Pukaskwa National Park © Clare Stone
Vote to Protect and Restore Nature
Nature is foundational to the Canadian identity. With a federal election called for April 28, 2025, it is imperative that all political parties commit to protecting and restoring nature. The next federal government must adequately fund conservation to meet Canada’s international commitment to protect 30% of its lands and waters by 2030.
Science has long documented the human health benefits of healthy ecosystems. Our economy and well-being depend on a federal government that is committed to ensuring a liveable planet for our children and future generations.
Bruce Peninsula National Park © Christine Ambre
About
Together, we can halt and reverse biodiversity loss, restore protection for species at risk and protect our natural heritage. The only way this will happen is if candidates and political leaders hear loudly and clearly that environmental protection is important to you.
Whom we vote for matters now more than ever. Not just for our country, but for the health of the planet. We will need to elect leaders who are prepared to chart a course to a better future at a time when we’re experiencing biodiversity declines, weakening environmental protections and climate change.
Together, we can be the voice for wild species and wild spaces.
Point Pelee National Park © Ryan Pimiskern
Top Policy Asks
The next federal government must:
- Protect and restore 30% of lands and waters by 2030
- Implement an effective pan-national Nature Strategy with its provincial and territorial partners
- End federal subsidies that harm nature
- Protect and recover species at risk
- Invest in nature-based climate solutions
Rouge National Urban Park © Noah Cole
What You Can Do
Please raise your voice for biodiversity protection and climate action. The bedrock for our future is a healthy natural world.
- Register to vote and be informed about your electoral district.
- Encourage your family, friends, coworkers and neighbours to vote.
- Send letters to your local candidates or party leaders and attend debates.
- Learn to identify mis- and dis-information, and stop its spread.
- Vote to protect and restore nature! Voter turnout during the 2021 federal election was just 62.6%. We can do better!
- Contact your local candidates to let them know that you will only vote for leaders who will uphold environmental protections, a sustainable economy and environmental justice.
Endangered Piping plover and chicks © Paul Janosi
Social Media
Please speak out on social media by sharing our content or making your own posts.
Monarch butterfly on spotted joe-pyeweed © Bill McDonald
Your Vote Matters
As citizens, exercising our democratic right to choose who represents our interests is one of the most important things we can do. Electoral accountability makes the government address our concerns and act in Canada’s long-term best interest.
We must vote for the programs, laws, and policies that protect our collective well-being and quality of life. It is time to put our long-term interests ahead of unsustainable, short-term profiteering.
Clean water and air, abundant greenspace, thriving wildlife, resilience to climate change impacts – that’s what the people want. And we all have a responsibility to ensure that our elected officials know this through a collective voice that is strong and constructive.
Please share this webpage with your friends and family about the importance of voting for nature in the election. Their vote matters too!
Community Action Fair © Brendan Toews