Program Updates - Quebec

Minister Couillard, ACT, and students

Quebec Health Minister Philippe Couillard hosts CPR Day at
the National Assembly.

The ACT High School CPR program in Quebec is more popular than ever. The school year 2007-08 will start with more than 155 participating schools. And over 23,000 students will be trained this year. Upon full Quebec-wide implementation, the program will reach 375 schools and 75,000 students each year.

The ACT Foundation has raised over $ 800,000 from the government, the private sector, and the community in Quebec. This includes the October 2005 announcement of a $300,000 commitment from Quebec Health Minister Philippe Couillard to support the ACT High School CPR Program in Quebec. Support from private sector includes a major provincial commitment of $ 200,000 from Sun Life Financial. Other program partners include Bell Canada, Giant Tiger, Hydro-Quebec, Jean Coutu Group, McKesson Canada, RBC Royal Bank and Scotiabank. A number of Kiwanis clubs and other community partners are also involved. The Montreal-based J.W. McConnell Family Foundation has also made a $ 315,000 donation to the ACT Foundation to support ACT’s community coordination role in helping schools throughout the province set up the CPR program.