Investing in official-language minority communities is essential to their development and to their cultural, social and economic vitality.
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Quebec Lieutenant and Member of Parliament (Québec), announced more than $1.5 million in funding for Jeffery Hale Community Partners. Minister Duclos made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety.
This financial assistance was provided through the Community Spaces Fund component of Canadian Heritage's Development of Official-Language Communities Program. The funding enabled the acquisition of the Mary Gillespie House and will make it possible to carry out major renovations to turn it into a community space. The organization will be able to enhance the services it offers to the English-speaking population in Québec City and welcome them to an accessible and inclusive space.
