Committee on Institutions

Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 1, Québec Constitution Act, 2025

The Committee on Institutions will be holding public hearings beginning on December 4, 2025 as part of its general consultation on Bill 1, Québec Constitution Act, 2025

Participation in the Consultation

Send a Brief

Individuals and organizations wishing to express their views during public hearings must submit a brief to the Committee clerk no later than November 24, 2025.
Briefs may be sent:

• by email in a single unprotected PDF file (with appendices);
• by regular mail.

Briefs must include a summary of their contents.

Send a Request to Appear

Individuals wishing to voice their views during public hearings without submitting a brief must file a request to that effect with the Committee clerk no later than November 24, 2025. The request must include a short statement summarizing the nature of the presentation to be made.

Public Hearings

The Committee decides which individuals and organizations it will hear from among:

• individuals and organizations having submitted a brief;
• individuals having filed a request to voice their opinion without having submitted a brief. Not more than 45 minutes in total may be provided for all those whose request to appear has been accepted.

Publication of Briefs

Unless the Committee decides otherwise, briefs will be made public and posted on the Committee's web page, along with any personal information they contain.

Deadlines for submitting briefs and requests to appear are subject to change, as is the opening date for public hearings. If changes are made, the information will be made public via the National Assembly's website without further notice being published in the media.

How to Follow Committee Proceedings

Those who wish to follow Committee Proceedings (schedule of hearings, official transcript of Journal des débats, briefs, papers tabled and Committee report) may consult the page devoted to the order associated with the consultation.

Briefs, correspondence and requests for information must be sent to

Roxanne Guévin
Clerk of the Committee on Institutions
Édifice Pamphile-Le May
1035, rue des Parlementaires
Québec (Québec) G1A 1A3
Telephone : 418 643-2722
ci@assnat.qc.ca

How to participate

To find out how to take part in this consultation, click on Participating in a public consultation.

Documents, correspondence and requests for information must be sent to :

Clerk : Roxanne Guévin
Édifice Pamphile-Le May
1035, rue des Parlementaires
3e étage
Québec (Quebec)  G1A 1A3
Telephone: 418-643-2722
ci@assnat.qc.ca