Quebec Observatory on Caregiving
A unique hub bringing together caregivers, researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and the general public around the topic of caregiving.
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CALL 811 (Info-Santé/Info-Social). If you need support or have concerns or questions about your health or that of a family member or friend, call 811 to speak to a nurse or psychosocial worker. Bilingual and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it’s free and confidential.
To speak to a caregiver counselor about a difficult situation, ask questions or get a referral, call l’Appui’s Caregiver Support Helpline.
Bilingual; open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To find community resources offering caregiving information and support near you, consult l’Appui’s Resource Directory or Proche aidance Québec's list of member organizations (in French only).
News
All latest news from the Observatory, developments on caregiving, plus online activities and events.
Survey: Towards a common terminology in caregiving for French-speaking stakeholders
The Quebec Observatory on Caregiving invites professionals and researchers to complete a short survey to identify caregiving-related terms that need clarification in order to jointly develop caregiving terminology in French.
A look back at the summer school on organizational ethics from Université Laval’s Institut d’éthique appliquée: Interview with Margaux Reiss
Last August, our team attended the 2025 edition of the summer school on organizational ethics from the Université Laval’s Institut d’éthique appliquée (IDÉA). Margaux Reiss, team leader at the Observatory, looks back on this highly enriching event in a short interview.
2024-2025 Activity Report: A Year Full of Achievements
Discover our achievements and highlights from 2024-2025 in our latest activity report.
Knowledge
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The Observatory gathers and disseminates reliable, objective information whose purpose is to raise awareness of the realities of caregiving and better support all caregiving stakeholders.
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Browse the publications, resources and documents on our website.
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Explore what we know about the five dimensions of caregiving
Caregiving is a complex reality. Find out more about caregiving and those who are involved by browsing the publications on the five dimensions below.
An ambitious project: making knowledge available to all
The mission of the Observatory is to provide reliable and objective information to caregivers and the many stakeholders who support them. By making a vast range of knowledge and resources readily available, in one place and at no cost, the Observatory raises awareness, stimulates action, informs decision-making and fuels research, all of it with a view to improving caregivers’ quality of life.
Focused on the multiple dimensions of caregiving
Caregiving can be gratifying, but it can also have repercussions for the caregiver. The Observatory supports caregiving stakeholders and their efforts to foster awareness and recognition of the contribution of caregivers, and to assist them in their role, regardless of their age, gender, living environment, the type of disability of the care receiver or the nature of their involvement with them.
