Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission

Seniors Action Quebec (SAQ) is a not-for-profit provincial organization whose mission is to identify, advance, and address the needs of English-speaking seniors and to support organizations who work with and on behalf of English-speaking seniors throughout the province of Québec.

Vision

By promoting solutions and the improvement to the access of services, SAQ provides a strong voice to champion the needs of English-speaking seniors and contributes to the development of local leadership and collaborative policy initiation at all levels of government.

Across Quebec, SAQ will be a strong voice to champion the needs of English-speaking seniors, will work to promote solutions and improve access to services and will support local initiatives and collaborative policy development at all levels of government.

Values

Collaboration

SAQ is committed to developing partnerships and sharing resources to achieve common goals and desired outcomes.

Inclusivity

SAQ welcomes the opportunity to work with partners with varied backgrounds, ideas, and realities that help support a better understanding of the diverse perspectives and needs of Québec seniors.

Representation

SAQ speaks on behalf of the English-speaking seniors with the goal to address issues and research solutions for improvement in the services that the receive.

Integrity

SAQ works and conducts its affairs in an honest and open manner that shows respect, leadership, and a commitment to addressing the needs of English-speaking seniors in Québec.

Relevance

SAQ ensures that its work is evidence based, supportive of community initiatives and relevant to the expressed needs of English-speaking seniors in Québec.

Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that the vast territory upon which Seniors Action Quebec operates includes the unceded traditional lands of the Abenaki, Algonquin, Atikamekw, Cree, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Innu, Inuit, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Naskapi, and Wolastoqiyik First Nations. Our head office is located on Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, situated on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. Seniors Action Quebec recognizes and respects the continued connections with the past, present and future in its ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the province of Quebec.