Regional Services

Atwater Library specialises in English-language educational and cultural programs for people throughout the region of Greater Montréal. Activities of particular interest to young adults include the English-language lending library, Atwater Poetry Project poetry readings, creative digital media projects, and exhibitions of art and history. Many students take part in the Library's volunteer program and gain practical work experience.

BGC Dawson is a non-profit organisation that serves the English-speaking community of Verdun, including youth social, recreational and educational programs.

Black Healing Centre is a safe space for people in the Black community that offers free art therapy sessions for youth, as well as collective care circles in which Black men and women can take part in restorative and healing discussions.

Black Mental Health Connections Montreal (BMHCM) focuses on supporting the mental health and well-being of the Black English-speaking community in Montréal. BMHCM offers mental health resources and therapy as well as programs for Black youth to get involved in the community.

C.A.R.E. Jeunesse is a non-profit organisation that offers services and resources for youth aging out of care.

Canadian Mental Health Association - Filiale de Montréal provides advocacy and resources to help prevent mental health problems and illnesses, as well as supporting recovery and resilience.

Centre for Dreams and Hopes offers therapeutic and recreational programs in support of children and adults with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.

Center For Gender Advocacy is an independent, student-funded, Concordia University organisation, that promotes gender equality and empowerment particularly as it relates to marginalised communities. It achieves its mandate by facilitating programs and campaigns; by providing resources, services, and advocacy.

Clinique Juridique de Saint-Michel (CJSM) improves access to justice by:
(1) offering legal information/consultations to people in need by law students under the supervision of members of the Bar;
(2) contributing to the development of the Saint-Michel district and the well-being of the community;
(3) promoting education by offering training and presentations on various subjects related to the rights and obligations of citizens;
(4) contributing to the education of law students and accompanying them in their practical learning of the law.
CJSM also fights against racial profiling, notably by offering legal support to victims.

Collective Community Services (CCS) offers a variety of youth programs, extra-curricular activities, community leadership programs, and summer camps for young people up to the age of 18. CCS seeks to improve the quality of life of individuals by significantly reducing isolation and effectively supporting those living in poverty, primarily within the English-speaking community of Montréal.

Dans La Rue provides help and shelter for at-risk and homeless youth should you need a place to sleep, eat, or someone to talk to.

DESTA, located in the heart of the historical English-speaking, Black community in Little Burgundy, Montréal, supports black youth aged 18 to 35 in reaching their educational, employability, and entrepreneurial goals through a holistic and individualised approach.

English Language Arts Network (ELAN) connects, supports, and creates opportunities for Québec’s English-speaking artists and arts communities. They offer Art Education programs, for students and Teaching Artists alike, in support of youth mental health.

English Montréal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Québec with a youth and adult sector population of more than 44,000 students. The network consists of 35 elementary, 16 secondary, eight alternative and seven social affairs schools, as well as 10 adult and vocational centres. The EMSB is very proud to boast one of the strongest success rates of any public school board in Québec.

Family Resource Centre offers a variety of services to enhance the lives of English-speaking youth (ages 6-25) who have behavioural problems due to mental health issues and academic difficulties through Social Skills and Study Skills development programs. It also supports English-speaking: (1) families by offering counselling, referral services and parental support groups and (2) professionals through skill developmental programming presently not within the regular curriculum, educational strategies and community services.

Fondation Montréal inc. propels towards success the most promising entrepreneurs through grants, access to a high-level business network and the expertise of experienced business volunteers. It awards over $700,000 in grants each year, without taking any participation. It also offers young entrepreneurs personalised à la carte services and opens the Montréal inc. doors to them thanks to its vast network of more than 450 business volunteers.

Head & Hands offers free counselling and tutoring for youth ages 12-25, a drop-in centre for teens (ages 12-17), a young parent program, as well as a food pantry, legal services, and street work.

Interligne is a front-line organisation that offers a 24-hour service. Through its listening, intervention and awareness services, it contributes to the well-being of people concerned with sexual diversity and gender plurality. It provides support to LGBTQ+ people and their loved ones.

Institute for Research and Education on Race Relations (IRERR) is a non-profit organisation with the mandate to promote scientific research, training, and education on race relations, equity, diversity and civil rights in Canada. It also supports members of racialised and ethnocultural minorities and aboriginal communities in their pursuit of educational and professional excellence.

Jeunesse Lambda regularly hosts socialisation, discussion, education, and skill-building nights for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth ages 14-30. It also offers active listening sessions with an inclusive and affirmative perspective. It also regularly hosts free inclusive haircut days, offers financial assistance (for name and gender changes, hormone therapy, etc.), and mental health support with professionals.

LGBT Family Coalition is a community rights organisation that advocates for the social and legal recognition of families that come under the umbrella of sexual and gender diversity. They defend rights, raise awareness, and provide services such as workshops.

LGBTQ Youth Centre has a series of programs that cater to different LGBTQ2+ demographics (youth, adults, seniors) within the West Island community. It provides them a safe space to explore their sexual and gender identities and to socialise and foster inclusiveness. It also works towards reducing prejudice and bullying towards the LGBTQ2+ community.

LOVE aims to support youth in various aspects, including mental health. It offers programs focusing on educating youth and community events in order to encourage empowerment and self-discovery.

Montréal en Action is an organisation that mobilises citizens around positive change while focusing on promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality across municipal sectors in the City of Montréal.

Montreal Therapy Centre offers a wide range of counselling services for people of all ages–from art and drama therapy–to therapy for families, teens and couples. Costs for services are assessed on an income-based sliding-scale.

Native Friendship Circle of Montreal Inc. (NFCM) provides health & social services, legal orientation/information, education, training, and employment referral for the urban Indigenous population migrating to or through Montréal, including those from across Québec, Canada, and the Americas.

On Our Own (O3) is a non-profit that offers support services and transitional housing to young, vulnerable parents and their children.

Street Pact is a community organisation that works with youth and adults who are encountering difficulties. Their services are offered for free, confidentially, and 24 hours a day, including weekends.

PME MTL provides a list of grants administered by PME MTL available to young entrepreneurs. The financing offered is intended to support start-ups and growing companies and help maintain jobs in Montréal.

Pro Montreal Entrepreneurs Fund helps start-up businesses that have been operating in Montréal for less than two years. You could get a loan of up to $50,000, offered at a business prime rate and repayable over 5 years. It is available to members of the Jewish community between the ages of 18 and 40.

Project 10 promotes the personal, social, sexual, and mental well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, two-spirit, intersex and questioning (2LGBTQ+) youth ages 14-25.

Québec Band Association provides a creative outlet for young musicians who want to pursue a high level of musical performance.

RÉZO is a Montréal-based non-profit community organisation that has been working since 1991 with gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (MSM), both cis and trans. It offers a variety of services that help answer the questions individuals might have about their sexual lives, whether it's about their preferences or their bodies. In addition to offering screening clinics, it has counsellors who guide through the various STI prevention tools and to help with HIV diagnosis.

Rock Camp Montreal is an organisation that holds a week-long summer camp that fosters community building and provides mentorship and leadership opportunities for girls, non binary, trans and gender non-conforming youth. It fosters the promotion of self-esteem, skill-building and critical thinking for these youths through collaborative music composition and performance.

Santé Montréal Crisis Centres provides 24/7 assistance to individuals in a state of psychosocial distress and to their loved ones. The Centre is run by professionals such as social workers, psychoeducators, delinquency counsellors and psychologists.

Sexual Assault Centre Of McGill Student Society (SACOMSS) is a volunteer-run organisation that supports survivors of sexual assault and their allies through Drop-In and Line (DIAL), Support Groups, Advocacy, and Outreach. They also offer sexual assault sensitivity training to McGill and Montréal groups.

Suicide Action Montréal (SAM) helps prevent suicides by providing direct support to those who are lonely, depressed, and contemplating suicide. It also assists individuals who are left behind by suicide (family, friends, support workers and other professionals involved).

Sun Youth Organization is a registered charity and a non-profit organisation that provides individuals and families in need a range of emergency services that ensure their basic needs such as food, clothing, medical, financial, and other material assistance. It also contributes actively to crime prevention and promotes physical, social, and intellectual development of the youth through education, sports, and recreation.

The Suburban is the largest English-language weekly newspaper in Québec.

Union for Gender Empowerment is a Referral Service of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). However, it also opens its doors to any person who identifies with its anti-oppressive, feminist, and trans-positive principles, regardless of gender identity. It provides resources, educational opportunities, and a centre for advocacy.

Vent Over Tea is a non-profit organisation offering free active listening service to anyone, both in-person and online.

West Island Blog is an extensive community blog that covers local news, community groups, and activities. Contains editorials and an extensive lifestyle section as well.

Westmount Independent is an independent, Westmount-owned, weekly newspaper distributed free through Canada Post.

Young Chamber of Commerce and Industry – St-Laurent and Mont-Royal (JCSSL-MR) unites its members, informs them, and defends their interests. It helps foster the development of young business leaders by supporting their businesses and providing them with opportunities. The JCSSL-MR regularly holds events where their members can network and forge new working relationships.  

CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES

CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) serves and promotes the interests and well-being of the English-speaking community of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region and the sub-region of MRC de l'Érable. It facilitates access to services in English and offer referral services, employment assistance, and social events.

CAFGRAF offers a wide variety of free services including mental health support groups and individual interventions for ages 8 to 35.

CISSS de Laval is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

LANAUDIÈRE

CSSS de Lanaudière is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

The English Community Association of Lanaudière (ECOL) is a non-profit organisation supporting the English-speaking community of Lanaudière. They ensure access to services in English and offer English services themselves such as workshops for children 0-5 and their families, cultural and heritage activities, wellness activities, and more.

Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) offers a variety of mental health workshops, programs and services for free for military personnel, veterans and their families.

Centre d’aide aux entreprises (CAE) offers a program for women, immigrants, and youth ages 18-39. It provides loans to existing businesses in the Granby area. 

CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

CISSS de la Montérégie-Est is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

CLSC Samuel-de-Champlain is assigned to provide English-Language mental health services in the South Shore area. Clients can call the psychosocial intake department, or show up in person. 

Montérégie East Partnership for the English-Speaking Community (MEPEC) is a non-profit organisation serving the English-speaking community of Montérégie East. It offers referrals, translation and employment services, and early childhood and family services.

New Frontiers School Board provides quality, bilingual educational services to the youth and adults of Southwestern Québec.

Our Harbour is a caring, cost-effective long-term housing program on Montreal's South Shore for people of diverse backgrounds living with mental illness. It offers life-management support, referrals, and individual assistance with integrating into society.

South Shore Community Partners Network (SSCPN) is a volunteer-based non-profit corporation. Its objective is to build a sense of community among the Montréal South Shore English-speaking community by helping to encourage awareness of various activities, programs, promote and support services. It links youth up with community activities where they can either volunteer with or do their training in English on the South Shore. It also works with youth to promote their events among other youth.

MAURICIE

CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

Centre for Access to Services in English (CASE) is a non-profit organisation serving Mauricie’s English-speaking community by making mental health services accessible to English-speakers. They provide referrals, help with healthcare system navigation, and mental health workshops and activities.

Aylmer Mental Health Clinic is a clinic dedicated to providing effective, empathic and confidential mental health services in English and French. Services it provides are psycho-assessments, psychotherapy and counselling.

Carrefour jeunesse emploi de l’Outaouais is a non-profit that offers job search services, career counselling, and other related help to youth aged 16-35 in the Outaouais region. Services are available in English and French.

CISSS de l’Outaouais is a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

Connexions Resource Centre is a not-for-profit community organisation whose mission is to serve and promote the health, well-being and vitality of the English-speaking population of the Outaouais.

Pontiac Community Players is a community-based theatre and music company based in Pontiac County.

Quyon Family Centre is a non-profit that provides a number of activities for family members of all ages. 

Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ), first established in 1982, is a not-for-profit association dedicated to serving and supporting the minority English-speaking community (ESC) in the Outaouais. It plays a significant role in initiatives that support the ESC in the Outaouais by means of advocacy, networking, information and programs for youth, seniors and more.

The Equity was founded in 1883 by B.T. Smith and J.A. Cowen and first published in Bryson and then in Shawville in the early 1900s. It continues to serve Pontiac with balanced reporting, fine photos and splendid advertising, every week.

The Low Down, a local paper that has been serving the Gatineau Hills since 1973, covers local news, contains an opinion section, as well as classifieds. 

The Pontiac Journal is an independent newspaper that publishes in English and French every 2 weeks. It covers stories in the communities west of Gatineau, along the Ottawa River, and also contains a classified section and events information.

The West Québec Post is Outaouais' English-language weekly newspaper.

Western Québec Literacy Council is to help English-speaking adults, families and youth improve their reading, writing, listening, speaking, numeracy and other life skills through programs adapted to the needs of the individual.

Western Québec School Board groups 30 schools and centres that provide English-language education to eligible students over an immense and diverse territory which covers the Outaouais, Pontiac and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions. Cultural differences are valued and celebrated within our student population through French-Immersion programs, First Nations events and student initiatives and activities.

100 Mile Arts Network connects artists, venues, communities, and event organisers throughout the Outaouais. It also provides skills training for event planning, management and marketing.

CIUSSS de la Capitale Nationale is an integrated university health and social services centre (CIUSSS) that serves as a point of reference in case of health or psychosocial problems. Receive appropriate services or be directed to another resource of the territorial services network.

Regional Development Network (RDN) is a network of organisations working together for the socio-economic development of English-speaking communities in Québec. More specifically, RDN’s purpose is for networking, collaboration, and representation to support these individual organisations in the work they endeavour to carry out.

The Mégantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) promotes the health and well-being of the English-speaking community of Chaudière-Appalaches and the MRC de l'Érable sub-region. It has been actively supporting and empowering the English-speaking community for the past 20 years. MCDC has also been establishing and fostering partnerships with community groups, provincial networks, government stakeholders and institutions in English and French.

Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ), a non-profit organisation that currently has over 3200 members, has played a vital part in the preservation and development of community life for the English-speaking community for over three decades. Currently, VEQ has active partnerships with over 60 community organisations, institutions, and groups in the area. Furthermore, it helps individuals participate in community life in the Québec City region, in both French and English. VEQ welcomes newcomers, sponsors community celebrations, researches needs, informs citizens, and provides a framework for effective action on behalf of English-speaking people and institutions.

Wellness Centre (WE) at Jeffery Hale promotes the personal and shared well-being of English speakers in the Québec City region by offering a range of healthy living programs.

4Korners is a community organisation dedicated to assisting people of the Laurentians to access information, resources and services in English. Its website offers job-finding resources as well as information about internships in the Laurentians. Its activities include legal workshops on a variety of topics, Open Mic in Deux-Montagnes and activities for young families.

The Nation magazine has been the sole and most-trusted provider of Cree and James Bay-related print content in northern Québec and Ontario for over 20 years. The Nation is the only independent Aboriginal news publication in the area since 1993. The Nation’s well-rounded and award-winning coverage serves as the link between our exclusive and loyal readership of over 105 000, and the entrepreneurs, educational institutions, corporations and other entities participating in the social and economic development in James Bay, as well as those who would like to become a player in the North.

Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre provides services normally offered by CLSCs (local community service centres), CPEJs (child- and youth-protection centres), CHs (acute-care hospital centres), CHSLDs (extended-care residential hospital centres) and CRJDAs (rehabilitation centres for youths with adjustment difficulties). The services are available to all community members, at any time and in their own communities whenever possible.

North Shore Community Association (NSCA) is mandated to represent and serve the English-language minority communities in Québec’s North Shore, a constituent territory composed of five MRCs (municipalités régionales de comté – regional county municipality). These five MRCs are: Caniapiscau, Sept-Rivieres, Haute Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, and Minganie. This non-profit regional organisation aims to empower residents and to strengthen the community across the region by working to make information and resources available, by facilitating community initiatives, by encouraging and improving communication, by promoting access to services, by developing partnerships and by increasing the visibility of the English -speaking community.