Join us for a Zoom Webinar to hear from the Honourable André Pratte and Christopher Curtis as they discuss the progress of Quebec’s Bill 96, An Act respecting French, and provide their insights on some of the legislation’s more controversial elements.
Join us on Sept. 2 at noon for a webinar on Bill 96. Learn about the impacts of Bill 96 and have your questions answered!
Register today by following this link – https://forms.gle/uDYG6EbwcGbU4Qnx5
Registrations close September 1 at 5pm. For further information or questions, please email events@qcgn.ca
The QCGN is seeking a bilingual, dynamic, results-oriented individual with proven experience in project management, a strong background in community development and a demonstrated commitment to community engagement, to manage the Community Innovation Fund Project, a social financing initiative funded by Economic Social Development Canada (ESDC) that will inject up to $1.1 million in leveraged funds on a 2:1 ratio of private-to-government funding over a 4-year period into the English-speaking Community of Quebec (ESCQ). The QCGN, acting as an intermediary between the ESCQ and the ESDC has overarching responsibility for the stewardship of the Community Innovation Fund (CIF). The Project Coordinator will administer the project and ensure that project proposals submitted to the CIF Project for funding meet the needs and priorities of the ESCQ. Candidates must thoroughly understand the vision, mission and mandate of QCGN and the ESDC, as the Project Coordinator’s activities and communications must be aligned with the QCGN’s and ESDC’s position on issues and policies.
The office of the Minister Responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers has issued a large-scale call for applications for positions in the Quebec public service. This recruitment drive seeks professionals in a variety of fields, across all administrative regions of Quebec. The QCGN is delighted with this news. The Conseil du trésor du Quebec has approached the QCGN and its members to draw attention to this initiative. The goal is to ensure that large numbers of qualified English-speaking Quebecers are made aware of the program, apply and ultimately are hired for these public-service careers. This recruitment campaign runs from June 7 to June 19. Please share this notice with your various networks and on social media.
By Irwin Block For the Quebec Community Groups Network Activists and supporters of Quebec’s English-speaking community, including politicians from three levels of government, gathered Thursday evening to pay tribute to […]
Bishop’s University has received $471 000 in financial support over three years to organize the Bishop’s Forum. The event, which runs until August 18, is aimed at English-speaking Secondary V, college and university students. It is focusing on the themes of citizenship, community involvement, philanthropy, the environment, the political system, the media, entrepreneurship, the social economy, and parliamentary committees. It falls within the scope of the key objective of The 2030 Québec Youth Policy focusing on citizenship to encourage a commitment by young people to culture, the community and society.
Montreal – June 16, 2017 –
More than 70 community leaders and 14 federal institutions participated in “Speed-Dating with Quebec’s English-speaking Community,” a three-hour matchmaking event during the Annual Meeting of the Quebec Community Groups Network on June 15.
With financial support from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), and organizational backup the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC), this first-ever “Speed Dating” was for many, the highlight of the two-day meeting. The room buzzed with conversation as 13 teams, each comprising five leaders from across Quebec’s English minority-language communities circulated among the tables of federal officials for two hours.
“It’s fantastic,” said Kim Hamilton of the Quebec English School Board Association. “The speed dating element is kind of fun. The idea is very well put together.”
Another participant, Charlene Sullivan of Neighbours in Rouyn-Noranda, marveled at the amount of information she’d gathered; “I have a lot to analyze now,” she said.
Lorraine O’Donnell of Concordia University’s Quebec English-speaking Community Research Network, said the event helped her identify “many possibilities” for support for university-CEGEP partnerships, “including some I wouldn’t have expected, like the Canadian Space Agency.”
“The matchmaking session was such as success with members and federal stakeholders that we plan to learn from this years’ experience, fine tune our approach, and adapt it for future events,” said QCGN Director General Sylvia Martin-Laforge. “Our federal partners were so enthusiastic, that they are hoping to use our model for building relationships with other official language minority communities.”
The Government of Canada’s 2017 budget focused on economic growth, anchored around a skilled workforce, innovation, and employment. The Speed Dating event enabled members of Quebec’s English-speaking community to meet with federal institutions focused on innovation, research, employment, and business success.
Federal Institutions and Agencies that took part in the first-ever event including Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Canadian Heritage; Canadian Space Agency; Canadian Broadcasting Company; Employment and Social Development Canada; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; Language Portal of Canada; National Research Council; Office of Small and Medium Enterprises; Status of Women Canada, and Statistics Canada.
Under the theme Working Together for Quebec’s English-speaking Communities, members of the Quebec Community Groups Network will hold their 22nd Annual Meeting on June 15 and 16, 2017 at Le Nouvel Hotel in Montreal.
This year we will be holding our Members Convention and Annual General Meeting over two days. After an early breakfast on Thusday morning, the convention will begin with our professional development. Allowing all of our participants to benefit from the wisdom of our three presenters, we will begin in plenary where our trainers will each give a 18-minute presentation TED-style (Technology, Entertainment Design ). We will have three TED-like talks on a trio of themes – Building and Engaging Online Communities; Managing Workplace Environment; and Fundraising and Philanthropy. Our session will be followed by break-out sessions where participants can interact directly with our presenters, ask questions, and gain more in-depth knowledge about their topic of choice.
Following lunch, we will be hosting a free community/government matchmaking event. With financial support from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the “speed dating” event will connect English-speaking community leaders and organizations with federal institutions that offer funding and services. The event will be sponsored by the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC).
On Friday, we will reconvene early for breakfast followed by a series of information sessions. First up will be a panel about recent Statistics Canada population projections and how they will impact Quebec’s English-speaking Communities. That will be followed by a review of the Official Language Regulations (Communications with and Services to the Public) with Carsten Quell of the Treasury Board Secretariat; a talk on Measuring Community Vitality with William Floch, research Manager at the Department of Canadian Heritage; and a discussion on the renewal of the Community Development Plan for the English-speaking Community of Quebec.
After lunch, we will convene for the Annual General Meeting where we will deal with the business of our network. The AGM is free and open to all members and, once again this year, we will broaden access further by broadcasting it live via webcast. This will allow virtual participants to follow the meeting, and, if necessary, allow voting delegates from member organizations who are not on hand to vote virtually. If you are a voting delegate planning on participating via livestream, please contact Patricia Post. A link to the live webcast will be posted on the AGM website a few days before the event.
For the full schedule for the event and to register, visit qcgn.ca/qcgn-agm.
The page will be updated as additional details are confirmed.
On April 11, the QCGN presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages for a study on the Full Implementation of the Official Languages Act in the Canadian Justice System. Accompanied by Michael Bergman of the Association of English-speaking Jurists of Quebec, QCGN expressed support for a Supreme Court of Canada appointment process that is transparent, inclusive, and accountable to Canadians. We also stated there must be a systemic capacity for justices to hear cases and render decisions in both official languages and that the language skills of judges must be sufficient to ensure the evolution of Canadian law.
Who are the Québécois, French and English-speaking? What makes them tick? What are their values and preferences? Produced by Léger Research Intelligence Group, and written by pollster Jean-Marc Léger, marketing professor Jacques Nantel and journalist Pierre Duhamel, Cracking the Quebec Code draws on extensive data to reveal who we are. Part social study, part marketing manual, this book unveils the character of Quebecers, both French and English-speaking. It finds differences between them, and similarities too. English-speaking Quebecers are hybrids, with attitudes a mix of English-Canadian and Québécois-francophone. The QCGN is organizing a conference entitled Cracking the Quebec Code: Understanding French-speaking Quebecers and English-speaking Hybrids, to get insights on our likes and dislikes, hot buttons and soft spots from Léger Group Vice-President Christian Bourque. Hosted by the QCGN and The Montreal Gazette, this conference is presented in partnership with the Fondation Notre Home Foundation, the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), the Quebec English-speaking Communities Research Network (QUESCREN) and the Thomas More Institute.
For more details click here. https://qcgn.ca/quebec-code/
The QCGN is funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
