TALQ — Talking. Advocating. Living in Québec.

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.

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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.

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Quebec Elections 2026

Community Priorities

Questions to the parties

CAQ Limits English Access

No English Debate

Community Priorities for Quebec’s Next Government

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In preparing for the next provincial election, TALQ spoke with English-speaking community organizations across different regions and sectors.

The message was clear: English-speaking Quebecers are not asking to stand apart from Quebec. We are asking to participate fully in it.

Taking the Pulse of English-Speaking Quebecers.

SURVEY

TALQ recently invited English-speaking Quebecers to share their concerns and priorities heading into the upcoming election.

The results reflect an English-speaking community deeply rooted in Quebec, focused on the same bread-and-butter issues as most Quebecers, and firmly committed to the recognition, consideration, and vitality of the English-speaking community.

Questions sent to the party leaders

In preparation for the 2026 general election, TALQ consulted with its members and with organizations representing Quebec’s English-speaking community across the province to identify issues of particular importance to the community.

Based on these consultations, we developed a short set of questions intended to give political parties an opportunity to clearly articulate their positions on these issues.

…and how they responded

So far, TALQ has only heard back from the Canadian Party of Quebec and the Liberal Party of Quebec.

We received acknowledgments of receipt from the CAQ, Parti Québécois, and Québec solidaire, but none agreed to answer our questions.

CAQ REPEATEDLY SEEKS TO RESTRICT ACCSS FOR NON-FRANCOPHONES

OVERVIEW

The CAQ government has held firm in its refusal to provide Élections Québec with an exemption allowing voter information to be provided in both English and French, despite constitutional protections intended to ensure that all Canadian citizens can participate meaningfully in the electoral process.

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ÉLECTIONS QUÉBEC SENT KEY ELECTORAL INFORMATION IN FRENCH ONLY

For the first time in a general election, Élections Québec mailed key electoral information in French only with English versions available by QR code or upon request.

TALQ called on Élections Québec to reverse the decision, arguing that essential electoral information should be readily available in both French and English to ensure fair and accessible democratic participation.

COURT ORDERS BILINGUAL ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL ELECTORAL INFORMATION

For the first time in a general election, Élections Québec mailed key electoral information in French only with English versions available by QR code or upon request.

The Court found that the democratic rights of English-speaking Quebecers were being infringed and ordered Élections Québec to prepare its upcoming reminder cards in both French and English.

Élections Québec Limits English Service at Polling Stations

Élections Québec has instructed election workers to provide service in English only when voters declare that they meet specific eligibility criteria, raising concerns about additional barriers at the polls.

TALQ maintains that voters must have meaningful and equitable access to the information and assistance they need to exercise their constitutionally protected right to vote.

Parties refuse to participate in an English language debate

The debate was cancelled before a single question could be asked.

Events and Activities

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.

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2027-2028 Development Priorities

Prioritizing and promoting increasingly complex community needs following roundtable discussions and community consultations.

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Declaration of Community Priorities

Standing tall and taking pride in the English-speaking community’s unwavering commitment to community identity, rights, and prosperity. The French text follows the English.

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Stories that matter.
Voices that spark change.

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Welcome to the conversation.

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.

TALQ amplifies the voices of english-speaking quebecers… all 1.3 million of them!

Advocating for rights. Empowering communities.

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.

We take a stand on issues like Bill 96, language rights, and equitable access to services, ensuring English-speaking Quebecers aren’t left behind.

TALQ engages with policymakers, presents at public commissions, and ensures the community’s voice is represented when important policy decisions are being made.

Community Priorities for Quebec’s Next Government

white paper

Taking the Pulse of English-Speaking Quebecers.

SURVEY

Questions sent to the party leaders

…and how they responded

CAQ REPEATEDLY SEEKS TO RESTRICT ACCSS FOR NON-FRANCOPHONES

OVERVIEW

ÉLECTIONS QUÉBEC SENT KEY ELECTORAL INFORMATION IN FRENCH ONLY

COURT ORDERS BILINGUAL ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL ELECTORAL INFORMATION

Élections Québec Limits English Service at Polling Stations

Parties refuse to participate in an English language debate

None of us is as strong as all of us.

Community Development Plan

2027-2028 Development Priorities

Declaration of Community Priorities

Stories that matter. Voices that spark change.

Your voice matters, and it deserves to be heard.

Get the latest updates

Learn more about membership

Share your voice

Welcome
to the
conversation.

Advocating for rights.
Empowering communities.

None of us
is as strong
as all of us.

Community Development
Plan

Stories that matter.
Voices that spark change.

Your voice matters,
and it deserves to be heard.