ABOUT US

Our mission

Driven by a deep commitment to social justice, Mission Inclusion supports initiatives that empower individuals and groups in vulnerable or marginalized situations, while promoting concrete actions to strengthen inclusion within their communities and society as a whole. Alongside our partners in Quebec and internationally, we work to foster greater openness, inclusion, and equity, ensuring that the diversity of communities is fully respected and that everyone can exercise their rights and access collective resources.

Our principles

Mission inclusion primarily supports local and community interventions focussed on building capacities in individuals and on mobilizing communities.

Mission inclusion promotes gender equality and the essential role of women as agents of change in all of its actions.

Mission inclusion sees itself as a gateway to volunteering in support of local initiatives, here and around the world.

Our values

Inclusion – Equity

Social justice – Dignity

Solidarity – Gender equality

Our vision

A just, equitable and inclusive world that enables all people to live in dignity.

Deux hommes et deux femmes souriants assis sur l'herbe dans le parc. Two smiling men and two women sitting on the grass in the park.

Team Mission inclusion

Our employees work wholeheartedly to accomplish our mission. Their experience and skills allow Mission inclusion to position itself as a leader in its various fields of action.

Our Team

Plusieurs chaises devant un tableau. Several chairs in front of a painting.

Our Board of Directors

Our administrators make up a strong team dedicated to helping vulnerable or marginalized people. They guide the actions of Mission inclusion and enrich our organization through their expertise.

Our Board of Directors

Photo de Marc André Coallier. Photo by Marc André Coallier.

Our Spokesperson

Mission inclusion has been able to count on great collaborations with various public figures over time who have acted as spokespersons or ambassadors to promote the Foundation or a specific cause. This beautiful story of collaboration continues with Marc-André Coallier.

Our Spokesperson

Our Team

Our employees work wholeheartedly to accomplish our mission. Their experience and skills allow Mission inclusion to position itself as a leader in its various fields of action.

Our Team

Our Board of Directors

Our administrators make up a strong team dedicated to helping vulnerable or marginalized people. They guide the actions of Mission inclusion and enrich our organization through their expertise.

Our Board of Directors

Our Spokesperson

Mission inclusion has been able to count on great collaborations with various public figures over time who have acted as spokespersons or ambassadors to promote the Foundation or a specific cause. This beautiful story of collaboration continues with Marc-André Coallier.

Our Spokesperson

Our Team

Our employees work wholeheartedly to accomplish our mission. Their experience and skills allow Mission inclusion to position itself as a leader in its various fields of action.

Our Team

Our Board of Directors

Our administrators make up a strong team dedicated to helping vulnerable or marginalized people. They guide the actions of Mission inclusion and enrich our organization through their expertise.

Our Board of Directors

Our Spokesperson

Mission inclusion has been able to count on great collaborations with various public figures over time who have acted as spokespersons or ambassadors to promote the Foundation or a specific cause. This beautiful story of collaboration continues with Marc-André Coallier.

Our Spokesperson

OUR HISTORY

76

years of history

30 500 000

people helped

1948

The Gold Cross is the first endeavour created by Paul-Émile Léger to assist victims of the Second World War in Europe. Its mission is to help children in need throughout the world by providing health care, training and literacy programs.

1962

The Cardinal Léger Institute for Health was created during a mission in Cameroon. Its objective is to promote health and fight against endemic diseases, such as leprosy, malaria, tuberculosis, tetanus, polio and AIDS.

1969

Cardinal Léger and his Institute broaden the mission of their early work. This new subsidiary aims to reduce poverty by promoting the appropriation of sustainable development within local communities.

1981

The Jules et Paul-Émile Léger Foundation was created on December 18, 1981, by a special act of the Canadian Parliament. This exceptional gesture pays tribute to two great humanists: Paul-Émile Léger, Cardinal Archbishop of Montreal, and his brother Jules Léger, Ambassador of Canada abroad (1953–1964) and Governor General of Canada (1974–1979).

2008

To celebrate 60 years since Cardinal Léger began his efforts, the Jules and Paul-Émile Léger Foundation and their associated initiatives unify under a new name: LÉGER FOUNDATION.