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Canadian Government Tweeple

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Please note that this list includes both political and non-political government Twitter users. If you are not a politician, please ignore the "party, "province" and "riding" fields. TeleseryeFilling out your position however, would be highly appreciated. For a live aggregate feed of Canadian politicians on Twitter, please visit: http://politwitter.ca/.

 

Federal

 

Name

Twitter Account

Party

Province

Riding

Position

Brad Lavigne bradlavigne NDP     National Director of New Democratic Party
Brent Rathgeber BrentRathgeber Conservative Alberta Edmonton—St. Albert MP
Patrick Brown brownbarrie Conservative Ontario Barrie MP
Cheryl Gallant cherylgallant Conservative Ontario Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke MP
Don Davies dondavies NDP British Columbia Vancouver Kingsway NDP MP
Elizabeth May ElizabethMay Green Party     Leader of the Green Party
Royal Galipeau GalipeauMP Conservative Ontario Ottawa—Orléans MP
Grants Loans Canada grants_loans        
John Rafferty JohnRaffertyMP NDP Ontario Thunder Bay—Rainy River MP
Kelly Block KellyBlockMP Conservtive Saskatechwan Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar MP
Kevin Gaudet KevinGaudet       Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Libby Davies LibbyDavies NDP British Columbia Vancouver East NDP MP
Lois Brown loisbrownmp Conservative Ontario Newmarket—Aurora MP
Martin Dumont Martin_Dumont       Chief of Staff @ Ottawa
Jason Kenney MinJK Conservative Alberta Calgary Southeast MP & Minister
Peter Julian MPJulian NDP British Columbia Burnaby—New Westminster MP
Niki Ashton nikiashton NDP Manitoba Churchill MP
Olivia Chow oliviachow NDP Ontario Trinity—Spadina MP
Ontario NDP OntarioNDP NDP      
Paul Calandra PaulCalandra Conservative Ontario Oak Ridges—Markham MP
Peter Braid peterbraid Conservative Ontario Kitchener—Waterloo MP
Stephen Harper  pmharper Conservative     Prime Minister
Rick Dykstra RickDykstra Conservative Alberta Calgary Southwest MP
Sally Housser salhous NDP     Assistant for Jack Harris, MP
Sen. ML MacDonald SenatorJake    Nova Scotia   Senator
Siobhan Coady SiobhanCoadyMP Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's South—Mount Pearl MP
Steven Fletcher stevenjfletcher Conservative Manitoba Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia MP

 

Provincial

 

Name

Twitter Account

Province

Position

Notes

Alison Redford premier_redford Alberta MLA & Premier

MLA for Calgary-Elbow and

Premier of Alberta (October 2011-present)

Kent Hehr calgarybuffalo Alberta MLA  
Cindy Ady CindyAdy_MLA Alberta MLA & Minister I am the third term MLA for Calgary Shaw and, in addition, am serving as the Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
Dave Hancock DaveHancockMLA Alberta MLA & Minister Minister of Education, Alberta
Doug Elniski ElniskiMLA Alberta MLA  
Fred Horne FredHorneMLA Alberta MLA  
Doug Griffiths GriffMLA Alberta MLA MLA for Battle River - Wainwright
Jonathan Denis JonoMLA Alberta MLA I'm the Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary-Egmont.
Kyle Fawcett KyleMLA Alberta MLA  
Lindsay Blackett LindsayBlackett Alberta MLA & Minister Alberta Culture and Community Spirit Minister and his staff
Ontario MNR MNRcentral Ontario Natural Resources Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Nova Scotia Gov. nsgov Nova Scotia    
Field Crop News onfieldcrops Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ontario Field Crop News from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
OMAFRA Hort Update onhortcrops Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ontario Horticulture Crop News from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario Parks ontarioparks  Ontario    
OntarioREV OntarioREV Ontario Revenue The Ontario Ministry of Revenue administers most of the province's tax statutes, tax credit and benefit programs.
OntMinFinance OntMinFinance Ontario Finance The Ontario Ministry of Finance promotes an innovative and growing economy and manages the fiscal, financial and related regulatory affairs of Ontario.
OntMinLabour OntMinLabour Ontario Labour The Ontario Ministry of Labour's mission is to advance safe, fair and harmonious workplace practices. Questions? Visit our website for contact info. 
Ontario MMAH OntMMAH Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario made up of safe and strong urban and rural communities with dynamic local economies, abundant greenspace and a quality of life that is second to none.
Premier Ed Stelmach premierstelmach Alberta Premier Office of the Premier of Alberta
Rick Miles rickmiles New Brunswick MLA  
Tourism Sask Updates SaskSecrets Saskatchewan   SaskSecrets is Tourism Saskatchewan's official online newsletter. It features stories about events, attractions packages and everything Saskatchewan.
Sask Media Updates SaskTravelMedia Saskatchewan    
SkillsCanadaAlberta skillsalberta Alberta   Celebrating Alberta's Finest Trade and Technology Students
Tim Hudak timhudak Ontario Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament   
Tourism Saskatchewan TourismSask Saskatchewan    
TravelAlberta TravelAlberta Alberta   The E-Marketing Team At Travel Alberta
TravelBC TravelBC British Columbia    
Alberta Gov. YourAlberta Alberta   Government of Alberta's Twitter account. Alerts, announcements, info for the public and some replies when we can.
Ontario Ombudsman Ont_Ombudsman Ontario   The official account of Ontario Ombudsman who investigates complaints about the ON government. Ombudsman André Marin tweets personally unless otherwise noted.
OntMinTransportation OntMinTransport Ontario Transportation  
Foodland Ontario FoodlandOnt Ontario    
Ont_ECO Ont_ECO Ontario   Ontario's independent environmental watchdog. Tasked with monitoring and reporting on the government’s compliance with the Environmental Bill of Rights.
NOHFC NOHFC Ontario   The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund proudly offers 6 funding programs to promote job creation and economic development in the North.
Newfoundland and Labrador NLtweets Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Culture and Recreation Yarns, travel tips and events from Gillian, Ed and Shelley of Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, Canada
Community Accounts CommAccountsNL Newfoundland and Labrador Municipal Affairs  

 

Municipal

 

Name

Twitter Account

City

Position

Notes

G4 G4Open Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton + Vancouver   The cities of Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver are collaborating as the G4 to improve Canadian open data standards, licences and processes.
City of Calgary cityofcalgary Calgary    
City of Edmonton CityofEdmonton Edmonton    
City of Guelph cityofguelph Guelph    
City of Windsor cityofwindsor Windsor    
Municipality of Clarington ClaringtonON  
Offical Twitter feed for the Municipality of Clarington Clarington includes the communities of Bowmanville, Newcastle, Courtice (pronounced Curtis) and Orono. Rural and urban amenities.
George LeBlanc georgeleblanc Moncton Mayor  
Jim Rennie JimRennieWC Woodland County Mayor  
Joe Mihevc joemihevc Toronto City Councillor  
John Tory
johntoryTO Toronto Mayor  
City of Ottawa ottawacity Ottawa    
Toronto Council TorontoCouncil Toronto City Clerk  
City of Toronto Cityoftoronto Toronto   Gateway to City of Toronto Twitter accounts.
311 Toronto 311Toronto Toronto   The public information and referral service for the City of Toronto. 24/7 access to information and non-emergency services online or by phoneNew Nokia Phones.
Lan Nguyen
  Toronto Deputy Chief Information Officer Oversees Open Data initiative for City of Toronto (in partnership with City Clerks Office)
Open Toronto Open_TO Toronto   The City of Toronto's official data set catalogue: toronto.ca/open. Toronto is committed to open, accessible and transparent government.
Keith McDonald COTkeith Toronto Open Data Lead
City of Toronto Open Data  Lead, G4 representation
 
Mount Pearl Mount_Pearl Mount Pearl  

 

 

 

Agencies / Crown Corporations

 

Name

Twitter Account

Organization

Position

Notes

Public Health PHAC

 

Santé publique ASPC

PHAC_GC  - ENG

ASPC_GC - FRE

Public Health Agency of Canada / Agence de la santé publique du Canada     Public health tips, H1N1 updates, media advisories 
Health Canada / Santé Canada  HealthCanadaGC -ENG SanteCanadaGC - FRE Health Canada / Santé Canada    Tips on a variety of health topics, media advisories, product recalls 

 

Consultants

 

Name

Twitter Account

Organization

Position

Notes

Mike Kuajwski mikekujawski Centre of Excellence for Public Sector Marketing Marketing & Social Media Strategist/Speaker  
Marquis Côté marquiscote digitalOttawa Digital Communication Strategist and Creative Marketeer  
         

 

Comments (2)

Peter Smith said

at 10:14 am on Sep 16, 2009

Not 100% sure about the way stuff is grouped here. Might be more useful to separate out politicians from bureaucrats. And separating individual from corporate accounts too.

Mike Kujawski said

at 2:58 pm on Oct 23, 2009

Hey Peter, I agree 100%. Whoever set this page up was looking at the political side only. Know of any volunteers that could fix this page up?

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