---
title: None of the Above Party (Canada)
type: party
status: active
country: CA
website: https://nota.ca
logo: /assets/org-logos/nota-canada.png
logo_bg: light
contact:
  checked: 2026-07-30
  email: info@nota.ca
  form: https://nota.ca/contact
  source: https://nota.ca/contact
summary: 'A Canadian provincial party (Ontario) that elects independent MPPs not bound
  by party discipline — advocating the 3Rs of direct democracy: Referendum, Recall,
  and Responsible Government laws.'
concepts:
- direct-democracy
- representative-democracy
- liquid-democracy
location:
  latitude: 43.6532
  longitude: -79.3832
  name: Ontario, Canada
  precision: city
rss_feed: https://nota.ca/feed
events:
- date: '2014-01-01'
  title: Founded by Greg Vezina in Ontario
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_Above_Direct_Democracy_Party
  quote: It is named after the expression "none of the above" and was founded in 2014
    by Greg Vezina in response to his disillusionment with the current major political
    parties.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-17'
- date: '2014-06-01'
  title: Nominates its first candidates in eight ridings in the 2014 Ontario provincial
    election
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_Above_Direct_Democracy_Party
  quote: NOTA nominated candidates in eight ridings in the 2014 provincial election
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-17'
- date: '2018-06-01'
  title: Runs 42 candidates in the 2018 Ontario general election
  url: https://nota.ca/ontario/about/
  quote: The None of the Above Direct Democracy Party of Ontario had a 2018 candidate
    list filled up with 42 competent people that could effectively run the Ontario
    government.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-17'
activity:
  manual:
    checked: 2026-06-07
    date: 2025-01-27
    note: website loaded. https://nota.ca/news/ has January 27, 2025 'None of the
      Above Party Calls for Referendum on Trump Tariffs, Strategic Voting to Defeat
      Ford Government in Election'
    url: https://nota.ca/news/
  dod:
    checked: 2026-07-19
    date: 2025-01-27
    note: Website live and actively campaigning; Jan 2025 posts on Ontario provincial
      election, candidate pages current.
    url: https://nota.ca
  rss:
    checked: 2026-08-17
    date: 2025-01-28
    note: 'Latest post: None of the Above Party Calls for Referendum on Trump Tariffs,
      Strategic Voting '
    url: https://nota.ca/none-of-the-above-party-calls-for-referendum-on-trump-tariffs/
last_checked: '2026-07-19'
---

The None of the Above Party (NOTA) is a Canadian provincial party registered in Ontario. Its candidates run as independents committed to direct democracy reforms rather than party-line voting. The party's platform centres on what it calls the 3Rs: Referendum (citizens can initiate binding referendums), Recall (voters can remove elected members between elections), and Responsible Government (structural accountability reforms).

The NOTA model is a hybrid: party infrastructure is used to run candidates and raise profile, but elected members are explicitly not bound by party control and are expected to represent their constituents directly.

## Links

- Website: [nota.ca](https://nota.ca)

## See also

- [Direct Democracy](../concepts/direct-democracy.md)
- [Representative Democracy](../concepts/representative-democracy.md)
- [Liquid Democracy](../concepts/liquid-democracy.md)