12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Quebec Community Groups Network / Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-03-31

Who is lobbying?

Quebec Community Groups Network (Address, activities & membership)

Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Constitutional Issues, Federal-Provincial Relations, Immigration	Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Research on Official Language Minority Communities. Funding to lead research projects related to immigrants and Canada's English linguistic minority communities.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Employment and Training	Inter-Action: Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Funding to assist the socio-economic integration of individuals and communities and their contributions, strengthening the vitality of Canada's English linguistic minority communities, and building an integrated and socially cohesive society.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Constitutional Issues, Economic Development	Modernization of the Official Languages Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Broadcasting, Economic Development, Education, Federal-Provincial Relations	Obtain funding for, and ensure equitable access to the Government of Canada's new official languages' strategy (Action Plan) 2023-2028	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Research and Development	Obtain funding to help improve life outcomes for vulnerable groups within Canada’s Official Language Minority Communities the Social Financing Initiative, and other programs contained in the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Bilingualism/Official Languages	Request funding from the Development of Official-Language Communities Program - Community Life Component – for the purpose of meeting operating costs for the of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN).	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Research on Official Language Minority Communities. Funding to lead research projects related to immigrants and Canada's English linguistic minority communities.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Inter-Action: Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Funding to assist the socio-economic integration of individuals and communities and their contributions, strengthening the vitality of Canada's English linguistic minority communities, and building an integrated and socially cohesive society.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Modernization of the Official Languages Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Obtain funding for, and ensure equitable access to the Government of Canada's new official languages' strategy (Action Plan), assumed to begin in April 2018.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Obtain funding to help improve life outcomes for vulnerable groups within Canada’s Official Language Minority Communities the Social Financing Initiative, a programme of the Roadmap Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages 2013-2018.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Request funding from the Development of Official-Language Communities Program - Community Life Component – for the purpose of meeting operating costs for the 2017/18 Fiscal year (FY) of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN).	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matters in previous versions

Arts and Culture
Bilingualism/Official Languages
Broadcasting
Constitutional Issues
Education
Employment and Training
Immigration
Industry
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Regional Development
Research and Development

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General | Public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Stephen Thompson, Director of Policy Research and Public Affairs | Public offices held

Registration number: 781428-15117
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

No monthly communications reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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Quebec Community Groups Network - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1819 Rene-Levesque
Suite 400
Montreal, QC H3H 2P5
Canada

Telephone number: 514-868-9044 Ext. 225

Fax number: 514-868-9049

Contact information in previous versions
- 1255 rue University
  Suite 1000
  Montreal, QC H3B 3W6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-868-9044 Ext. 225
  
  Fax number: 514-868-9049
- 1040 BELVÉDÈRE SUITE 219
  SILLERY, QC G1S 3G3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 514-868-9044 Ext. 227
  
  Fax number: 514-868-9049

Description of the organization's activities:
The Quebec Community Groups Network identifies, explores and addresses the strategic issues affecting the development and vitality of English-speaking Quebec. It encourages dialogue and collaboration among its member organizations, individuals. community groups, institutions and leaders. In partnership with member organizations, stakeholders, community leaders and institutions, it articulates the views of English-speaking Quebec on issues of strategic concern and takes action to address them

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- THE QUEBEC COMMUNITY GROUPS NETWORK IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BRINGING TOGETHER 20 ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS QUEBEC FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCING THE VITALITY OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN QUEBEC. THIS IS UNDERTAKEN PRINCIPALLY THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF AN EFFECTIVE COORDINATED APPROACH BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.THE QCGN AND ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ALSO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE, AS WELL AS TO GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC AND CANADA. THE NETWORK ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES PARTICIPATION BY KEY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES, AND PROMOTES COOPERATION WITH PROVINCIAL, REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE THE VITALITY OF THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES. THE QCGN ALSO AIMS TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES IN CANADA.PRIORITY SECTOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF THE QCGN ARE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, COMMUNICATIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, AND PARA-PUBLIC SERVICES, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT, RURAL ISSUES, SPORTS AND RECREATION, AND YOUTH. THESE SECTORS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH, AMONGST OTHER TYPES OF ACTIVITY: ADVOCACY, IN THE AREAS OF LEGAL ISSUES, LANGUAGE ISSUES, POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING SHOWCASING AND RECOGNITION; PLANNING, COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATIONS; AND RESEARCH, INCLUDING DEMOGRAPHIC AND STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is the umbrella organization for 38 organizations throughout the province of Quebec which represent regional associations and sector organizations.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) is the umbrella organization for 32 organizations throughout the province of Quebec which represent regional associations and sector organizations.
- THE 23 ENGLISH-LANGUAGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS QUEBECBlack Community Resource CentreCHATEAUGUAY VALLEY ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION (CVESPA)COASTERS' ASSOCIATION (CA)COMMITTEE FOR ANGLOPHONE SOCIAL ACTION (CASA)COMMUNITY HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES NETWORK (CHSSN)COUNCIL FOR ANGLOPHONE MAGDALEN ISLANDERS (CAMI)English-Language Arts NetworkENGLISH -SPEAKING CATHOLIC COUNCIL (ESCC)HERITAGE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE (HLSL)Megantic English-Speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC)Neighbours Regional Association of Rouyn-NorandaNORTH SHORE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (SEPT-ILES-BAIE-COMEAU) (NSCA)Quebec 4-HQuebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN)QUEBEC ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT LEARNING (QAAL)QUEBEC COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION (QCNA)QUEBEC DRAMA FEDERATION (QDF)QUEBEC FARMERS' ASSOCIATION (QFA)QUEBEC FEDERATION OF HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (QFHSA)REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WEST QUEBECERS (RAWQ)TOWNSHIPPERS ASSOCIATION (TA)VOICE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING QUEBEC (VEQ)YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (YES)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Analyst Department of Canadian Heritage, Official Languages	September 2005 to December 2007	Not a designated office
Senior Analyst Privy Council Office, Official Languages	July 2002 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Senior Review Manager Department of Canadian Heritage, Corporate Review Branch	February 2001 to September 2002	Not a designated office
Director of Policy and Programs Department of Canadian Heritage, Ontario Region	February 1998 to September 2000	Not a designated office
Operations Officer Employment and Immigratin Canada, Ontario Region	September 1983 to May 1989	Not a designated office
Operations Officer Employment and Immigration Canada, Quebec Region	1982 to August 1983	Not a designated office
Youth Employment Coordinator Employment and Immigration Canada, Quebec Region - Montreal District	January 1977 to August 1982	Not a designated office
Employment Counsellor Employment and Immigration Canada, Quebec Region	September 1974 to 1976	Not a designated office

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$1,350,000.00	Yes
Elections Canada	$4,900.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$610,710.00	Yes
Justice Canada (JC)	$400,666.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-03-31	Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$1,292,024.83	Yes
2023-03-31	Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$1,350,000.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Elections Canada	$4,900.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$610,710.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$922,405.21	Yes
2023-03-31	Justice Canada (JC)	$400,666.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Justice Canada (JC)	$477,673.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$1,685,018.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$538,820.79	Yes
2022-03-31	Justice Canada (JC)	$483,500.00	Yes

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