Advocacy is about listening to the community having a seat at the table standing up together showing up
ELAN believes a thriving arts ecosystem is essential to a strong and healthy community. Representing the voices of the English-language arts community to funders, organizations, and various stakeholders is central to our work and all year round, our team is out in the community speaking at events, negotiating important agreements, meeting with federal and provincial arts funders, and getting into discussions with Quebec policy and decision makers.
February 2026
Miranda Castravelli Submits Brief Regarding Bill 1
Miranda Castravelli and Nick Maturo from ELAN are headed to Quebec City February 4, 2026 to speak on behalf of the English Arts Community against Bill 1– The 2025 Quebec Constitution Act. As Miranda explains in her brief, “there is enough in this Bill proposal to cause grave concerns on the grounds of legal legitimacy, language exclusion, and basic human rights that compel us to take a stand.” ELAN stands alongside more than 300 organizations who have also voiced their concerns.
Read Miranda’s in-depth brief here (Note: English version follows the French)
Miranda Castravelli at the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages.
We’re so proud ELAN’s Executive Director, Miranda Castravelli, was able to speak for Quebec’s English-Language arts community at the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages. “Existence is not the same as thriving.” You can hear her speak at 18:10:12 via this link.December 2025
September 2025
Guide to Arts & Culture Working Environments for High School Arts Teachers
This guide was created by Compétence culture, ADÉSAQ, and SYNTHÈSE to provide career perspectives in the fields of arts & culture while enhancing learning experiences in art classes. ELAN worked with these organizations to help make an English-language version of this guide available to the community. Click here to consult the guideTelefilm signs historic agreements with Official Language Minority Communities
ELAN is proud to collaborate with Telefilm to advance the interests of minority language artists and creators in Quebec and across Canada. This historic agreement marks a collective commitment to championing OLMC voices and stories. Click here to read moreJuly 2025
May 2025
ELAN’s Inaugural Town Hall: Connecting the Community in Times of Change
ELAN leadership team with Lesley Bramhill, Danielle Azoulay (PCH), Julien Valmary (CAM) & Lori Schubert, Quebec Writers Federation’s Executive Director,
The ELAN community gathered recently on a sunny and warm spring day at the end of May with a simple yet relevant goal: to respond to the concerns Quebec’s English-speaking art community has expressed to us in the recent months. Concerns such as funding scarcity, cost of living, and the insecurity of the social and political situation in the US impacting opportunities for artists. Click here to read more
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
Miranda Castravelli, Executive Director of ELAN, was one of seven dynamic speakers featured in Bold & Creative: The Talks. Presented at the 2025 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, the series celebrates voices that lead, inspire, and connect communities. Listen hereApril 2025
