This document is housed on the Centre for Community Organizations server.

It describes a study undertaken to develop a better understanding of the diversity of groups working for social change in Quebec. Carried out between 2009 and 2012, the study looked at English-speaking, bilingual, and ethno-cultural community groups across the province.

The study’s specific objectives included locating Anglophone, bilingual, and ethno-cultural community groups in Quebec; developing a portrait of those groups; and coming up with strategies to support the recognition and inclusion of these groups in the Francophone community sector.

A number of initiatives have been launched in response to the data to emerge from the study, including the design of a Google map that gives groups a web presence.

Researchers also point to other areas where action is needed, including finding paths to greater participation by the groups in the Francophone community sector; fostering stronger links between the Government of Quebec and the English-speaking, ethno-cultural, and bilingual community sector; and figuring out why these groups are marginalized or excluded.