City Election Training Series 2026
The October city election is our opportunity to ensure Toronto continues to move forward, not back. The right is mobilizing to take back power and elect conservatives to reverse all we’ve won. This fall, we need to elect more municipal leaders to protect the progress we’ve made and push for more wins for our city. But to do that, we need you to get involved.
Join Progress Toronto’s free training series to learn the skills and tools you need to help progressive candidates win across the city. This season’s workshops include City Elections 101, two in-person How to Knock on Doors for a Candidate workshops hosted across our city, How to Get Out the Vote for a Candidate, and more!
A big thank you to our training sponsor the Toronto & York Region Labour Council for helping make these trainings possible.
City Election Training Series Schedule
#1 City Elections 101
Presenter: Progress Toronto Executive Director Saman Tabasinejad
Wednesday, September 16 - 12pm ET
Online
Get the details and register:
progresstoronto.ca/election-training-series-sep-16-2026
#2 How to Knock on Doors for a Candidate: West End
Presenters: Community Organizers Emily Johnson and Caroline Haddad
Saturday, September 19 - 12pm ET
In person (Exact meeting location will be sent closer to the event)
Get the details and register:
progresstoronto.ca/election-training-series-sep-19-2026
#3 How to Knock on Doors for a Candidate: Scarborough
Presenters: Progress Toronto Organizers Donovan Hayden and Sinan Malik
Sunday, September 27 - 12pm ET
In person (Exact meeting location will be sent closer to the event)
Get the details and register:
progresstoronto.ca/election-training-series-sep-27-2026
#4 How to Make Phone Calls for a Candidate
Presenters: Progress Toronto Organizer Justin Chen and Community Organizer Danny Quast
Tuesday, September 29 - 5:30pm ET
Online
Get the details and register:
progresstoronto.ca/election-training-series-sep-29-2026
#5 How to Get Out the Vote for a Candidate
Presenter: Broadbent Institute Training Coordinator Galya Bravo
Monday, October 6 - 6pm ET
Online
Get the details and register:
progresstoronto.ca/election-training-series-oct-6-2026
We offer our trainings for free so that cost isn’t a barrier. If you can, support our work by chipping in $10 to our Training Fund or by donating when you sign up.
Accessibility: Our online trainings will include captioning through Zoom. You can see the accessibility details for each training on their specific sign up page. Please reach out to Donovan at info@progresstoronto.ca for more accessibility information and requests.
