Annual General Meeting
Invitation: 2026 AGM
22 Years of Advocacy | 4 Years National | Join Us – AGM 2026
📅 March 20, 2026 |🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST |📍 Virtual – Zoom
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CsteYJObS66jspjFvcGHLQ
Dear Members, Partners, and Friends,
We are very pleased to invite you to two important milestones in our shared journey:
The 4th Annual General Meeting of the Environmental Health Association of Canada (EHAC-ASEC)
The 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Environmental Health Association of Québec (ASEQ-EHAQ)
This year’s gathering marks more than our annual governance meetings. It comes at a pivotal moment.
For the first time, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has explicitly named multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) in its Concluding Observations to Canada — recognizing the discrimination, barriers, and lack of protection experienced by people living with MCS.
We invite you to join us for a special Pre-AGM Public Event, followed by our formal Annual General Meetings.
Simultaneous translation (French to English and English to French) available for the pre-event and AGM
📝PRE-AGM PUBLIC EVENT
🔹 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
(Open to all)
🌟Opening Address
“Building Recognition: 22 Years of Advocacy for MCS”
Reflecting on the growth of ASEQ-EHAQ and the national expansion through EHAC-ASEC.
🌟ASEQ-EHAQ Presentation
“Where We Are Now — and Where We Need to Go”
A 22-year perspective on progress, research, rights, and the road ahead.
🌟The UN Concluding Observations on MCS
Paul Claude Bérubé, Executive Director, COPHAN
“The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and MCS: Implications for Canada and Québec”
This session will explain:
- What the UN recognition of MCS means
- How it shifts government obligations
- How individuals and organizations can use this recognition in advocacy and accommodation efforts
🌟Advocacy Activation Session
“From Recognition to Action”
A guided tour of ASEQ-EHAQ’s new UN CRPD advocacy tools:
- Template letters
- Messaging guidance
- Social media actions
- How to engage decision-makers
Introducing project : Invisible No More
🔹 Break: 2:30 – 2:45 PM
📌 AGM from 2:45 to 4 PM, for members only.