For and by parents,
at the service of well-being and
success of all children

REVIEWING SCHOOL BUDGETS: AN IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY

Special information bulletin for parents members of a governing board

We defend and claim the rights of parents with conviction, in a spirit of collaboration, to improve our school system and better meet the needs of children.

  • The RCPAQ is the voice of French and English-speaking parents from the public school system of their regions.
  • We represent the parents of some 200,000 students, or 20% of all Quebec students, spread over more than half of the province.
  • By supporting and informing parents and parent committees, RCPAQ promotes, values, facilitates and encourages parental involvement in the Quebec school environment, as well as the role of parents in their children’s education.

Services

  • Direct support and assistance service
    for parents, by phone and email.

  • Representation to MEQ, government,
    school authorities, partners and the media.

  • Training and information: guides, directories,
    tools, videos, conferences and more.

  • Collaborations with organizations,
    research centers and
    education partners.

Guide

We have built into our structure and operations a respect for the different social and cultural contexts and local issues that define our parent committees members.

Each can take orientations and positions that reflect their values and aspirations in the specific context of their community.

We have built into our structure and operations a respect for the different social and cultural contexts and local issues that define our parent committees members.

Each can take orientations and positions that reflect their values and aspirations in the specific context of their community.

Our values

HUMAN

We offer a rigorous, personalized, friendly, caring, rapid and comprehensive service of information, advice and guidance for parents in the Quebec education system.

REALISTIC

We’re pragmatic, and know how to distinguish the possible from the improbable. We present tangible, constructive ideas based on the day-to-day realities of Quebec parents and students.

DIVERSIFIED

We put forward concerted, united positions, focusing on our common ground, while taking into account the particular conditions and diverse, distinct positions of our members.

Our members

  • Comité de parents du CSS de la Beauce-Etchemin
  • Comité de parents du CSS du Chemin-du-Roy
  • Comité de parents du CSS des Chênes
  • Comité de parents du CSS de Laval
  • Comité de parents du CSS de Montréal
  • Central Québec SB Parents’ Committee
  • Eastern Townships SB Parents’ Committee

We welcome parents’ committees that decide to operate differently, directly and actively, while respecting their local colors.

Latest press release

The RCPAQ welcomes the parliamentarians’ pragmatism

Laval, Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - The Regroupement des comités de parents autonomes du Québec (RCPAQ) welcomes the responsiveness and openness of the Minister of Education, who made the adjustments requested by parents to her proposal to regulate ethics and behavior within governing boards (GB). The compromise presented by the Minister is...

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Parents are front-line partners in our education system. They share their children’s daily joys, fears, hopes, sorrows, pleasures, disappointments and successes.

Parents are an invaluable resource of knowledge and experience in setting collective directions in education.