Newcomers Program
Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) is dedicated to helping newcomers adjust to life in the Greater Quebec City region. We connect you with various resources to help make your transition easier and expose you to a vibrant and welcoming English-speaking community. Canadian Heritage and the Ville de Québec fund this program. For more information, please get in touch with Viktoriia Poulin Gareau at (418) 683-2366 ext 225 or newcomers@veq.ca
Out & About
This program offers English-speaking seniors free transportation to various community activities and outings while allowing them to get out, socialize, and bond with community members. The Jeffery Hale Foundation funds this program. For more information, please call (418) 683-2366 ext 224 or maria.hoyt@veq.ca
Enhancing Regional Community Capacity (ERCC)
The ERCC program, funded by le Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise, has enabled VEQ to build its capacity, solidify existing partnerships as well as establish new ones, expand its reach and bring services, activities, and events directly to community members living in the Northern Perimeter, with the opening of a satellite office in Shannon in 2020 and more recently, a community space that is always buzzing with activity. For more information about VEQ’s satellite office and activities offered in the Northern perimeter, please get in touch with Dominique Paddack at 418 683-2366 x227 or dominique.paddack@veq.ca
Employment Strategy
Funded by the Regional Development Network (RND), the Employment Strategy project allows VEQ to continue developing access to employment assistance services and establish relationships with employment assistance providers to increase the offer of services to English-speaking job seekers. For more information, please get in touch with Susanna Tang at 418 683-2366 x222 or susanna.tang@veq.ca
EngAging in Community
The EngAging in Community project led by VEQ is part of l’Initiative pour l’inclusion sociale des personnes aînées : un enjeu collectif, launched by l’Institut sur le vieillissement et la participation sociale des aînés de l’Université Laval (IVPSA). It aims to promote the social inclusion of seniors in the Québec Metropolitan Community (QMC). It is being carried out thanks to a financial contribution from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and will end in 2025.
The initiative and its seven projects are part of a territorial approach to collective impact that is both intersectoral and interdisciplinary and involves seniors themselves. VEQ’s actions will reduce the digital divide and social participation by implementing intra and intergenerational activities.
For more information, please get in touch with Catherine Baboudjian at 418 683-2366 x228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
My Québec City
What’s even better than listening to podcasts? Hosting and producing them! After the positive reception to our Pathways Podcast, we can’t wait to introduce you to our My Québec City podcast, which features local English-speaking community members.
For more information, please get in touch with Susanna Tang at 418 683-2366 x222 or susanna.tang@veq.ca