2025 marked our 5-year anniversary, and it was the busiest yet. Here are some of the highlights.

Our research & policy team produced briefs on Bill 84 and the impact of American tariffs on the economic vitality of English-speaking Quebecers. They also released updated employment profiles — including the first ever borough-by-borough analysis of Montreal — and new reports on community devitalization and revitalization among English speakers in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and the employment reality of English-speaking mature workers in Québec. 

Our team also took a big step forward in advancing PERT’s research capacity, working with The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) to develop a predictive methodology to track our community’s economic vitality between census years and forecast future employment outcomes. Most notably, this research put a price on the 1.5 billion employment gap between English and French speakers. 

We also celebrated the successful completion of the first year of the Circonflexe Mentorship Program, which helps participants build confidence in French and expand their professional networks. In our first year, we welcomed 180 participants across 15 regions, developed 22 partnerships, and hosted 16 networking events, allowing more than 900 attendees to expand their professional networks or practice their French in a professional setting. 

Engaging with employers to better understand the challenges they face in implementing French language learning opportunities in the workplace, we developed and launched: Circonflexe au travail. This support program provides employers with resources, tools, and one-on-one guidance to implement tailored French initiatives to engage and retain top talent in Quebec. As part of this program, we’ve recently launched CLAIR, our AI diagnostic tool that provides individualized recommendations for employers on how to navigate resources and program options, helping them get started quickly with supporting their team in French language acquisition.

Our engagement team kept themselves busy as well, with a visit to Quebec City for the release of the provincial 2025-2026 budget, a trip to the Lower North Shore for the Coasters Association‘s Partnership Forum, and testimony on youth employment at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA).

These achievements reflect what is possible when research and action work together. We invite you to explore a summary of our 2024-2025 annual report and engage deeper with our work.