Community Resources
All resources that foster community engagement and social and cultural connection, such as community programming, cultural initiatives, and recreational spaces.
Resources by Administrative region:
Canada-Wide
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This list is compiled by the federal Government of Canada, it contains a large number of resources geared towards youth in Canada.
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Community engagement opportunities • Cultural programs • Travel programs • Health and lifestyle resources • Job opportunities
Province-Wide
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CARE is a bilingual non-profit organization supporting youth in care and alumni of care in Québec by providing a safe space, community, advocacy, and education.
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Community events, including a yearly holiday party • Yearly tax clinics • Emergency gift cards • Financial aid • Free luggage
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QAHN is a non-profit, non partisan, province-wide organization based in Sherbrooke that aims to preserve and promote the history, heritage, and culture of Quebec, with a particular focus on Quebec’s English speaking community.
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Funding programs • Essay and photo contests • Community news • Community events calendar
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QBA is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting and developing concert band programs in Québec.
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Opportunities for concert bands in Quebec, including scholarships for students
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QCNA is dedicated to the professional and economic development of English community newspapers and their enterprises serving minority communities in Québec. We are the standard of excellence in journalism serving the English minority communities in Québec.
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Advocacy as the official representative of Québec’s English community newspapers • Support in accessing funds • Trainings, workshops, and professional development
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QDF is an arts service organization dedicated to supporting, representing, and lobbying on behalf of English-language theater in Québec.
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Opportunities for English-language theater in Quebec • Calendar of English theatre shows across Québec • Events and workshops
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QWF is a registered charity dedicated to promoting English-language literature in Quebec by providing English-language programs, services, opportunities, and community for aspiring, emerging, and established writers and the wider community.
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Mentorship programs • Professional development workshops • Writer’s resource hub
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SEEnet is a province-wide initiative that is dedicated to increasing the participation of English-speaking communities in the social economy.
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Support, training, and microgrants aimed to increase English speaker participation in the social economy (non profits, cooperatives, etc)
Resources by Administrative Region
Montréal
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The Atwater Library and Computer Centre is a non‑profit independent library and digital learning centre in Westmount serving Montréal’s English‑speaking community with library collections, tech training, cultural events, and programs for all ages.
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Community events (poetry club, book club, arts and crafts events etc) • Cultural exhibitions • Computer centre • Digital literacy program
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Avenues Montreal is a non-profit organization that supports youth (aged 17 to 35) after high school by connecting them to community resources in education, employment, and health.
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Hosts skills-based workshops • After-school activities (ex. cooking, fitness workshops, basketball) • Offers support in helping young adults with complex needs access support services
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BGC Dawson is a community centre in Verdun that provides a safe and supportive environment for children, youth, adults, and seniors in Montréal.
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For Youth by Youth programs (social, education, recreational)
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BHC is a safe and accessible space for people in the Black community that offers free art therapy sessions for youth, collective care circles, community retreats, educational training, and research projects.
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BIPOC community events (trainings, research, retreats) • Support groups • Mental health initiatives
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The BMHC includes organizations and individuals focused on promoting the mental health and well-being of the English-speaking Black community in Montréal.
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Regular community gatherings • Inclusive accessible community hub • Thrive together program (support for BIPOC Concordia students) • Trainings • Research • Retreats
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Effervescence is a citizen-led initiative in Montréal’s Centre-Sud and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhoods.
Their calendar, which is updated monthly, documents local events and activities going on each day.
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Head and Hands / À Deux Mains is an organization dedicated to promoting the physical and mental well-being of youth aged 12-25 in a safe, inclusive, and judgment-free environment.
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Youth drop-in centre (Jeunesse 2000) • Music programming • Sports programming • Youth counselling services • Frontline services (food pantry, harm reduction, etc)
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Jeunesse Lambda ia a youth-led organization created by and for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth aged 14–30 to support, advocate, and educate on various topics of the community.
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Regular community events for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth (age specific days and identity specific days)
Skill-building events and workshops
Provides support navigating the healthcare system as a trans person
Offers gender affirming gear (chest binders, packers, etc) free of charge or at a reduced cost
Provides active listening emotional support
Provides harm reduction and safer sex materials
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The Native Friendship Centre of Montreal is a non-profit autonomous community development agency that provides culturally appropriate services and support for the urban Indigenous community in Montréal.
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Cultural events • Indigenous Health Clinic • Kaie:ri:nikawera:ke Day Centre for Indigenous people who are street-involved, unhoused, or precariously housed • Support for Indigenous people who are unhoused or at-risk of losing their housing (Ka'wáhse Street Patrol)
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Project 10 is a Montréal-based 2SLGBTQIA+ youth organization that supports people aged 15–25
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Weekly teen drop-in group • Young adult drop-in group • Gender diverse drop-in group • Youth summer camp • Community events • Provides gender affirming gear • Assistance with name and gender marker changes • Gender transition-related subsidies • Peer support services • Harm reduction and safer sex supplies
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Sun Youth is a registered charity that provides a wide range of emergency assistance and community services to individuals and families.
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Youth services: scholarships, art club, sports programs
Offers food, clothing, school supplies, and other material assistance.
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The Suburban Newspaper ia the largest English-newspaper in Québec, online and in-print
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Local community news and culture
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The Union for Gender Empowerment is a referral service of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) that also welcomes the wider Montréal community. It provides resources, education, and advocacy.
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Offers microgrants for social justice initiatives
Workshops on trans allyship
Offers gender affirming gear and menstrual supplies on a pay-what-you-can basis
Offers a queer library
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West Island LGBTQ2+ Centre is a non-profit organization that provides programs personalized to LGBTQ2+ youth, adults, and seniors in the West Island. It promotes self-exploration, inclusion, and community safety while working to reduce prejudice and bullying.
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Youth drop in program • LGBTQIA+ drop in program • Trans support group • 1 on 1 support meetings
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The Westmount Independent ia an independent, Westmount-owned, weekly newspaper distributed for free through Canada post.
Highlights:
Local community news and culture
Estrie
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The ETRC is a BAn-Q-accredited archive that aims to preserve the documentary heritage of the Eastern Townships' English-speaking communities.
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Annual Colloquium on Quebec Studies
Podcast on Eastern Townships' English-speaking communities
Internships in archives processing, digitization, and heritage outreach
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Literacy in Action is a non-profit organization in the Eastern Townships that provides skill-building opportunities for English-speaking adults and their families.
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Community programs and projects • Volunteer opportunities • One-on-one learning (16+) programs
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The Record is the only English Language newspaper in Sherbrooke serving the Eastern Townships.
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Community news (education, Arts and Culture, Sports, etc)
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The Townshippers' Association is a non-profit, non-partisan community organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting the interests of the English-speaking minority community in the Eastern Townships region of Québec.
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Calendar of community events • Community resources • Job search resources
Place aux jeunes eastern townships program: youth migration program offering job search, housing support, and exploratory weekends for English-speaking youth aged 18-35.
Centre-du-Québec
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CASE is a non-profit organization serving the English-speaking community of the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions by promoting health, well-being, and community vitality through accessible programs and services.
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Maintains a community events calendar • Offers support connecting English speakers with the resources they need • Online English services directory
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MCDC serves and promotes the interests and well-being of the Chaudière-Appalaches English-speaking community and the sub-region of MRC de l'Érable by facilitating access to services in English.
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Organises and shares community activities and events in English • Offers assistance in accessing health and social services in English
Chaudière-Appalaches
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MCDC serves and promotes the interests and well-being of the Chaudière-Appalaches English-speaking community and the sub-region of MRC de l'Érable by facilitating access to services in English.
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Organises and promotes English community events • Offers assistance in accessing health and social services in English
Laval
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Trouve ta ressource is a Laval-wide resource directory that helps residents find a wide range of services, including English-language options.
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Community services • Community and cultural events • Legal aid • Housing • Mental health • Sexual violence support
Lanaudière
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ECOL is a non-profit organisation supporting the English-speaking community of Lanaudière. It ensures access to services in English and runs its own programs and initiatives.
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Cultural and heritage activities (book clubs, art workshops, etc) •
Facebook youth group • Employability and entrepreneurship support
Montérégie
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ARC is a non-profit community organization dedicated to supporting and empowering people of all ages in accessing health and social services, resources, information, programs, and activities in English on the South Shore.
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Community workshops (cooking, sports, arts, etc.) • Employment programs • Caregiving community support group • Referral and information for mental health services • Reoccurring "mental health cafe" meet ups
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MWCN is a community organization dedicated to supporting the Montégérie West English-speaking community through various services, programs and initiatives.
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Community workshops and events • Games nights • Art nights • Employment services
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SSCPN is a volunteer-based non-profit corporation that aims to build a sense of community among the Montréal South Shore English-speaking community by promoting activities, programs, and support services
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English Language community services & programs open to all
Mauricie
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CASE is a non-profit organization serving the English-speaking community of the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec regions by promoting health, well-being, and community vitality through accessible programs and services.
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Maintains a community events calendar • Offers assistance and referral to accessing health and social services in English
Outaouais
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The Aylmer Bulletin is an independently owned, bilingual newspaper and website serving the Aylmer sector of Gatineau, Québec.
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Local news, events, and community updates • Bilingual articles • Online and print editions
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Connexions Resource Centre is a not-for-profit community organisation whose mission is to support the health, well-being and vitality of the English-speaking population of the Outaouais. They have an extensive resource page for local services.
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Maintains a community events calendar • Resource directory
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RAWQ is a not-for-profit association supporting the minority English-speaking community (ESC) in the Outaouais through advocacy, community-building initiatives, and programs.
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Community events and workshops • Language Rendez-vous Linguistique: English/French practise
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The Equity is a multi-platform media publication newspaper and website serving Shawville and the wider Pontiac region.
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Local news (local government, business, arts and culture, etc.) • Community events • Business advertisements
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The Low Down is an English-language local newspaper of the Gatineau Hills. It covers local news, events, and features across a variety of sections.
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Local news and community updates
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The West QuebecPost is Outaouais' English-language weekly newspaper.
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Local news • Classifieds • Opinion pieces
Capitale-Nationale
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CFMWS is a social enterprise serving regions across Canada, including the Capitale-Nationale region. It offers a variety of mental health workshops, programs and services for free for military personnel, veterans and their families.
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Community events • Sports and recreation programs • Mental health workshops
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JH Partners is a community-based charitable organization that aims to promote the personal and shared well-being of English speakers in the Québec City region through offering a range of healthy living programs.
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Youth empowerment program (15-30) • Recreational community activities • Special needs youth program • We Mind Mental Health program
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VEQ is a non-profit organization that currently has played a vital part in the preservation and development of community life for the English-speaking community for over three decades.
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Community events • Virtual community bulletin board • Job bank
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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NEIGHBOURS is a community non-profit organization that is dedicated to serving the English-speaking community of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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Regular community events • Virtual library
Laurentides
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4Korners is a community organization that is dedicated to supporting the English-speaking community of the Laurentians. It delivers a wide range of programs and services in English to youth, adults, seniors, families, and caregivers.
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Community events • After school programs for different ages • Creative club for neurodivergent youth • Youth film club • Youth art club • Mental health and wellness programs • French-learning events
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Main Street is the Laurentians’ only English-language community newspaper. It hosts monthly news, events, and information on English-language resources like local entertainment and activities, real estate, health, education and more.
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Monthly news • Local entertainment and activities • English-language resources
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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CAMI is a non-profit organisation that promotes the rights of Anglophone Magdalen Islanders and ensures that English-speakers benefit from the various available programs across an array of sectors.
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Monthly events and activities • Youth club (12-17)
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Vision Gaspé Percé Now is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the English-speaking community of the Gaspé region by promoting their well-being, heritage, and community vitality.
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Youth Hub • Wide range of community programs • Mental health support resources
Bas-Saint-Laurent
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Heritage Lower St-Lawrence is a non-profit that aims to mobilize people and resources to support the vitality of the English-speaking community of the Lower Saint Lawrence region, foster the well-being of all its members, and promote its interests.
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Workshops and cultural events • Legal information • Support in accessing health & social services
Nord-du-Québec
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The official community website of the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, presenting its history, cultural identity, governance, and community services.
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Wasanipi Youth Centre • Cultural, Economic, and social development initiatives • Community events • Community Housing
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NSCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving and representing the English-speaking community of the North shore region of Québec
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Community opportunities across northern Québec • Offers a services map directory for a variety of services (legal, health, community, etc) in the North of Québec
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The Nation Magazine is the only independent indigenous magazine publishing in English serving the Cree of James Bay in Northern Québec and Ontario.
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Community news • Youth programs • Cultural events • Leadership initiatives • Job postings
Côte-Nord
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The Coasters Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and developing the English-speaking communities in the MRC, Gulf du St. Laurent.
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Community events • Wellness centre • Nutrition Education Initiatives
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The North Shore Community Association is a regional non-profit dedicated to representing and serving the English-speaking minority communities in Quebec's north shore from Tadoussac to Havre-St.Pierre including Fermont and Schefferville.
Highlights:
Community programs • Health and social service initiatives • Community services map
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
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CFMWS is a social enterprise serving regions across Canada, including Bagotville within the Saguenay region. It offers a variety of activities, programs, and services for military personnel, veterans and their families.
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Sports, fitness, and recreation programs • Mental health workshops • Health and wellness support resources
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ECO-02 is a non-profit organization that offers information, referrals, and resources to the English-speaking community of Sacguenay-Lac-St-Jean.
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Book clubs • Trivia nights • Workshops • Prep for CÉGEP program (ex. budgeting, cooking, etc) • Accompaniment to health appointments • Assistance in accessing health services