Be a Green Party Candidate

Nominations for Green Party candidates for the next general election are now open.

If you are interested in being a candidate, contact your riding association or your regional organizer. Nomination Procedures and the nomination contestant application form can be found here.

I know you have already made a major commitment to the Green Party of Canada; while nearly one million people voted Green in 2008, only some 12,000 across Canada have taken the step of buying a membership, volunteering time and supporting us financially.

You are the heart of this party.

I am writing to ask you to consider taking another large step in your commitment. Have you ever considered being a candidate? In each of the last three federal elections, over 300 average citizens have taken the leap and become Green super-heroes. We don't provide a phone booth or a cape for the quick change. Your local Green Party Electoral District Association (EDA) supplies the nomination meeting. The rest is up to you!

If you have ever considered it, please give it serious thought now. We were all disappointed we did not make the break-through to the House of Commons in the last election. But we did accomplish enormous gains. We were the only party to gain support – the only party to get more votes in 2008 than in 2006. Gaining nearly one million votes and an all time high of 7% of the popular vote, puts us in a very strong position for the next election. In over 40 ridings, our candidates received over 10% of the vote, while I achieved a new high water mark in Central Nova with 32%. We are planning a much more disciplined campaign for the next federal election. And we would love you to be part of it.

I would particularly like to encourage women and people from visible minority communities and First Nations to consider running as Green Party candidates. We need to better reflect the composition of the Canadian citizenry in our candidates.

If you have questions, please contact me. I would be happy to answer questions about what it is like to be a candidate. Or contact your local EDA or Green Party regional organizer in your area to find out how to become a candidate and what we can offer to support you.

Thanks so much!!!

Elizabeth