Message du QCGN à Air Canada : Une simple excuse ne peut réparer les dommages causés au Québec d’expression anglaise - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Modernizing the Official Languages Act : How the Federal Government Got it Wrong with C-13 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

More English-speaking Quebecers Reject Divisive ‘Historic Anglo’ Approach - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Most Quebecers, English and French, Want Ottawa to Protect Rights of English-speaking Quebecers : Poll - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Moving Forward : Building Research Capacity Related to Quebec's English-speaking Seniors - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), 2014)
We are grateful to the Government of Quebec who funded the project through the Soutien aux initiatives visant le respect des aînés (SIRA) program. We’d like to acknowledge the project Steering Committee who demonstrated ongoing dedication and commitment to the project. Members are: David Cassidy, president of Seniors Action Quebec and committee co-chair; Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general at QCGN and committee co-Chair; Cheryl Henry-Leggo, Vision Gaspé-Percé Now; Kevin Erskine-Henry, chair, South Shore Community Partners Network; Premela Pearson, secretary, Indian Women’s Circle; Jim Colmer, residepnt, James Colmer Consultation Inc; Jan Anderson-Toupin, Jeffery Hale; Al Abdon, Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs. The QCGN contracted Dr. Joanne Pocock as the lead researcher on this project. The project has deeply benefited from her guidance, professionalism and intellectual rigour.
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Moving Forward : Building Research Capacity Related to Quebec’s English-speaking Seniors : Executive Summary - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
While Quebec’s English-speaking seniors share many of the same needs and priorities as their French-speaking counterparts, as an official linguistic minority community (OLMC) they also have needs and priorities that are unique within the broader senior population. While there has been a great deal of research on Quebec’s demographic shift and its senior population, little - if - any attention has been paid to the specific needs and priorities of Quebec’s English-speaking seniors who are an official language minority community in Canada. One notable exception is the recent 2013 report entitled ‘Enjoying your senior years in your own language’ for the Office of the Commissioner for Official Languages, which employed 2006 Canadian census figures.

National Assembly Adopts Bill 96 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)
Parallel title: Policy Matters Blog #26 - Bill 96

Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)
Number of pages: 11 issued: February, 2018/March, 2018

Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
Number of pages: 12

Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
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Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
Number of pages: 9
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Network News - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2024)
Number of pages: 15

New Official Languages Act Must Safeguard the Minority Language Rights of English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Open Letter to Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette from Marlene Jennings - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Opposition croissante à l’expression « anglophones historiques » du premier ministre - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Opposition Grows to Premier’s Pigeonholing of ‘Historic Anglos’ - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Opposition Grows to Restrictive Definition of English-speaking Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Participation of English-speaking Canadians in the Federal Civil Service in Quebec (outside of the National Capital Region) - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

[Plea to Save the CBC] - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2009)

Preliminary Analysis of Bill C-13, An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
Like Bill C-32, the Bill retains the same overall purposes and structure of the OLA. As with Bill C-32, the Bill sets out several new Preamble clauses, additions to the OLA’s purpose clause, and new interpretive clauses. These are all largely the same as Bill C-32, although the Bill adds a few additional clauses. In the discussion below, there is no change from C-32 except where otherwise indicated. The Bill adds the following policy priorities to the OLA: First, the protection and promotion of the French language; second, the addition of new interpretive clauses; third, the continued recognition of English and French linguistic minority communities (OLMC’s); third, the recognition of provincial language regimes including the Charter of the French Language. Finally, the Bill adds additional mention of Indigenous languages and a mention that the OLA applies in emergencies
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Premier Legault Attempts to Muzzle English-speaking Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Premier's Re-election Provides Opportunity for a Fresh Start : QCGN Calls for Appointment of a Dedicated Minister Responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Producing Regulations for Part VII of the Official Languages Act : English-speaking Quebec’s Stake in the Process - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

Projet Accès à la justice en anglais : Accès aux sites Web du gouvernement du Québec en anglais : Rapport exécutif et recommandations - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
Le projet Accès à la justice en anglais du QCGN (« le Projet ») repère et recherche les domaines où la communauté d’expression anglaise éprouve des difficultés à accéder à ses droits en mettant l'accent sur l'accès des communautés aux services publics. Il utilise l'information comme une ressource stratégique pour comprendre et améliorer l'accès à la justice en anglais au Québec.

Projet Accès à la justice en anglais: Accès aux tribunaux du Québec en anglais : Sommaire et recommandations - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
Le projet Accès à la justice en anglais du QCGN repère et recherche les domaines où la communauté d’expression anglaise éprouve des difficultés à faire valoir ses droits en mettant l'accent sur l'accès de la communauté aux services publics. Il utilise l'information comme ressource stratégique pour comprendre et améliorer l'accès à la justice en anglais au Québec.

Projet Accès à la justice en anglais : Services de soins aux personnes âgées en anglais au Québec : Sommaire du rapport final et recommandations au Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

Projet de loi 96 – débat de la commission à l’assemblée nationale concernant la clause portant sur la minorité « historique anglophone » - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)
Parallel title: Projet de loi 96 – Blogue sur les questions politiques

Proposed Bill 101 Overhaul Disgregards Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Proposed Logic Model for Community Development Plan - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

QCGN Advocates a More Community-driven Process for Provincial Funding - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

QCGN Advocates for More Flexible Regulations for Provision of Federal Minority Language Services - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Analysis of Quebec's Five Orientations to Modernize Canada's OfficialLanguages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
Quebec’s proposal belies a fundamental misunderstanding of the history, purpose, and application of the OLA. It takes direct aim at the division of powers contained in the Constitution Act, 1867, seeking to extend Quebec’s legislative jurisdiction. The Government of Quebec is demanding exclusive authority to act in matters of language, “on its territory”. This poses an existential threat to the official language rights of all Canadians, French and English.

QCGN Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

QCGN Applauds Premier's Message of Inclusion and Diversity - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2014)

QCGN Applauds Priorities in Commissioner's Annual Report - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

QCGN Approves New Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)

QCGN Asks Government to Exclude English School Boards from Education Reform Plan - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)

QCGN Asks Minister Roberge to Fund LEARN to Tutor English-speaking Students - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Asks New Parliament to Deliver Improved Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Begs to Differ on Premier's Interpretation of English Signage in Hospitals - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)

QCGN Board of Directors : Resolution Regarding Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Charter of the French Language, the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and other Legislative Provisions, Tabled in the National Assembly of Quebec on December 5, 2012 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)

QCGN Board Responds to Public Withdrawal of Board Members - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)

QCGN Calls for More Study and Debate on Quebec's Proposal : Poll Show Unilateral Amendment to Constitution of Canada Worries Most Canadians and Some Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Calls for Productive Dialogue with English-speaking Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)

QCGN Calls on Federal Parties and Candidates to Support the Language Rights of English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Calls on Premier Legault to Support English-speaking Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)

QCGN Cautiously Optimistic About Ottawa's Plan to Overhaul the Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN/Community Pleased with Funding from Secretariat - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

QCGN Concerned About Vitality of English-speaking Communities and Quebec as a Whole - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2014)

QCGN Congratulates Eric Girard, New Minister Responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)
Parallel title: English-speaking Quebecers Regain Strong Voice at Provincial Cabinet Table

QCGN Congratulates Shelly Glover New Minister for Canadian Heritage and Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN deeply disappointed Canada's Official Language Act will contain references to Quebec's Charter of the French Language - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

QCGN Demands Apology from Prime Minister Trudeau - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Denounces Cuts to French Language Services in Ontario - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Discusses Concerns of English-speaking Community with Premier Couillard - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

QCGN Eager to Collaborate with New Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Eager to Contribute to Hearings on Modernization of the Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Eager to Work on Modernization of Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Expresses Serious Misgivings About Vague Government Consultation Plan - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)

QCGN Has New Interim President and Renewed Resolve to Battle Bill 96 and Other Legislation Detrimental to English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

QCGN Hopeful About Opportunities for Official Language Minority Communities in Federal Budget - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Intervienes in B.C. School Board Case at Supreme Court of Canada - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Invites Meilleur to Become Acquainted with English-speaking Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Laments Loss of Some Network Members - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Launches Most up-to-date, Detailed Portrait of Quebec's English Speaking Seniors - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2014)

QCGN : le gouvernement Legault doit faire marche arrière concernant sa décision au sujet de Dawson - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

QCGN Leaders Disappointed by CAQ's Position on Bill 14 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)

QCGN Looks Forward to Champion for All Official Language Minority Communities - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Marks End of Notre Home Tour with Benefit Concert for Kids Help Phone - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)

QCGN Members Strongly Endorse Battle Against Laws and Policies Eroding the Rights of English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

QCGN Mourns Loss of James Shea, Educator and Advocate for Linguistic Duality - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

QCGN Opening Remarks to Committee on Culture and Education : General consultation and public hearings on Bill 14: An Act to Amend the Charter of the French Language, the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and Other Legislative Provisions - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2013)

QCGN Organizes Parallel Bill 96 Consultation - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Pleased with Renewed Support for English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Pledges Constructive, Positive Role in Process Launched Today by Premier - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

QCGN Praises Commissioner Fraser for a Decade of Support to Quebec's English-speaking Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

QCGN Presents its Brief on Bill 10 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2014)

QCGN Proposes Major Amendments to Federal Bill Modernizing the Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

QCGN Satisfied Bill 10 Compromises Will Protect the Rights of English-speaking Communities - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2015)

QCGN Set To Champion English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Shares Concerns Over Selection Process for Commissioner of Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Statement on Bill 15 and Closure - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

QCGN Statement on Bloc Québécois report on federal funding for Quebec’s English-speaking minority - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

QCGN Statement on Government of Canada’s Proposed Changes to the Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Statement on National Assembly Hearings on Bill 96 : QCGN Calls for Broader Participation in Bill 96 Hearings - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Statement on The Expert Panel on Language of Work and Service in Federally Regulated Private Businesses - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)

QCGN Statement Regarding the French Language - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Supports Commissioner's Call for a More Effective Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Supports Commissioner's Call for Symmetry in the Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN to Air Canada : Apology Alone Cannot Undo Damage to English-speaking Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN to Host Conference on Community Engagement and the Integration of Newcomers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

QCGN Urges Parliamentarians to Guarantee Future of English-speaking Quebec as Equal Partner in New Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

QCGN Urges Quebec Government to Backtrack on Bill 96 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

QCGN Wants New Parliament to Ensure Respect for English and French as the Official Languages of Canada - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Welcomes Canadian Heritage Minister and Bids Adieu to President and Commissioner - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

QCGN Welcomes Creation of New Secretariat in Premier's Office - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

QCGN Welcomes New Budget Measures for English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

QCGN Welcomes New Federal Investments in English-speaking Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Welcomes Nomination of Kathleen Weil as Minister Responsible for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

QCGN Welcomes Positive Measures for English-speaking Seniors - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)

QCGN Welcomes Promises of New Investments in Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)

QCGN Welcomes Quebec Budget Support for English-speaking Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

QCGN Welcomes Resurrection of Independent Court Challenges Program - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

QCGN Welcomes Senate Report that Calls for Equality of French and English Language Rights - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

QCGN Welcomes Wider Distribution of COVID-19 Self-care Guide to English Speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)

QCGN Worried Bill 10 Amendments Will Not Save Our Institutions - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2015)

QCGN wraps up 24th Annual General Meeting Prepared to Face Government Threats - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

QCGN Wraps Up Annual Meeting Resolved to be a Strong Voice for English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

Quebec Community Groups Network Access to Justice in English in Quebec - Working Together to Ensure Access to Justice in English in Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

Quebec Community Groups Network analyse préliminaire du projet de loi C-13 : Loi visant l’égalité réelle entre les langues officielles du Canada - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
Rappelons que le présent document offre un aperçu du projet de loi C-13. Il ne s'agit pas d'une analyse exhaustive du projet de loi. Elle soutient et s’oriente plutôt vers les domaines prioritaires du QCGN.

Quebec Community Groups Network Brief to Committee on Culture and Education : Special Consultations on Bill 40: An Act to amend mainly the Education Act with regard to school organization and governance - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
The Quebec Community Groups Network (“QCGN”) has not been invited to appear before the Committee in the course of its special consultations on Bill 40. Nonetheless, the QCGN submits this brief to the Committee. In addition to providing an excellent education to students, Quebec’s English public schools exist to preserve and promote the language and unique culture of English-speaking Quebec. Schools are key and central institutions of the English-speaking community of Quebec. The Government of Quebec must recognize and support the linguistic and cultural rights of Quebec’s English-speaking community. Management and control of our educational institutions cannot be unilaterally restricted. At the same time, the English-speaking community of Quebec recognizes the need for reforms to the governance of its educational institutions.
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Quebec Community Groups Network Brief to House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages : Full Implementation of the Official Languages Act in the Canadian Justice System - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is pleased to submit the following brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages’ (LANG) study on the Full Implementation of the Official Languages Act in the Canadian Justice System. We understand the Committee’s objective is to examine how and to what extent the Official Languages Act is applied in areas of justice that fall under federal jurisdiction. The Committee should know that English-speaking Quebec does not yet possess the level of capacity in this sector represented by organizations like the Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law, the Centre canadien de français juridique, or the Réseau national de formation en justice. We do not have researched and coherent policy proposals, nor even a developed Quebec-wide network of English-speaking jurists. We are hopeful however that this capacity will develop, and the QCGN continues to actively support the newly formed Association of English-speaking Jurists of Quebec (AESJQ), who have submitted their own brief towards this study.
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Quebec Community Groups Network Congratulates Parties for Federal Election - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Quebec Community Groups Network Mission Statement - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

Quebec Community Groups Network Preliminary Analysis of Bill 96, An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common Langauge of Québec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
Bill 96 is a wide-ranging and complex piece of legislation. It represents a significant overhaul of Quebec’s legal system. It amends the Charter of the French Language (“CFL”), 24 other provincial statutes, one regulation, and the Constitution Act, 1867.

Quebec Community Groups Network Preliminary Analysis of Bill C-13 : An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
This document presents an overview of Bill C-13. This is not a comprehensive analysis of the Bill. Rather, it is informed and directed at priority areas of the QCGN.

Quebec Community Groups Network: The Official Languages Act - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2024)

Quebec Community Groups Network Urges English-speaking Quebecers to Vote for Best Local Candidate - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Quebec Community Groups Network Welcomes Government of Canada's Investment in Quebec's English-speaking Communities - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2005)

Quebec's English-speaking Communities Need Support to Integrate Newcomers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2015)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Quebec's English-speaking Community Development Plan - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

Quebec Youth to Discuss Their Place in Canada at Second Annual Youth Forum - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

Quelle est la différence entre une langue commune et une langue officielle? - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

Quietly Adopted Regulation Could Hurt Quality of Health Care for English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Report of the Priority Setting Steering Committee Related to the 2018 Community Consultation - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2018)
In March 2018, the Government of Canada renewed its official languages strategy, called the Action Plan for Official Languages 2018-2023: Investing in Our Future. Amongst other investments contained in the Action Plan, the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), was provided resources to increase the amount of funds available to the community sector through the Cooperation with the Community Sector – Development of Official Language Communities program, and, a development fund was established specifically for English-speaking Quebec.
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Report on the Consultation by the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)
During a July 2019 visit with the English-speaking community of Grosse-Île, in the Magdalen Islands, MNA Christopher Skeete, the Parliamentary Assistant to Premier François Legault for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers, announced a province-wide consultation. Scheduled for Fall 2019, the stated goal was to develop an action plan to address the priorities of Quebec’s English-speaking community in collaboration with the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers. Meetings with community stakeholders were held in regions throughout Quebec. These culminated with a sectoral meeting in Quebec City on November 15, 2019. QCGN representatives participated as observers at all of the meetings. We made a presentation at the sectoral meeting.
Parallel title: Vision, Vitality and Viability
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Resolution on the Definition of Quebec's English-speaking Community / Résolution concernant la définition de la communauté d'expression du Québec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Selon un sondage, la plupart des Québécois, tant francophones qu’anglophones, souhaitent qu'Ottawa protège les droits des Québécois d'expression anglaise - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages (OLLO) : Study of C-13 An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
The QCGN has participated in every step of the modernization of the Official Languages Act, beginning with Bill S-209; an initiative of this Chamber led by the Honourable Maria Chaput. English-speaking Quebec worked closely and in good faith with our Francophone counterparts in the rest of Canada, Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and this Committee during its historic study to modernize the Act, beginning in 2017.

Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology : Study on Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

Senior Care Services in English in Quebec : Executive Summary of Final Report and Recommendations of the Ministry of Health and Social Services - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)
QCGN’s Access to Justice in English Project (“the AJEQ Project”) identifies and researches areas where the English-speaking community are experiencing difficulty accessing their rights, with a strong focus on community access to public services. It leverages information as a strategic resource to understand and improve access to justice in English in Quebec. The second issue studied by the Project was access to health care services for seniors in English through Quebec’s SAPA program (Soutien à l’autonomie des personnes âgées). The issue was selected on the basis of prior research conducted by the AJEQ Project, including a population survey of 1,601 English-speaking Quebecers conducted by Quorus Consulting Group in September 2021, which revealed that hospitals and CLSC care were among the most widely accessed provincial government services by English-speaking Quebecers, and that more than one in three English-speaking Quebecers who had accessed these services in the past two years found it difficult to do so in English. The issue of senior care was under close scrutiny at the time the issue was selected, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent coroner’s inquiry into pandemic-related deaths at seniors’ residences across Quebec.

Shutdown of Riverdale Destabilizing and Ill-advised : QCGN - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Social Initiatives to Address Needs of Vulnerable English-speaking Youth, Seniors and Newcomers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

Special Consultations on Bill 40 : An Act to Amend Mainly the Education Act with Regard to School Organization and Governance - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)
The Quebec Community Groups Network (“QCGN”) has not been invited to appear before the Committee in the course of its special consultations on Bill 40. Nonetheless, the QCGN submits this brief to the Committee. In addition to providing an excellent education to students, Quebec’s English public schools exist to preserve and promote the language and unique culture of English-speaking Quebec. The Government of Quebec must recognize and support the linguistic and cultural rights of Quebec’s English-speaking community. At the same time, the English-speaking community of Quebec recognizes the need for reforms. In 2015, the community conducted a wide-ranging consultation, and prepared recommendations to the Minister of Education and Higher Education on the matter. Bill 40 largely ignores those recommendations, particularly the recommendations for improving the electoral system. It does not reflect a model of education governance by and for the English- speaking community.
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Statement by The Honourable Marlene Jennings, P.C. President of the Quebec Community Groups Network on the Adoption of BIll 96 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Statement from the Quebec Community Groups Network Following the Passing of Mauril Bélanger - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

Stay Granted in First Court Challenge to Bill 96 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Strategic Intervention Plan : English Federal Correctional Services in Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

Strategic Priorities Forum : 2018 – 2019 Priorities of the English-speaking Community of Quebec and Annual Report of the Priority Setting Steering Committee - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2019)

Substantive Overhaul for Official Languages Act is Overdue - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)

Suggesting Change : The Situation of the English-speaking Minority of Quebec and Proposals for Change - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2002)
Actions by the Government of Canada, such as the Speech from the Throne in January 2001, the nomination of Minister Stéphane Dion to coordinate the Federal Government's policy on official languages and chair the team of Ministers directly involved in Official Languages Policy and Program and his desire to develop an action plan to support the application of the Official Languages Act are encouraging. The demonstration of the political will of the Government to fulfill its obligation to ensure the full support of the development of vibrant and healthy Official-language minority communities throughout Canada is absolutely essential. It is, thus, incumbent on the Government that there is understanding and acceptance of the needs and realities of each linguistic minority community by both the majority populations and by those within the Canadian Government whose job is to develop and implement policy in support of the Francophone and Anglophone minority communities. The Official Languages Act must ensure the means and mechanisms for coordinated action and mobilization of the necessary resources to empower official minority language communities. As such, the action plan put forward by Minister Dion must be aimed at enabling the English-speaking minority in Quebec to build its own capacity, using solid facts and broad-based knowledge to be able to work with all governments to maintain and develop strong, vibrant English-speaking communities throughout Quebec.
Parallel title: Report to Minister Stéphane Dion, President of the Privy Council and Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs

Thousands of Quebecers Sign Petitions Seeking Changes to Bill 10 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2014)

Towards Renewing the Strategic Priorities of the English-speaking Community of Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2016)

Tradition Allows MNA Coiteux to Speak English in National Assembly - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2017)

Un défi de taille : Le sans-abrisme au Canada et au Québec et son impact potentiel sur la communauté québécoise d’expression anglaise - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2024)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Un régime de droits linguistque pour les entreprises de compétence fédérale? - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

Un réglement adopté en catimini pourrait nuire à la qualité des soins de santé des Québécois d'expression anglaise - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Un sondage révèle que les Québécois d’expression française appuient fermement le droit des citoyens d’expression anglaise d'obtenir des services gouvernementaux en anglais - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2022)

Understanding an Official Language Minority Community - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Use of Notwithstanding Clause Would Run Roughshod Over Rights of English-speaking Quebecers - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

What Exactly is the Notwithstanding Clause, and Why Does it Matter? - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2021)

What is the Difference Between a Common and Official Language? - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2023)

[What is the QCGN?] - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

Working Together to Strengthen the Voice of English-speaking Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

Working Together to Strengthen the Voice of English-speaking Quebec : Report on Interviews with Key Community Leaders - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) (2020)
A quarter of a century ago, the Quebec Community Groups Network was founded with a mandate to build the understanding and cooperation needed to develop strong, reasoned policy to ensure sustainable growth for English-speaking Quebec. During a strategic planning exercise in 2013, the membership approved an updated mission: The QCGN is a centre of evidence-based expertise and collective action on the strategic issues affecting the development and vitality of English-speaking Quebec. The mission and actions of the QCCN support our Network’s vision that English-speaking Quebec is a diverse, confident, recognized, and respected national linguistic minority that actively participates in and contributes to the social, economic, cultural, and political life of Quebec and Canadian society.

Consensus on Language Issues in Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); Association for Canadian Studies (2022)

Attachment to One's Language Community is Equally Important to French and English-speaking Quebecers, but Important Differences Persist in their Respective Attachments to Canada and Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) (2021)

Quebecer's Views on Language Issues in the Aftermath of Bill 96 - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); Association for Canadian Studies (ACS)

Economic Development and Community Vitality : A Report on Federal Funding Streams Available to the English-speaking Community of Quebec - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC); Youth Employment Services (YES) (2023)
The following report provides an overview of the main federal funding streams for the English-speaking community in Quebec (ESCQ) along with the French-speaking community in the rest of Canada. This includes an overview and analysis of the Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED-Q), including the Official Languages Economic Development Initiative (EDI) and other official language minority communities (OLMCs) specific funding streams: Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI), the Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP), and the Community Futures Program (CFP). As a means of comparing funding levels for the French-speaking community outside of Quebec, this study also reviews Canada Economic Development for the Rest of Canada (CED-ROC).
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

Discussion Document #1 : Demographics and the Long-term Development of the English-speaking Communities of the Greater Montreal Region - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); Greater Montreal Community Development Initiative (GMCDI) (2007)

Assessing the English-speaking Community's Capacity to Access Arts, Culture, and Heritage in Nine Regions of Quebec : A Report on Phase One of the "Enhancing Access to Cultural Expression" Project (EACE) - Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); Palmer, Lise (2010)
In 2008, the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) Board of Directors passed a formal resolution to prioritize the development of the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector. This area was prioritized by a majority of members in the Network and was supported by the Board. An Arts, Culture and Heritage working group was created to develop a policy framework in this area to streamline and guide the activities of the Network. The main partners in this endeavour were the English Language Arts Network (ELAN) represented by Guy Rodgers, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) represented by Kevin O'Donnell and Dwane Wilkin and the QCGN represented by Sylvia Martin-Laforge. Jane Needles also participated in the working group representing both the QCGN and ELAN. The policy framework, which was completed in November 2008, identified key areas of intervention over the next five years to support the dynamic growth and development of the cultural expression of English-speaking Quebec. The first was a project to access cultural expression through expanded partnerships. This current project “Enhancing Access to Cultural Expression” is a direct result of the prioritization of access to cultural expression. The other areas of priority included recognition and support through visibility - which is currently being addressed through the RAEV project being implemented by ELAN - and the creative economy - an issue yet to be addressed.

Brief Presented to The House of Common Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages Submitted by the Quebec English School Boards Association - Quebec English School Boards Association (2021)
The Quebec English School Boards Association was founded in 1929. The role of the association is to represent the nine English school boards of Québec as well as the Littoral School Board, a special status school board. Our member boards cover the full geographic territory of Québec with some board territories covering more than 400,000 square kilometres, equal to the land area of Spain. Our board student enrolments range from 1,300 (Eastern Shores in the Gaspé region) to more than 25,000 for each of the 2 boards serving the Island of Montr al. Our network is comprised of about 340 schools and adult centres, some with enrolment well below 100 to as many as 2,000. Our boards serve the youth sector from Kindergarten to Secondary V (grade 11). They also deliver Adult Education and Vocational Training. Some of our boards offer pre-kindergarten programs to 4-year-old children and the Adult and Vocational sectors cater to students 16 years of age and older. All told there are approximately 100,000 students in the minority-language English public school system.
Parallel title: English and French : Towards Real Equality of Official Languages in Canada

QESBA Deplores the Blatant Disregard for the English Education Community Following the Nomination of a New Assistant Deputy Minister - Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) (2022)

Jennings Report Validates Minority Community Position on the Right to Management and Control of School Boards - Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA); Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN); English Parents Community Association (EPCA); Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2015)

A Brief on Bill 86 : An Act to Modify the Organization and Governance of School Boards to Give Schools a Greater Say in Decision-making and Ensure Parents' Presence Within Each School Board's Decision-making Body - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2016)
To say that the English‐speaking community dislikes the proposed Bill 86 would be a gross understatement. To say the English‐speaking community views Bill 86 as an attack on its continued existence in Quebec is the more accurate view of the community’s feelings about this “projet de loi”. The community senses, with this bill, a fundamental shift that seeks to completely submerge and eradicate any public sign of the presence of the English‐speaking community in Quebec. The community feels threatened not only about the future of its schools, but equally about its continued existence as an entity. The impression is that the present government is pursuing a systematic dismantling of the public institutions serving the English‐speaking community and increasingly diminishing its role in the public life of the province. The importance of the presence of our public institutions cannot be understated either, as they are an extremely important social construct acting as central pillars or anchors on which our community is built. The dictionary defines an institution as follows: “an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character.”
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

A Brief Presented to the Parliamentary Committee on the National Assembly on Bill 103 An Act to Amend the Charter of the French Language and Other Legislative Provisions - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2010)

A Brief to the Minister of Education on the Consultation Document "Moving Ahead" from Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1993)
One of the stated aims of the Home and School movement is to assist in forming public opinion favourable to reform and to the advancement of the education of the child. Thus we are pleased to be able to submit this brief to the Minister of Education in response to her consultation document "Moving ahead". The document has been studied with interest by QFHSA's Education Committee. The Minister is to be commended for focusing on concerns that are being currently voiced regarding the education system and for putting forward proposals to address these concerns. However the short time allowed for consultation has meant that QFHSA has been unable to involve the local school associations in drawing up this brief.

A Brief to the Minister of Education on the Draft Bill : an Act to Amend the Education Act Submitted by Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1997)
One of the stated aims of the Home and School movement is to assist in forming public opinion favourable to educational reform and to the advancement of the education of the child. Thus we are pleased to be able to submit this brief to the Minister of Education in response to your invitation for advice on the issue of Governing Boards as outlined in the Draft Bill, An Act to amend the Education Act. This document has been studied with interest by QFHSA's Education Committee. However, since the time allowed for consultation is short and falls in the summer vacation period, QFHSA has been unable to involve the local school associations in drawing up this brief.

A Consultation - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2010)
The Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations Inc. welcomes the opportunity to present this consultation brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages.
Keywords: Official Language Minority Community (OLMC)

A Position Paper Regarding 1. the Regulation on the Compulsory [Enrollement] of Pupils and 2. the Draft Regulation on the Knowledge of the Language of Instruction to the Department of Education Province of Quebec - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1975)
The submission of this study and its recommendations to the Ministry of Education do not imply the Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations' acceptance and approval of Chapter V (the Language of Instruction, Articles 40 - 44) of Bill 22 nor of the regulations under study.

A Response to the Advisory Board on English Education from Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1994)

A Submission to the Commission of Enquiry on the Position of the French Language and of Language Rights in the Province of Quebec on Improving French Language Education for Non French-speaking Children - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1969)
It is our purpose in this brief to show that, while we accept the principle that all people in Quebec should learn to speak French well, there are difficulties which prevent them from doing so. Present teaching methods and the numbers of French-speaking teachers in the English schools are inadequate. Many parents in Quebec are denied the right to choose French schools for their children — thus the surest path to good French is closed to them. At the same time, there exists among English-speaking people anxiety regarding their linguistic rights in the province. This hampers the expansion of the French language outside the French community.

Brief Concerning Regulation Six - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1972)
The present submission was pre pared as a result of a two-part Resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of the Quebec Federation of Home & School Associations on May 14th, 1971.

Brief on the Green Paper of Immigration to the Special Joint Committee on Immigration Policy by Quebec Federation of Home & School Associations - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1975)
Any new Immigration Act ought to satisfy criteria which will make its spirit easily grasped by all people interested in the subject: it ought to be concise; it ought to spell out clearly a set of positive and basic principles governing regulations which will be issued from time to time to implement the Act - it being recognized that while the regulations themselves must be revised from time to time to make the Act applicable to changing circumstances, yet these must at all time represent in practice the spirit of the Act. Thus we agree with what the Green Paper indicated (Highlights Vol. 1 p. 18).

Changes to Article II Constitution : Resolution 2018-03 - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2018)

Énoncé de la part du Conseil d’administration de la Fédération québécoise des associations foyers-écoles (FQAFE) portant sur le projet de loi 96 - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2021)

Mémoire présenté au Ministre de l'Éducation de la Province de Québec par the Quebec Federation of Home & School Associations au sujet de l'emploi fait par le gouvernement du Québec des paiements-formules reçus dans le cadre du programme fédéral-provincial pour le développement du bilinguisme dans l'éducation - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1976)
La Quebec Federation ot Home and School Associations adresse ce mémoire au Ministre de l'Éducation de la Province de Québec parce que l'éducation est une responsabilité du gouvernement provincial.

Mémoire présenté par la Fédération Québécoise des association foyers-écoles à propos du document de consultation intitulè "faire avancer l'école" - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (1993)
L'un des objectifs de ces associations est d'aider à façonner l'opinion publique de façon à ce qu'elle accueille les réformes et l'amélioration de l'education des enfants. C'est pourquoi nous sommes très heureux de pouvoir présenter ce mémoire au ministère de l'Education à la suite de la publication du document de consultation intitulé "Faire avancer l'école". Ce document a été etudié avec grand intérêt par le comité éducatif de la FQAFE. Nous félicitons le ministère pour avoir mis l'accent sur les préoccupations à l' ordre du jour dans le domaine de l'education et pour avoir présenté des propositions tenant compte des inquiétudes de la population. Toutefois, la FQAFE n'a pu faire participer les associations foyers-écoles locales à la rédaction de ce mémoire, à cause du bref laps de temps attribué au processus de consultation.

Mémoire soumis à la Commission parlementaire de l'Assemblée nationale sur le projet de loi 103, loi modifiant la Charte de la langue française et d'autres dispositions législatives - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2010)

QFHSA Board of Directors Shocked at CAQ Attack on McGill, Concordia, and Bishop's - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2023)

QFHSA Celebrates Successful Negotiations Regarding Sections of Bill 23 - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2023)

QFHSA News - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2011)
Number of pages: 24

QFHSA News - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2012)
Number of pages: 16

QFHSA News - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2015)
Number of pages: 24

QFHSA News - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2018)
Number of pages: 24

QFHSA News - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2019)
Number of pages: 28

QFHSA News - Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA) (2020)
Number of pages: 28