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American Democrats living in Canada!

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Democrats Abroad Canada is the official country committee of the DPCA for U.S. Democrats living in Canada. We are a 100% volunteer self-funded organization helping American citizens vote in U.S. elections through voter registration and keeping Americans informed on key issues. DemsAbroad Canada engages with members of Congress on issues affecting Americans living abroad, and strives to make information available to our members on topics such as Canada/US tax filing requirements, Estate Planning, and Operating a Corporation in Canada as an American Abroad. We also provide many opportunities to volunteer with our Get Out the Vote efforts!

Volunteers are always needed to help get out the vote, grow our base, and reach out to find new friends. To volunteer contact your local chapter or email our Volunteer Manager, Joann Sochor.

Our chapters across Canada offer a peer-group resource for U.S. citizens looking for assistance with voting, taxes, and passports plus social gatherings. Past chapter events include Women's Marches, Tax Seminars, Fourth of July parties, Thanksgiving dinners, Election and Debate Watch parties, Movie Nights, Trivia Quizzes, voter registration events and Pints & Politics pub meet-ups.

We also post voter and event information as well as current political news on multiple social media channels. Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter - and please share the information! Be sure to check our Events page and News page for additional updates on what we're up to.

For more information, email Randi Weitzner, Country Chair or call our information line toll-free at 1-877-336-2008. In Toronto/GTA, call 647-707-1275.

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Democrats Abroad Canada 2021 - '23 Country Leaders, Voting Reps, Chapter Chairs, Caucus Leaders Contact list

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Democrats Abroad Canada is self-funded, utilizing all funds raised to support our national and chapter Get Out the Vote efforts to reach the est. 650,000 - 1,000,000 Americans living across Canada. We are very grateful to all of our donors for your generous support.

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DA Canada Leadership:

| Canada Country Chair / Chair, Quebec / DPCA Voting Representative

| Canada Executive Vice Chair | DPCA Voting Representative

| Canada Women's Caucus Leader / Toronto Chapter York Region Member-at-Large / Toronto Women's Caucus Co-Leader

| Canada Co-Vice Chair / DPCA Voting Representative / Canada's Capital Region Member at Large

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News

Announcing the DemsAbroad Canada 2021 - '23 Leadership Team

posted by | RVC-Americas Region | Canada Past-Chair | DPCA Voting Rep
May 04, 2021

The Democrats Abroad Canada Annual General Meeting was held on May 2, 2021, which included members electing the 2021 - 2023 Canada Leadership team.

Our tremendous gratitude to every candidate who put themselves forward to prepare the country committee for the 2022 midterms, and to every member who engaged in the election process including voting.

Congratulations to the DA Canada 2021-'23 Leadership!

Respectfully,

DA Canada Nominations & Elections Committee

Larry Rousseau, Chair
Heidi Burch
Tim Ellis
Devbani Raha
Peter Tesche, Teller of Elections
John Yee, Technical Advisor

Office	Elected
Country Chair + DPCA Voting Representative	Randi Weitzner
Country Executive Vice Chair + DPCA Voting Representative	Richard Pearson
Co-Vice Chairs + DPCA Voting Representative	Melanie Gardner Erin Kotecki Vest
Secretary + DPCA Voting Representative	Susan Alksnis
Treasurer + DPCA Voting Representative	Tim Smith
Counsel + DPCA Voting Representative	Stephanie Hart
Membership Secretary + DPCA Voting Representative	Susan Brennan
IT Manager + DPCA Voting Representative	Jessica David
Volunteer Manager + DPCA Voting Representative	Joann Sochor
Programs & Events Manager + DPCA Voting Representative	Danielle Stampley
DPCA Voting Representatives	Julie Buchanan Samuel Drory Rachel Eugster Giles Hogya Brent Jamsa David Mivasair Robert Petrusa Darius Pruss David Schellenberg Kenneth Sherman Ed Ungar Lissette Wright
Non-Voting Alternate DPCA Voting Representatives	Heather Paterson Michael Breshgold

The Basics of Cross-Border Taxes for Americans Abroad

posted by | DPCA Voting Representative
April 09, 2021

On behalf of Democrats Abroad Canada, we thank those who attended our webinar “The Basics of Cross-Border Taxes for Americans Abroad”, presented March 28th by Max Reed and Polaris Tax Counsel. We hope you found the information beneficial.

This posting is to share with you links for the webinar audio recording and presentation deck, plus other useful information.

AUDIO only of DACA and Polaris Tax Webinar March 2021

PDF Presentation of DACA and Polaris Tax Webinar March 2021

If you’re in need of a certified U.S. tax return preparer, please visit this link from American Citizens Abroad. Contact details for Max Reed are in the presentation deck.

Democrats Abroad has advocated on behalf of our members for decades on the issues of taxation, which we continue to do through these challenging times. To receive updates on the work of our Global Taxation Task Force visit this page to subscribe.

As a 100% volunteer, self-funded organization, Democrats Abroad is grateful for your generous support.

Thanks to those who participated - we look forward to you joining us on future webinars.

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Upcoming Events

Friday, September 24, 2021 at 04:00 PM Berlin Time · 4 rsvps

ZOOM - Online Event

Georgians Abroad Planning Meeting (Americas/EMEA Friendly Time)

Join the GA state team to continue to map out and plan our outreach for the crucial upcoming midterms!

We are planning an event for the fall and redacting an email blast to send to GA overseas voters around the globe, describing the changes that will affect them.

All hands on deck!!

Everyone is welcome!! We look forward to seeing you!

Meeting is at 10 am ET/4 pm CET

Please RSVP to receive the zoom link.

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Friday, October 01, 2021 at 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) · 29 rsvps

Fairness in Retirement Webinar

Sponsored by the Global Senior Caucus in formation

Come celebrate International Older Persons Day with Steven Regenstreif, Chair of the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council of the DNC, and Democrats Abroad.

In these turbulent times, Democrats Abroad needs a special caucus representing those in our organization who are retired or aged 65+. Some Seniors living abroad experience particular problems which are unfair. Our in-formation Seniors Caucus will provide a forum to better understand the issues and concerns affecting Seniors. This webinar will look at fairness in retirement, with the aim of undertanding how some, if not many, Seniors living abroad experience partial and unjust treatment or behaviour with favouritism or discrimination. With this in mind, we look particularly at the need for Medicare Portability and the injustice of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), a provision in United States law that changes the way your U.S. Social Security benefits are calculated.

We have a panel of speakers, and will add more details on our other speakers as we get closer to the date, so stay tuned!