For more than 30 years, TALQ has been a strong and vocal advocate for Quebec’s English-speaking community. Through dialogue, advocacy, and community connection, we champion rights, spark meaningful conversations, and build a stronger, more inclusive Quebec where every voice matters.
Advocacy
TALQ amplifies the voices of english-speaking quebecers… all 1.3 million of them!
We believe in the power of conversation to build bridges and effect meaningful change.
Advocating for rights.
Empowering communities.
Community Engagement
We speak up, speak for, and speak to. We hold town halls, conduct surveys, and organize speaking events, all to foster conversation amongst and between the English and French-speaking communities to successfully turn everyday concerns into collective action.
Justice and Policy
We take a stand on issues like Bill 96, language rights, and equitable access to services, ensuring English-speaking Quebecers aren’t left behind.
Government Relations
TALQ engages with policymakers, presents at public commissions, and ensures the community’s voice is represented when important policy decisions are being made.
Events and Activities
FREE WEBINAR SERIES: UNDER-STANDING PIAAC
Lead by consultant and policy expert Brigid Hayes, focusing on the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Webinar 1 September 25, 11:00 a.m. ET Introduction to PIAAC, with a focus on its relevance for English-speaking practitioners in Quebec Webinar 2 October 23, 11:00 a.m. ET (More info to come)
This program is offered through the Community Empowerment Literacy Initiative (CELI) and uses the Skills for Success framework. . It is funded by ESDC, led by Literacy Quebec, with fiduciary support from TALQ.
Community Commitment
None of us
is as strong
as all of us.
TALQ is a proud partner, participant, and interlocutor – the voice of and the voice for. What we are not is alone. We’re funded by Canadian Heritage and proudly represent Quebec’s English-speaking communities, working hand-in-hand with dozens of partner groups to achieve together what none of us can accomplish on our own.
Community Development Plan
Working together to establish a framework for collective action to ensure the continued vitality of the English-speaking community of Quebec.
2025-2026 Development Priorities
Prioritizing and promoting increasingly complex community needs following roundtable discussions and community consultations.
Declaration of Community Priorities
Standing tall and taking pride in the English-speaking community’s commitment to community identity, rights, and prosperity.
Latest News
Stories that matter.
Voices that spark change.
NewsAnglo rights group denounces city’s French-language rules- NewsEnglish producers stunned they were excluded from Quebec report on local TV business
- News‘Don’t give in’: Ex-MNAs who quit Bourassa cabinet in 1988 urge pushback on CAQ language tactics
- NewsAnglophone group tells Montreal mayoral hopefuls to scrap French-language rules
- OpinionOpinion: New political season a time for resilience for English speakers in Quebec
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