context." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Convene a Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Renewal to study proportional representation systems, lowering the voting age to 16, online voting, and mandatory voting
1. "Convene a Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Renewal to study proportional representation systems, lowering the voting age to 16, online voting, and mandatory voting.
2. Ensure the Citizens’ Assembly is independent, diverse, and consensus-driven."
— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Mandate full transparency in publicly-released polls, requiring disclosure of sample size, weighting methods, funding sources, question wording, and margin-of-error
Implement proportional representation
Require all political parties to submit campaign platform cost estimates to the Parliamentary Budget Officer
Empower the Commissioner of Canada Elections to regulate and sanction false political advertising
Mandate Elections Canada to create a truth-in-advertising framework for election campaigns
Require political parties to report on candidate recruitment from underrepresented groups

NDP

Set up an independent citizens assembly to advice on how best to put in place a Mixed-Member Proportional Representation system in time for the next federal election

"We will fix Canada’s broken voting system and make every vote count. For too long, our electoral system has distorted results and denied millions of Canadians real representation. In 2025, New Democrats will make sure it’s the last election held under this outdated, unfair system—ten years after the Liberals promised change and failed to act.

Unlike the Liberals, we will actually deliver. We will establish an independent citizens assembly to advise on how best to put in place a Mixed-Member proportional system in time for the next federal election. This will ensure that the next Parliament truly reflects the choices of voters."

— ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Ensure Indigenous languages are on election ballots in Indigenous territories

"We will make voting more accessible to people living in Inuit, First Nations or Métis communities by ensuring that Indigenous languages are on election ballots in Indigenous territories. This is a concrete step we can take towards meaningful reconciliation, and it will boost participation in democracy as well as contributing towards the revitalization of Indigenous languages." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Guarantee a 3-day voting period for each election, in addition to advance voting polls
Lower the voting age to 16

"We will change the voting age to allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote. Young people should have a stronger say in choosing their government and addressing the issues that affect them and their futures. Bringing more voices into politics will ensure that better decisions are made, and will ultimately result in a stronger democracy." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Strengthen Elections Canada's Vote on Campus programming

"[...] and strengthening Election Canada's Vote on Campus programming to ensure elections are accessible to university and college students." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Emergencies

We don't have any Conservative policies on Emergencies.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Emergencies.

Green

Upgrade national emergency broadcasting systems to ensure real-time disaster communication

"Modernize Canada’s emergency alert and communication networks, upgrading national emergency broadcasting systems to ensure real- time disaster communication." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Develop redundant emergency communications systems, including backup ham radio networks and decentralised alerts that function when cell towers fail
Expand satellite-based emergency alerts for remote areas

We don't have any NDP policies on Emergencies.

Foreign interference and transnational repression

Conservative

Expel agents of foreign governments engaged in intimidation and coercion in Canada
Direct CSIS to communicate with Chinese, Sikh, and other communities targeted by foreign threats

"Direct CSIS to implement threat reduction measures, including communicating with Jewish communities about antisemitic threats, along with Chinese, Sikh and other Canadian communities targeted by foreign threats." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Close loopholes in the Canada Elections Act to stop third parties from hiding funding sources

"Close Canada Elections Act loopholes to stop third parties from hiding funding sources that can allow for foreign financing of third parties engaging in regulated electoral activities." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Foreign interference and transnational repression.

Green

Expand the Canadian Election Security Task Force, incorporating AI-based threat detection

"Expand the Canadian Election Security Task Force, incorporating AI-based threat detection to combat election interference and foreign manipulation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Introduce public reporting on foreign interference threats in elections

"Introduce public reporting on foreign interference threats in elections, balancing transparency with national security concerns." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require political parties and candidates to report any known instances of attempted foreign influence or coercion
Centralise Canada's response to digital warfare, cybercrime, and disinformation campaigns in a new National Cyber Defence Agency
Restore the per-vote subsidy for political party funding and reduce donation limits to curb foreign influence, strengthen financial transparency, and reduce reliance on private donors

"Restore the per-vote subsidy for political party funding and reduce donation limits to curb foreign influence in elections, strengthen financial transparency, and reduce reliance on private donors who may act as conduits for foreign interests." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand the mandate of Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Canada Elections to proactively investigate suspected foreign interference
Require full disclosure of foreign interests in major Canadian media outlets

"Mandate transparency in media ownership, requiring full disclosure of foreign interests in major Canadian media outlets." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand third-party political financing rules

"Strengthen protections against foreign funding and influencein Canadian elections, including expanding third-party political financing rules." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require individuals and entities lobbying on behalf of foreign governments to register and disclose their activities

"Establish a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, requiring individuals and entities lobbying on behalf of foreign governments to disclose their activities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Implement recommendations from the Foreign Interference Commission to ensure communication, coordination, and transparency from security agencies
Address online hate and discrimination
Hold those who spread false and harmful content accountable
Support digital literacy
Implement a foreign agent registry

"Finally, we are committed to seeing a foreign agent registry put in place to help protect people and our democratic institutions." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

French language and Québec culture

Conservative

Double the number of language exchange spots

"Doubling the number of language exchange spots so that every year, 10,000 youth who would not otherwise be able to afford it will have the opportunity to bridge the two solitudes and strengthen our two official languages." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Appoint a bilingual Governor General who is at-ease in both French and English

"Governor General: In the future, a Conservative government commits to appointing a bilingual Governor General, perfectly at ease in both of Canada's official languages." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Maintain all funding in support of Québec and Francophone culture

Liberal

Set a 12% target for Francophone immigration outside Quebec by 2029

"Establish a 12% target for Francophone immigration outside of Quebec by 2029, a 20% increase from current targets. Only a Liberal government has and will defend the rights and freedom, as well as prosperity, of Francophone communities outside of Quebec [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Invest in community spaces for English-speaking minorities in Quebec and French speaking minorities across the country
Work with provinces and territories to invest in education and community spaces that serve official language minority communities

"Promote French-language educational pursuits across Canada by collaborating with provinces and territories to invest in educational and community spaces, such as early learning and child care that serve official language minority communities; creating a scholarship for Francophone students who continue their post-secondary studies in French in a minority context." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Facilitate access to Francophone and bilingual workers for entrepreneurs in official language minority communities

"Support entrepreneurs in Official Language Minority Communities looking to scale their businesses, notably by facilitating access to Francophone and bilingual workers." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
Create a scholarship for Francophone students who continue their post-secondary studies in French in a minority context

Green

Support constitutional protections for the French language and culture in Québec

"Support constitutional protections for the French language and culture in Quebec, recognizing the importance of maintaining these within a predominantly English-speaking continent." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Guarantee bilingual federal government services in every province and territory

"Guarantee bilingual federal government services in every province and territory, actively supporting French-speaking immigration and integration, and ensuring linguistic equality nationwide." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Prioritise implementation of a modernised Official Languages Act within the first year of the next Parliament

"Prioritize implementation of a modernized Official Languages Act within the first year of the next Parliament, underscoring federal commitment to linguistic equity and minority-language rights." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Modernise the Official Languages Act to strengthen protections for French and English minority communities

"Modernize the Official Languages Act to strengthen protections for French and English minority communities, ensuring robust linguistic rights and services across Canada." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Actively defend and promote the equal status of Canada's two official languages

"Actively defend and promote the equal status of Canada’s two official languages (English and French), ensuring full linguistic equality and accessibility across all Canadian communities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Significantly increase federal funding for French immersion programmes and second-language education

"Significantly increase federal funding for French immersion programs and second-language education, providing enhanced opportunities for bilingualism to students throughout Canada." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on French language and Québec culture.

Government budgets

Conservative

Enact legislation requiring that for every new dollar spent by government, an equal amount must be reduced

"Pass a one-for-one spending law. For every new dollar spent, an equal amount must be reduced." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Balance the operating budget by 2028

"Balance the operating budget by Budget 2028, ensuring responsible fiscal management while making wise, long-term investments to build for Canada’s prosperity and future." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Maintain transfers to individuals ,like pensions, EI, and CCB payments
Maintain transfers to provinces and territories, like Equalization, Canadian Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer, and Territorial Formula Financing
Ensure government debt-to-GDP declines over the budget horizon
Maintain social programmes including $10-a-day childcare, dental care, and pharmacare

We don't have any Green policies on Government budgets.

NDP

Reject cuts to the public sector and social programmes in order to balance the budget

"New Democrats are rejecting calls for cuts to the public sector and to social programs – cuts which would be made to reach a budgetary balance in the short-term, despite the costs and the consequences for people. Instead, we are proposing increased investments in both infrastructure and in people." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Begin decreasing the debt-to-GDP ratio within four years

"The NDP’s fiscal target over a four-year mandate is a falling debt-GDP ratio by the fourth year at the latest. After accounting for the impact of revenue and expense measures on the economy via the fiscal multiplier, this is achieved even under the more dire scenario considered by the BoC." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Strengthen the role of Commons standing committees in reviewing and approving government estimates

"We are also committed to bringing greater transparency and accountability to the federal budget-making process. This includes strengthening the role of House of Commons standing committees in reviewing and approving government estimates. Canadians deserve to know not just where their money is going—but whether it’s actually delivering results." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set aside an additional 10% of the budget each year as a contingency fund to hedge against risks like external shocks

"In the context of significant uncertainty, and in an abundance of caution, our fiscal plan will set aside an additional amount each year as a contingency fund. This will help hedge against risks, including further external shocks or events that could reduce government revenue and increase expenditures more than anticipated." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Government transparency and lobbying

Conservative

Require anyone advising the government directly or indirectly, who stands to gain financially from their advice, to register as a lobbyist
Increase fines for ethics violations to $10,000
Ban politicians from making decisions that benefit themselves or their family disproportionately, and require Ethics Commissioner approval and full public disclosure of all personal interests
Require anyone running for public office to disclose where they paid taxes for the last seven years
Require party leaders to disclose their assets within 30 days of becoming leader, and require Prime Ministers to divest their assets within 30 days of assuming office
Require cabinet ministers to divest fully from tax havens and disclose assets to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner, with penalties for non-compliance

"Require cabinet ministers to divest fully from tax havens and disclose assets to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner, with penalties for non-compliance. No more so-called blind trusts that only blind the public." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Government transparency and lobbying.

Green

Ensure all government contracts are publicly tendered
Prohibit federal funding for industry-backed NGOs that advocate private interests

"Prohibit federal funding for industry-backed NGOs that advocate private interests under the guise of public benefit." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Replace the Board of Internal Economy with an independent oversight committee to transparently review MPs' salaries, expenses, and budgets
Broaden the definition of conflicts of interest to include personal, political, and family interests, with meaningful financial penalties for violations

"Strengthen the Conflict of Interest Act by broadening the definition of conflicts to include personal, political, and family interests, with meaningful financial penalties for violations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require conflict of interest screening and disclosure for all federal regulatory board appointments
Strengthen the independence and investigative powers of the Auditor General and Ethics Commissioner

"Strengthen the independence and investigative powers of parliamentary officers, including the Auditor General and Ethics Commissioner." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Create a public portal for government science and decision-making evidence to enhance transparency and public trust
Enforce a five-year cooling-off period for former politicians and senior public officials before they can lobby the government

"Close the revolving door between politics and lobbying by enforcing a five-year cooling-off period for former politicians and senior public officials." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand whistleblower protections with robust safeguards against retaliation and secure channels for confidential disclosures
Enforce deadlines for timely Access to Information request processing and empower the Information Commissioner to order the release of information
Require lobbyists to publicly disclose, in real-time, all interactions with elected officials and public servants
Extend the Access to Information Act to the Prime Minister's Office, ministers' offices, and Parliament
Mandate open government practices

"Mandate open government practices, ensuring proactive disclosure of government documents and timely responses to access to information requests." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Remove all Access to Information fees, except for filing fees
Allow the Information Commissioner to review cabinet confidentiality claims
Override government secrecy exemptions in the public interest

We don't have any NDP policies on Government transparency and lobbying.

Hate and disinformation

We don't have any Conservative policies on Hate and disinformation.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Hate and disinformation.

Green

Appoint a Special Rapporteur on Online Hate and Extremism to monitor, research, and recommend policies to counter digital radicalisation and misinformation
Fund direct support services for people targeted by online hate and harassment

"Fund direct support services for people targeted by online hate and harassment, including legal aid, counselling, and emergency response programs delivered through community organizations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Increase federal funding for research on how online hate and misinformation fuel real-world violence

"Increase federal funding for research on how online hate and misinformation fuel real-world violence, ensuring transparency in findings and policy recommendations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Enforce clear guidelines to prevent the misuse of free speech protections for spreading hate speech and inciting violence
Support strong protections against digital interference in Canadian elections, including new rules on foreign influence, truth in political advertising, and transparency in political data use
Expand federal investment in civic media and digital literacy programmes to equip people with critical thinking skills needed to identify misinformation, resist online manipulation, and be safe online

"Expand federal investment in civic media and digital literacy programs to equip all Canadians with the critical thinking skills needed to identify misinformation, resist online manipulation, and engage safely in the digital public sphere." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Hate and disinformation.

Immigration

Conservative

Give Québec the power to select temporary immigrants under the International Mobility Program, with exceptions

"Immigration: A Conservative government will respect the spirit of the Canada-Quebec Accord by giving Quebec the power to select temporary immigrants under the International Mobility Program, with the exception of asylum seekers and workers subject to international agreements. It will work with Quebec to halve the number of non-permanent residents on its territory. Conscious of the challenges associated with the labour shortage in several regions of Quebec, a Conservative government is committed to working with Quebec and small and medium-sized businesses to meet their needs" — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Update the citizenship oath to include a pledge of gratitude and duty

"Restoring in-person citizenship ceremonies and updating the citizenship oath to add the following words: “I pledge gratitude to those who worked, sacrificed, and gave their lives to defend the freedom I now enjoy and to build the country of Canada I now call home. Like them, I pledge to fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.”" — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Require criminal background checks for anyone entering Canada on a student permit
Process refugee claims on a last-in, first-out basis
Restore in-person citizenship ceremonies
Keep the rate of population growth below the rate of housing growth, job growth, and healthcare accessibility

"Keep the rate of population growth below the rate of housing growth, job growth, and health care accessibility to ensure sustainable immigration levels that are fair for Canadians and newcomers alike." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Require union LMIA pre-checks, so that unions get consulted before employers hire temporary foreign workers
Provide small loans to help new Canadians complete Blue Seal certification
Implement departure tracking to monitor overstays

"Departure tracking to monitor overstays so government officials know who is in Canada illegally." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Halve the number of non-permanent residents in Québec

"It will work with Quebec to halve the number of non-permanent residents on its territory." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Expand and speed up removals for any criminal activity on a visitor permit

"Expand and speed up removals for any criminal activity on a visitor permit. Anyone who is here on a visitor visa who breaks our laws will be removed from Canada." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Cap the total number of temporary workers and international students to less than 5% of Canada's population by the end of 2027

"Return immigration to sustainable levels by capping the total number of temporary workers and international students to less than 5% of Canada’s population by the end of 2027, from a past high of 7.3%, to ease the strain on housing, public infrastructure, and our social services." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Revitalise the Global Skills Strategy to help high-growth Canadian businesses attract highly-skilled talent

"Attract the best talent in the world to build our economy by revitalizing the Global Skills Strategy to help high-growth Canadian businesses and entrepreneurs with new projects that will support Canada’s strategic economic growth. This includes attracting highly skilled talent from the United States who can help grow the economy here in Canada." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Set permanent resident admissions at less than 1% of Canada's population annually beyond 2027, focusing on attracting global talent

"Stabilize permanent resident admissions at less than 1% of Canada’s population annually beyond 2027 with a focus on attracting top global talent that will drive economic growth and prosperity. Our immigration plan will also allow for the reunification of families, while maintaining Canada’s global leadership in prioritizing the world’s most vulnerable, including human rights defenders and refugees." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Use digital service tools to reduce processing times and eliminate backlogs in the immigration system

"Work towards a fairer and faster process and enhance service delivery for applicants by leveraging digital service tools to reduce processing times and eliminate backlogs to ensure that our immigration system is more reliable for families, businesses, and applicants." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Support legal aid for asylum seekers and refugees to provide claimants timely advice and representation

"Support legal aid for asylum seekers and refugees so that claimants receive timely advice and representation, have their cases resolved as quickly as possible, and reduce unnecessary appeals." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Green

Expand parent and grandparent family reunification sponsorship caps
Create a new employer-driven immigration programme to transition foreign workers to permanent residency

"Create a new employer-driven immigration program to transition foreign workers in essential sectors to permanent residency." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Provide annual funding to reduce processing times for permanent residency applications and expand pathways for essential workers
Invest annually in provincial immigration settlement programmes

"Invest annually in provincial immigration settlement programs, expanding funding for language training, employment support, and multicultural community-building." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Reduce permanent residency application fees and financial requirements for international students

"Reduce PR application fees and financial requirements for international students, eliminating excessive financial burdens." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require professional associations to adopt faster, more transparent foreign credential assessments, reducing bureaucratic barriers
Introduce income-based exemptions for permanent residency and citizenship application fees
Commit to a principled, case-by-case process for regularising the status of undocumented residents

"Commit to aprincipled, case-by-case process for regularizing the status of undocumented residents — one that upholds Canada’s humanitarian values and recognizes their contributions to our communities and economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Phase out the temporary foreign worker programme in non-agricultural sectors, shifting toward permanent residency pathways
Create a limited pathway to permanent residency for international students entering occupations experiencing critical labour shortages where qualified Canadians are not available to fill the need

"Create a limited pathway to permanent residency for international students entering occupations experiencing critical labour shortages — such as doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other essential health care roles — where qualified Canadians are not available to fill the need." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Eliminate visa requirements for parents visiting their children, allowing longer stays for family support
Reduce processing times for family reunification applications, prioritising dependent children and spouses
Increase penalties for unethical immigration consultants

"Increase penalties for unethical immigration consultants, and crack down on fraudulent practices that exploit newcomers." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Increase penalties for labour law violations, protecting foreign workers from abuse
Look into using immigration to support rural renewal, in collaboration with communities and local governments
1. "Begin exploring how immigration policy might support rural renewal and climate resilience, in collaboration with communities and local governments.
2. Engage with municipalities, provinces, Indigenous governments, and community organizations to assess the potential for voluntary resettlement strategies that align with local development goals.
3. Study best practices from other jurisdictions that have successfully used immigration to reverse population decline and strengthen rural economies.
4. Ensure any future policy development in this area is grounded in equity, climate adaptation, and community consent."
— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure domestic workforce development aligns with labour market needs, reducing future dependence on temporary labour
Eliminate employer-tied work permits, allowing temporary foreign workers to switch employers freely and avoid exploitation

We don't have any NDP policies on Immigration.

Inter-governmental relations

We don't have any Conservative policies on Inter-governmental relations.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Inter-governmental relations.

Green

Create a permanent Council of Canadian Governments, replacing First Ministers' meetings with a collaborative forum for federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments to work together

"Establish a permanent Council of Canadian Governments, replacing traditional First Ministers’ meetings with a collaborative forum where federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments set national priorities and tackle common challenges together." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Jointly set national goals and priorities

"Jointly set national goals and priorities, ensuring cooperative approaches to climate change, healthcare, infrastructure, immigration, economic equity, and reconciliation, bridging jurisdictional divides." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Develop coordinated national responses to emergencies

"Develop coordinated national responses to emergencies, improving Canada’s ability to quickly and effectively respond to public health crises, climate disasters, economic disruptions, and other national threats." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Include Indigenous governments as equal partners in a Council of Canadian Governments, fully reflecting nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, and government-to-government relationships

"Include Indigenous governments as equal partners, fully reflecting nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, and government-to-government relationships in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure transparent and democratic governance, with publicly accessible meetings, decisions, and regular consultations

"Ensure transparent and democratic governance, with publicly accessible meetings, decisions, and regular consultations to strengthen public trust and accountability." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Set clear national objectives beyond electoral cycles, and regularly report progress to the public

"Commit to a long-term, shared vision for Canada, setting clear national objectives beyond electoral cycles, and regularly reporting progress to the Canadian public." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Promote fair and collaborative fiscal policies, including resource-sharing among governments

"Promote fair and collaborative fiscal policies, improving financial relationships and resource-sharing among governments, ensuring stable funding for healthcare, education, affordable housing, and essential public services nationwide." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Inter-governmental relations.

Multiculturalism and diversity

We don't have any Conservative policies on Multiculturalism and diversity.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Multiculturalism and diversity.

We don't have any Green policies on Multiculturalism and diversity.

NDP

Restore a dedicated government ministry for diversity

Public service

Conservative

Replace only 2/3 of departing public service employees

"Streamline the federal public service through natural attrition and retirement with only 2 in 3 departing employees being replaced." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Prohibit federal officials from profiting from government contracts

"Ban “double-dipping” so federal officials can’t also profit from government contracts." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Cut $10.5B of spending on consultants

"We will cut spending on consultants to save $10.5 billion." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Remove university degree requirements for most federal public service roles

"Eliminate university degree requirements for most federal public service roles to hire for skill, not credentials." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Public service.

Green

Reverse the creation of Service Canada

"Reinstate effective, citizen-focused service delivery models,reversing damaging restructuring from previous governments, such as the creation of Service Canada under Harper." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Reinvest in the federal public service to rebuild capacity, morale, and expertise

"Reinvest in Canada’s federal public service, rebuilding capacity, morale, and expertise to deliver high-quality, efficient services that Canadians expect and deserve." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
End reliance on private consulting firms, and instead deliver core governmental functions and services through professional, experienced civil servants

"End reliance on costly private consulting firms such as McKinsey and Deloitte, ensuring that core governmental functions and services are delivered by professional, experienced public servants." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Enhance oversight and accountability

"Enhance oversight and accountability to prevent misuse of taxpayer dollars." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Mandate living wages for all federally-funded jobs, including contractors and subcontractors
Cut the Prime Minister's Office budget from $10M to $1M

"Reduce wasteful spending at the political level, including significantly cutting the Prime Minister’s Office budget from $10 million to $1 million." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Public service.

Quebec sovereignty

Conservative

Commit to responsible federalism that respects the Québec nation and its autonomy

"Responsible federalism: A Conservative government is committed to responsible federalism that respects the Quebec nation and its autonomy. Under a Conservative government, federalism will be guided by the principles of responsibility and cooperation, making Quebec and the provinces true partners, not subordinates of the federal government. With responsible federalism, the federal government will be smaller, Quebec will be more autonomous, and Quebecers will be freer and more prosperous." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Quebec sovereignty.

Green

Formally recognise Québec as a nation within the Constitution

"Ensure that Canada formally recognizes Quebec as a nation within its Constitution, with the definition of this status to be determined by Quebecers themselves." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Respect Quebec's right to opt-out from federal programmes in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction, with full compensation and no strings attached
Accept that, in the event of a "yes" to a clear referendum question, Canada must negotiate Québec's secession in good faith

"Accept that, in the event of a “Yes” to a clear referendum question, Canada must negotiate Quebec’s secession in good faith, in accordance with the Constitution and international law." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Respect Quebec's demand for a provincial veto over future constitutional amendments

We don't have any NDP policies on Quebec sovereignty.

Refugees

We don't have any Conservative policies on Refugees.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Refugees.

Green

Expand refugee resettlement programmes

"Expand refugee resettlement programs, ensuring refugees receive housing, language training, and employment support." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Terminate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the US, ensuring asylum seekers are not forced to remain in a country violating international refugee protections
Commit to reducing refugee application processing times, resolving claims within 12 months or less

We don't have any NDP policies on Refugees.

Tax fairness

Conservative

Create a task force to streamline tax rules, and task it to close offshore tax haven loopholes
"Poilievre has already announced that he will appoint a Bring It Home Tax Task Force to make tax rules fairer, simpler and easier to administer. The same task force will also ensure that we close all the loopholes that allow companies like Brookfield to stash their money in offshore tax havens to avoid paying their fair share here in Canada." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"After a decade of increasing complexity and loopholes that benefit the wealthy and well-connected, it’s time to bring fairness and simplicity back to our tax system. We'll put people who actually build things in charge of designing a tax code that works for the Canadians who actually do the work. Within 60 days of forming government, we will launch a Tax Reform Task Force made up of farmers, builders, entrepreneurs, economists and workers—not Ottawa insiders. Their job will be to deliver a simple, fair tax code that:
1. Rewards work and saving.
2. Closes loopholes for the wealthy and well-connected.
3. Eliminates unnecessary red tape.
4. Makes it easier for Canadians to file and understand their taxes."
— Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Redirect CRA resources from auditing small businesses and charities to target offshore tax havens

"Redirect CRA resources away from auditing and harassing small business owners and charities towards cracking down on offshore tax havens — collecting at least $1 billion more every year from those who try to hide their wealth overseas." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Create a website to name-and-shame wealthy multinational corporations dodging taxes

"Create a name-and-shame website to expose all the wealthy multinational corporations that are dodging taxes and refusing to pay their fair share." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Give people who blow the whistle on illegal offshore tax schemes 20% of recovered funds

"Expand the Offshore Tax Informant Program, giving whistleblowers up to 20% of recovered funds when they help expose illegal tax schemes." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

Liberal

Conduct an expert review of the corporate tax system

"Conduct an expert review of the corporate tax system based on the principles of fairness, transparency, simplicity, sustainability, and competitiveness." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Use technology to identify and prosecute instances of tax evasion, fix loopholes, and enforce tax law

"Leverage technology at the Canada Revenue Agency to better identify and prosecute instances of tax evasion, fix loopholes, and strengthen enforcement." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Lead an international effort to get a fair and consistent set of international tax rules completed

"Lead an international effort with partners in Europe and across the G7 to get a fair and consistent set of international tax rules completed, as proposed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We will not surrender on rules that ensure large multinational companies pay a fair and consistent share of the profits they earn in a country." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Green

Increase the corporate tax rate from 14% to 21% for businesses with profits over $100M

"Increase the corporate tax rate from 14% to 21% for businesses with profits over $100 million ($44 billion in revenue)." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
End tax agreements with known tax havens
Work with international partners to implement a global minimum corporate tax and combat tax evasion
Implement a 0.35% Financial transaction Tax on trades involving stocks, bonds, derivatives, and currencies, to curb speculation

"Implement a 0.35% Financial Transactions Tax (Tobin Tax) on trades involving stocks, bonds, derivatives, and currencies. This measure will help curb speculative trading practices that destabilize markets and generate significant revenue for social, economic, and environmental programs."
Apply a corporate tax on transnational e-commerce companies operating in Canada
Revise the Select Luxury Items Tax to remove loopholes, increase tax rates on private jets and super-yachts, and exempt Canadian-made vessels

"Revise Canada’s Select Luxury Items Tax Act to eliminate the “lesser of” rule and apply a flat luxury tax rate (e.g., 10% or higher on the full purchase price).

» Increase the tax rates for extreme wealth purchases (e.g., higher rates for private jets and superyachts.)

» Close corporate loopholes that allow businesses to buy these assets to avoid the Select Luxury Items Tax.

» Exempt Canadian-made commercial and recreational vessels from the Select Luxury Items Tax, to support small manufacturers and coastal industries."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Introduce a permanent 15% Excess Profit Tax on large corporations, including banks, grocery chains, and fossil fuel companies

"Introduce a permanent Windfall Tax (Excess Profit Tax) on large corporations, including banks, grocery chains and fossil fuel companies, to prevent profiteering at the expense of Canadians. This tax will apply at a rate of 15% on profits exceeding 120% of a company’s average profits over the previous four years, ensuring that large corporations contribute fairly when they generate excessive gains." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Implement a progressive wealth tax on net wealth above $10M

"Implement a progressive wealth tax on net wealth above $10 million. The tax would apply at a rate of 1% on net wealth over $10 million, 2% on net wealth over $50 million, and 3% on net wealth over $100 million. This policy would impact only .5% of Canadian households." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Apply a progressive tax only to profits over $10M, and limit the ability to deduct past investment losses to a maximum of 10 years

"Ensure fair taxation of extreme capital gains by applying a progressive tax only to profits over $10 million. To prevent wealthy investors from avoiding taxes indefinitely, we will also limit the ability to deduct past investment losses to a maximum of 10 years." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Eliminate the 50% corporate meals and entertainment expense deduction
Apply a net wealth-based exit tax of 35% on assets over $10M for individuals renouncing Canadian tax residency

"Strengthen Canada’s exit tax to prevent the ultra-wealthy from avoiding taxes by moving assets abroad. We will apply a net wealth-based exit tax of 35% on assets over $10 million for individuals renouncing Canadian tax residency, ensuring those who have benefited the most from Canada’s economy must contribute significantly before leaving. Loopholes that allow tax avoidance through corporate structures and exempt assets will also be closed." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Tax hidden funds and require proof of foreign business operations

"End off shore tax evasion by taxing hidden funds and requiring proof of foreign business operations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Close stock options and capital gains tax loopholes

"Close stock options and capital gains tax loopholes, which primarily benefit wealthy executives." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Focus the CRA on identifying hidden wealth and recovering tax revenue lost in offshore tax havens, rather than auditing low-income Canadians
Mandate full public reporting on corporate tax benefits, grants, and loans

"Increase transparency on business subsidies by mandating full public reporting on corporate tax benefits, grants, and loans — including which corporations receive them and their economic impact." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Review and phase out corporate subsidies that don't deliver proven economic, environmental, or social benefits

"Review and phase out corporate subsidies that fail to deliver proven economic, environmental, or social benefits, with priority given to eliminating subsidies that:

» Distort markets without improving public well-being.

» Contribute to corporate concentration of key industries.

» Benefit large corporations disproportionately over small businesses and workers.

» Are provided to corporations with majority foreign ownership, particularly U.S.-based firms, undermining Canadian economic sovereignty.

» Fail to pass a cost-benefit analysis."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Create an independent Federal Tax Commission to continuously review tax fairness

NDP

Maintain the capital gains inclusion rate changes the current government introduced

"We will maintain the capital gains inclusion rate changes which the Liberal government flip flopped on, and was opposed all along by the Conservatives. As the Minister of Finance said at the time, “only 0.13 per cent of Canadians—with an average annual income of $1.4 million—will be affected by this change in any given year. But millions more, especially younger Canadians, will benefit from it.”" — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a graduated wealth tax of 1% for wealth between $10M and $50M, 2% from $50M to $100M, and 3% for households with net worth over $100M

"For those at the very top, super-rich multi-millionaires with over $10 million in wealth holdings, we will put in place a graduated wealth tax of 1% for wealth between $10 million and $50 million, 2% from $50 million to $100 million, and 3% for households with net worth over $100 million." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a 2% surtax on corporations earning over $500M in profits

"We will put in place a 2% surtax on the most profitable corporations – those earning over $500 million in profits." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Increase funding for the Canada Revenue Agency by $200M to help enforce laws against corporate tax avoidance

"We will take additional measures to tackle corporate tax avoidance, including instituting a 15% minimum tax on corporate book profits, ending tax agreements with known tax havens, requiring corporations to prove a genuine business reason for offshore accounts, and providing additional resources to the Canada Revenue Agency to step up enforcement." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Tax income from flipping stocks at the same rate as income from wages

"Income from flipping stocks should not be taxed at a lower rate than the wages earned by a nurse, a carpenter, a pipefitter, or a teacher. We will rebalance the tax system to ensure it values work as much as wealth." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a 15% minimum tax on corporate book profits
Require corporations to prove a genuine business reason for offshore accounts
End tax agreements with known tax havens

Transgender and non-binary people

Conservative

Repeal Commissioner's Directive 100, which requires training for correctional staff around gender identity and lets prisoners wear clothing, and be housed in penitentiaries, matching their their gender identity

"Defend women’s safety by repealing Commissioner’s Directive 100, which allows male offenders to be housed in women’s prisons and ensure that women’s spaces and services remain protected in federal institutions and policy." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Incarcerate trans and non-binary offenders in prisons matching the gender they were assigned at birth, including imprisoning trans women in men's prisons

"Defend women’s safety by repealing Commissioner’s Directive 100, which allows male offenders to be housed in women’s prisons and ensure that women’s spaces and services remain protected in federal institutions and policy." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Transgender and non-binary people.

Green

Improve the federal census to accurately capture data on trans and non-binary people

"Strengthen the federal census to accurately capture data on trans and non-binary Canadians, ensuring better policy decisions based on real demographic data." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Update federal employment equity programmes to explicitly include gender identity and gender expression
Mandate the inclusion of gender-neutral washrooms in all federal buildings
Ensure trans and non-binary Canadians maintain access to gendered spaces that align with their identity

We don't have any NDP policies on Transgender and non-binary people.

Women and gender equality

We don't have any Conservative policies on Women and gender equality.

Liberal

Provide an extra $100M for the Women's Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund over three years

"Unlock new economic opportunities for women by increasing support for the Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund. This fund invests in projects that promote women’s economic security and prosperity. A strong economy must be one where women can access high paying jobs, get equal pay for equal work, and achieve success without systemic barriers holding them back [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Green

Increase funding for the Pay Equity Commission to enforce federal pay equity laws

"Fully implement and enforce federal pay equity laws, ensuring equal pay for work of equal value. The Pay Equity Commission remains underfunded and requires a budget increase." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Restore a dedicated government Ministry of Women and Gender Equality