Programs
Learn more about our programs
At Breast Cancer Action Quebec, we develop innovative programs to inform, mobilize, and advocate for the right to health from a feminist and intersectional perspective. We place environmental health and environmental justice at the heart of our actions by raising awareness about the links between the environment and breast cancer, denouncing health inequalities, and demanding systemic changes for a fairer and healthier future for everyone.
Our initiatives cover several areas:
- Popular Education – Workshops, webinars, and conferences to better understand the environmental risks linked to breast cancer and endocrine disruptors.
- Advocacy and Mobilization – Awareness campaigns and collective and political actions to demand stronger public policies regarding health and environmental protection.
- Research and Documentation – Analyses and resources to equip individuals and decision-makers.
- Support and Community Engagement – Creating spaces for exchange and solidarity to strengthen the voices of those affected.
Among our programs and projects, we are working on:
- Breast Cancer and Immigrant and Racialized Women – Raising awareness about health inequalities and the impacts of environmental factors from an intersectional perspective.
- Reform of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act – Advocating for a stronger law to protect against toxic substances and endocrine disruptors.
- Youth Program – Engaging young people in the fight for environmental justice and the prevention of preventable cancers.
- Costs of Illness– Research and awareness-raising on the financial and human costs of breast cancer.
- Stopping Our Plastic Disaster – Highlighting the link between plastics, health, and environmental justice to demand concrete action.
Learn about our initiatives and join our efforts to build a more equitable and healthy world!
Click on one of the programs below to learn more and access the full list of our initiatives.
Testimonials
We want to extend the warmest congratulations to Breast Cancer Action Quebec on your 25th [...]
Dr. Jim Brophy and Dr. Margaret Keith
Occupational and Environmental Health Researchers
Congratulations BCAQ on 25 years of activism, education, engagement and community building. You have been [...]
Maggie MacDonald and Muhannad Malas
Program Manager, Toxics and Program Coordinator, Toxics
Environmental Defence Canada
Happy 25th to BCAQc! You were one of the first advocates and critical voices for [...]
Tammy Schmidt
A dear friend was suffering through her really hard experience of treatment a few years ago, [...]
Alexandra Yanofsky
It is with the deepest respect that I salute BCAQ’s 25 years! The activists who, [...]
Linda Boisclair
Past Chair of Comité de la condition féminine du Conseil central du Montréal-Métropolitain de la CSN
If people ask me how they can advocate for breast cancer prevention, the first place [...]
Samantha King
Professor, Queen’s University and author Pink Ribbons Inc.
During my summer internship at BCAQc I was lucky enough to work with this group [...]
Jessica Romera
Former student intern at BCAQ
Working with BCAM/BCAQ has broadened my horizons. I feel privileged to help the work of [...]
Joan McCordick
Volunteer translator and interpreter, member
"Wow! Twenty-five years of research, activism, and education by women addressing the root causes of [...]
Elana Wright
Former board member, Research and Advocacy Officer, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada
All We are Saying ….is Give Prevention a Chance! What I have always loved about [...]
Bev Thorpe
Networks and Advocacy for Clean Production Action
