English-speaking Quebec and the Modernization of the Official Languages Act
DETAILSOur organization and other community leaders have been actively engaged in discussions to modernize the Act for a number of years, including Parliamentary Official Languages Committees studies, consultations with the Commissioner of Official Languages, and close coordination with Francophone communities outside Quebec.
SOCIAL INNOVATION IN ACTION
More detailsThe Community Innovation Fund (CIF) helps Quebec’s English-speaking communities put social innovation in action by supporting 10 innovative projects that addresses the needs of vulnerable English-speaking youth, seniors and newcomers.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
READ MOREThrough its Health and Social Services Committee, the Quebec Community Groups Network works to ensure the interests of our community are protected and that our rights to access health and social services in our own language are respected.
Front-Line Advocacy
View Our ResourcesQCGN takes action on the strategic issues affecting the development and vitality of English-speaking Quebec.
The Daily Briefing
The Daily Briefing is a free daily news clipping service on English-speaking minority communities.
Should English-speaking Quebecers Care About the Official Languages Act?
/in QCGN News /by Catheline MoreauGeoffrey Chambers is president of the Quebec Community Groups Network, which brings together English-language community organizations across Quebec. The English and French languages have been at the core of the Canadian experience for centuries. But only with the adoption of the Official Languages Act in 1969 did Canada establish its first national level policy respecting […]
QCGN Asks New Parliament to Deliver Improved Official Languages Act
/in Press Releases /by Catheline MoreauMONTREAL, December 5, 2019 – Following Thursday’s speech from the throne, the Quebec Community Groups Network trusts that the government will follow through on its pledge to modernize the Official Languages Act early in its mandate. “The throne speech was less explicit on policy matters than we would have wished,” said QCGN President Geoffrey Chambers. […]