This project, funded by the department of Canadian heritage, is a co-production between ELAN and Seniors Action Quebec. We’re All In This Together will create 18 episodes of content specially selected for seniors, who have been particularly hard-hit by Covid-19. Everyone working on the projects has parents and grandparents and we are thrilled to be […]
ELAN is collecting stories from the many groups that make up Quebec’s English-speaking communities. We all arrived in Nouvelle France, Lower Canada or Quebec at different times and from different places. English was the mother tongue for some, and for others it became the first official language spoken. Political, social and linguistic conditions have changed […]
After an extensive search and selection process, ELAN’s board and staff are excited to announce our new Executive Director, Patrick Lloyd Brennan! Patrick is no stranger to the ELAN community, having served on our Board of Directors and HR Committee before having stepped down to apply for the position. Patrick has a long history of […]
The wait is over: Québec Relations is ready to kick off our webinar series for 2021, and we’re starting with a special presentation in collaboration with ELAN’s ARTSCAST project! As a follow-up to last year’s Introduction to Live Streaming and Monetization webinar, we want to take you beyond the basics and help you make live […]
“How do we stay connected in a world pandemic? Bringing teachers, students and artists together virtually or in-person allows us to create unique and meaningful projects. These experiences connect, revive and inspire us! The students in this project came up with 97 ways to Stay Connected.” – Stay Connected, an ArtistsInspire project facilitated by Emily […]
Photo by: Monique Dykstra Photo flashback: Guy Rodgers with Peter McFarlane, and Ian Ferrier at ELAN’s 2004 Quebec Arts Summit. We are travelling through uncertain times and uncharted territory. Day-to-day disruptions have stretched into months, and now we are approaching the second year with no certain off-ramp in sight. A shock of this magnitude forces […]
As we start the new year, we’re celebrating the release of We’re All In This Together’s first two episodes! Episode one features mother and daughter-in-law duo, Hainya Wiseman and Linda. Check out this charming video and learn how to bake some delicious sugar cookies! The holidays might be over, but cookies are forever! See the video here! […]
ELAN is producing a series of short documentaries about identity and belonging in Quebec’s English-speaking communities. The videos feature participants in five Discussion Groups based on waves of immigration. In December, we had fascinating discussions with people whose families arrived in Quebec prior to 1945. The final two Discussion Groups feature people who arrived in […]
ARTSCAST is now accepting submissions for our 2021 arts and culture Live Broadcast Series. The public wants to see your show, and ARTSCAST wants to host it! We are specifically working with community events and independent artists in the New Year! We are branching out to do events at new venues and will continue to […]
Québec Relations was here to help you weather the storm in 2020. In 2021, we’re stepping up our game so you can come back stronger! We all know that accessing grants from arts funders and other government bodies remains crucial to not only stabilize your art practice now but to be able to grow and […]
“Arts in general are needed now more than they ever have been. It requires problem solving and thinking out of the box. It teaches technology. It promotes continuous learning. And at the core of it all is teamwork. The sky is the limit in terms of creativity and imagination.” Videographer Chris Alsop ELAN’s ArtEd […]
Zoom screenshot of an ELAN board meeting circa spring, 2020. Left to right / top to bottom: Karen Cho, Guy Rodgers, Blair MacKay, Louise Campbell, Bettina Forget, Paul Bracegirdle, Tim Piper, Kakim Goh, Li Li, Swati Khanna, Deborah Forde, Roger Sinha, Deirdre Potash, and Victoria Sanchez. Here we are in 2021, on the threshold […]
ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.
We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.
ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.
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