Regroupement québécois des centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel

What Regroupement québécois des centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel does

RQCALACS (Regroupement québécois des centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel) is a Quebec-based feminist non-profit coalition founded in 1979 to coordinate a province-wide network of Centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS). It operates as a lean central secretariat of approximately 6 staff based in Montreal, governing and supporting 12 autonomous member CALACS that deliver direct, free, confidential, and unconditional services to women and adolescent girls who have experienced sexual assault. As of 2025 the coalition has contracted materially from approximately 26 historical member centers following an internal political split over the organization's intersectional posture on the sex industry.

The organization delivers its mission through three intervention axes: direct aid and accompaniment for victims, survivors, and their relatives (psychosocial support, legal and institutional accompaniment, group sessions); prevention, awareness, and training (most notably the Empreinte school-based prevention program co-developed with UQAM in 2017 and deployed in Quebec secondary schools); and collective mobilization and rights defense, including the annual Journée d'action contre la violence sexuelle faite aux femmes (now in its 44th year, held each September since 1981) and policy advocacy. It also maintains solidarity agreements with allied organizations, notably a strategic partnership with Femmes Autochtones du Québec signed in December 2024 to extend its mandate to Indigenous women survivors.

RQCALACS is funded primarily through Quebec and Canadian government grants and does not sell products or services commercially; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. It does not develop or operate a technology product, has no proprietary software or AI capabilities, and relies on feminist intersectional frameworks, community organizing, and earned media for its advocacy work. Governance is democratic, with major orientations voted at the Annual General Assembly and a Board of Directors elected from the member CALACS.

Name

Regroupement québécois des centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel

Legal name

Regroupement québécois des centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel

Website

https://rqcalacs.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RQCALACS is a Quebec feminist non-profit coalition, founded in 1979, that coordinates 12 autonomous member CALACS centers providing free, confidential direct services, prevention programming (including the Empreinte school program), and policy advocacy for women and adolescent girls who have experienced sexual assault across Quebec.

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Headquarters

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Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding and grants: As a community organization, RQCALACS receives operational funding from government bodies (Québec and Canada) to support its mission of coordinating member CALACS, developing prevention tools, and advocating for policy change.

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Core offering

RQCALACS is the provincial coordinating body for the 12 member CALACS centers across Quebec, founded in 1979 (with the first CALACS established in 1975). It supports and represents member centers that provide direct aid, frontline support, and accompaniment to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence, while also leading prevention, awareness, training, research, and collective rights-advocacy activities at the provincial level.

Product overview

The RQCALACS is a feminist non-profit organization that operates as a coordinating body for a network of 12 member CALACS centers across Quebec. The organization offers three core service axes: direct aid and accompaniment for victims and survivors; prevention, awareness and training programs including the Empreinte school-based prevention program; and collective mobilization and rights defense. Key offerings include the Info-Aide Violence Sexuelle helpline (operated separately), the annual Journée d'action contre la violence sexuelle faite aux femmes campaigns, and advocacy for policy reform. Services are free, confidential and unconditional.

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Brands

• Programme Empreinte: A prevention program developed by RQCALACS in collaboration with UQAM professors, targeting secondary school students to promote healthy relationships and prevent sexual assault.

Products and services

• CALACS Member Centers Network Coordinated provincial network of 12 member CALACS centers across Quebec providing direct aid, frontline support, and accompaniment to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence. Targeted at survivors of sexual violence, accessible free of charge through local CALACS centers.
• Info-Aide Violence Sexuelle Provincial information and referral helpline for sexual violence that directs survivors and concerned parties to the appropriate CALACS resources and services in their region of Quebec.
• Empreinte Program School-based prevention and education program aimed at Quebec secondary-school students to prevent sexual violence and raise awareness, delivered through RQCALACS and its member centers.
• Prevention and Awareness Services Provincial prevention, awareness-raising, and public-education activities carried out by RQCALACS to mobilize communities and address the root causes of sexual violence.
• Annual Action Days Recurring annual public campaigns and days of action organized by RQCALACS to raise awareness about sexual violence and mobilize Quebec society around the cause.
• Training and Research Training and research activities delivered to CALACS member centers and external stakeholders to build expertise in the feminist response to sexual violence and contribute to knowledge development in the field.
• Coordination, Collective Mobilization and Rights Advocacy Provincial coordination, collective mobilization, and defense of rights activities that unify the CALACS movement in Quebec, represent member centers, and advocate for legal and policy reforms related to sexual violence.

Quantifiable outcome

• The 44th annual 'Journée d'action contre la violence sexuelle faite aux femmes' mobilizing member CALACS across all Quebec regions in September 2025

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Femmes Autochtones du Québec (FAQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2024RQCALACS and Femmes Autochtones du Québec (FAQ) signed a solidarity agreement on December 6, 2024, in Kahnawake, on the margins of the 'Nos corps, nos terres' campaign closing the 12 Days of Action Against Violence Towards Women. The agreement establishes a durable political alliance rooted in feminist, intersectional, and social justice values to jointly combat sexual violence against women, particularly Indigenous women, and to strengthen advocacy for policy changes and legislative reforms benefiting all survivors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Canada: National federation of YWCAs delivering anti-violence programs, shelters, and advocacy. Comparable as a multi-service feminist umbrella organization with member-driven service delivery and policy influence on sexual violence.
• Canadian Women's Foundation: National feminist foundation funding programs to end gender-based violence. Comparable as a coordinating/grantmaking body operating at a broader (national) scale and funding front-line anti-violence services similar to those RQCALACS coordinates provincially.
• Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC): National Indigenous women's organization advocating on violence, safety, and rights. Comparable to RQCALACS as a coalition advancing intersectional anti-violence policy with a member-driven governance model — the national counterpart to FAQ.

Direct peers

• Réseau québécois d'action pour la santé des femmes (RQASF): Quebec network for women's health advocacy. Comparable as a provincial feminist coalition aggregating member groups, conducting public education, and advocating for policy reforms affecting women, including on violence-related issues.
• Concertation des luttes contre l'exploitation sexuelle (CLES): Quebec coalition working on sexual exploitation. Comparable as a feminist provincial coordination body engaged in advocacy, prevention, and support to member organizations addressing sexual violence in a related domain.
• Fédération des maisons d'hébergement pour femmes (FMHF): Provincial federation coordinating Quebec women's shelters addressing conjugal violence. Directly comparable as a feminist membership-based umbrella body that advocates, trains, and supports autonomous member centers delivering free front-line services to women in crisis.
• Femmes Autochtones du Québec (FAQ): Provincial Indigenous women's association in Quebec. Directly relevant as a strategic partner of RQCALACS (2024 solidarity agreement) and as a peer feminist coalition mobilizing against gender-based violence facing Indigenous women.
• Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances (FQPN): Quebec federation on sexual and reproductive rights. Comparable as a provincial feminist umbrella body with member organizations delivering front-line sexual-health education and conducting policy advocacy related to bodily autonomy and consent.
• Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale: Quebec-wide coalition of shelters for women victims of conjugal violence. Closely mirrors RQCALACS's role of coordinating member service-providing centers, providing training, and conducting policy advocacy on gender-based violence.

Regional players

• Table de concertation des groupes de femmes: Quebec regional feminist coalition tables coordinating women's groups at the local/regional level. Comparable in function to RQCALACS as a feminist coordination body, but operating at a sub-provincial geographic scope.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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