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The Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ) is an organization representing 70,000 members across 28 community colleges throughout Quebec. Founded in 1990, the FECQ studies, promotes, protects, develops, and defends the interests, rights, and living conditions of the college student population.

Support Our Science is a local organization with a clear mission: to improve the compensation of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in Canada. This applies to all researchers, from the sciences and engineering to the social sciences and humanities.

CASA is an organization of student organizations from across Canada, representing undergraduate and graduate student organizations, including polytechnic student organizations. CASA's mission is to advocate on behalf of students through policy development and research, advocacy, government relations, and partnerships with other stakeholders, using a member-driven structure and local approach.

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In a perspective of intergenerational equity, Force Jeunesse defends the rights and interests of Quebec youth in the elaboration of public policies. In a non-partisan way, Force Jeunesse promotes the place of youth in the decision-making spheres, catalyzes the strengths of the youth community and creates spaces of exchange for the next generation.

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The Unité de travail pour l’implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE; Working Group on the Development of Student Housing) is a non-profit organization with a mandate to study, develop, and promote affordable cooperative student housing in Quebec. UTILE acts on three fronts: the promotion of student housing as an economically and socially beneficial field of action, especially for increasing access to education, sustainable urban development, and inter-regional equity; the development of a unique expertise in Quebec inspired by international best practices and rooted in entrepreneurship and innovation that benefits the public; and the creation of locally governed housing developments that will be self-funded and provide affordable rents.

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Thèsez-vous is a non-profit organization that supports students and researchers in academic writing, from dissertation to thesis, scientific papers, grant applications, term papers, comprehensive exams or internship reports. Thèsez-vous offers structured and collaborative writing activities, workshops and resources to help prevent prolongation and dropout from graduate school and to address mental health issues in graduate school.

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Chantier de l'économie sociale aims to build a plural economy that has as its goal the return to the community and the defense of the common good, directly linked to the needs and aspirations of communities. The Chantier's mission is to promote the social economy as an integral part of the Quebec economy and, in so doing, to participate in the democratization of the economy as well as in the emergence of this development model based on values of solidarity, equity and transparency.

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The Observatory on Student Mental Health in Higher Education (OSMÉES) works to promote student mental health in higher education. Its 26 areas of focus address various aspects and realities related to student mental health in higher education. They collaborate with one another and with key stakeholders.

Le Québec c'est nous aussi is a non-profit organization that defends the rights and living conditions of immigrants in Quebec by bringing the voices of our communities to the forefront in a non-partisan manner, by valuing immigration in Quebec society and by creating the conditions to build a diverse and inclusive Quebec.

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Launched in 2021, the Initiative on Student Mental Health in Higher Education (ISMÉ) is part of the Ministry of Higher Education’s (MES) 2021–2026 Action Plan on Student Mental Health in Higher Education.

The RIQEDI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring stakeholders from Quebec universities together who have the mandate or desire to promote the values of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within their institutions.

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The Quebec Association for Suicide Prevention is active in all areas of suicide prevention in Quebec. Its mission is to mobilize all stakeholders, support communities, equip professionals, raise public awareness, and influence decision-makers in order to prevent suicide.

Argot is a worker-owned cooperative comprised of a full team of language professionals dedicated to bringing words to life to effectively convey your message.

La Table nationale de lutte contre l'homophobie et la transphobie dans les réseaux de l'éducation is a group of organizations and actors from different educational sectors in Quebec. The table works together to discuss and work on issues affecting the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Quebec through government consultations and the production of informative and mobilizing documents.

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Le Comité consultatif Jeunes (CCJ) seeks to reinforce Emploi-Québec's interventions and to inform the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail and the Ministry of Employment and Social Solidarity of the various employment problems experienced by young people in Quebec. The CCJ is responsible for defining the problems experienced by young people in their integration, reintegration and job retention processes.

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Juripop provides creative, thorough, and accessible legal services so that everyone can assert their rights.

The Social Collective is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to launch and support community- and social-based initiatives that address the needs of young people aged 18 to 35.

The Mouvement pour une démocratie nouvelle (MDN), a non-partisan citizen organization, is focusing its efforts on obtaining a new voting system in Quebec. It believes that the introduction of a proportional voting system will improve representative democracy and will, in the long term, bring about a significant transformation for society.

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The mission of the Quebec LGBT Council (CQ-LGBT) is to strengthen the rights of LGBT people in Quebec and to advocate for new rights, so that no one is left behind in the recognition of sexual and gender diversity.

The Collective échec aux paradis fiscaux is a collective of community, union, association and academic stakeholders. It seeks to promote the reduction of tax evasion, the promotion of fair taxation and economic justice.

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Pride Montréal amplifies the voices of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to ensure their representation, inclusion, and the recognition of their rights in society. As agents of social change, their festival, community initiatives, and artistic and cultural projects celebrate the creativity and resilience of these communities.

The Collective for a Poverty-Free Quebec brings together 36 national, grassroots, community, union, religious, feminist, student and cooperative organizations, as well as regional collectives in most regions of Quebec. These organizations aim to fight against poverty and to defend rights and promote social justice.

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The Coalition represents nearly two million women and men in Quebec. It is composed of the main union, feminist, community and grassroots organizations working to improve the living, working and studying conditions of workers and students who are parents and/or caregivers.

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Ma place au travail is a citizen mobilization movement that has become an NPO. It is above all a meeting of parents from all over Quebec who have united their voices to denounce the shortage of child care spaces that is hindering their presence - and especially that of their mothers - in the job market. Their mission is to monitor the child care services available to Quebec families and to intervene with local, national and governmental authorities so that every parent who wishes to do so can have access to a quality, subsidized place for their child.

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Interligne is a frontline organization that provides 24-hour support to LGBTQ+ individuals, their loved ones, and professionals from various fields. Through its listening, intervention, and awareness-raising services, Interligne aims to improve the well-being of people affected by sexual diversity and gender diversity.