Université Laval
PA-6: Support for Underrepresented Groups

Université Laval has a publicly posted regulation on preventing and fighting harassment. http://www2.ulaval.ca/fileadmin/Secretaire_general/Reglements/Reglement_pour_prevenir_et_contrer_le_harcelement_a_l_UL_2016-CA-2016_22.pdf Université Laval implements also a variety of equal employment programs. The policy that UL is committed to is that of the provincial government. The university is legally required to report to the provincial (Act Respecting Equal Access to Employment in Public Bodies) and federal (Federal Contractors Program) governments on its equal employment measures and progress made. Compliance with our commitment to the federal government is a condition for obtaining government subsidies for the university. https://www.rh.ulaval.ca/cms/site/rh/page93203.html

Université Laval set up Centre de prévention et d’intervention en matière de harcèlement (Harassment Prevention and Resolution Centre, CPIMH). https://www2.ulaval.ca/services-ul/harcelement/accueil.html According to the university’s regulation on preventing and fighting harassment, the centre’s responsibilities include: - Processing and tracking consultation requests and reports of harassment - Implementing a problem-solving approach - Creating and updating a list of mediators - Receiving complaints and forwarding them to the relevant vice rector When it receives a complaint, the Centre carries out an initial assessment of the nature, scope, and severity of the problem and discusses possible solutions (conciliation, on-site measures, formal complaint procedure, etc.) with the individual concerned. These solutions may include a referral to other resources in compliance with the laws or policies, regulations, directives, collective agreements, or other agreements in force at the university. For the full protocol, see the regulation: http://www2.ulaval.ca/fileadmin/Secretaire_general/Reglements/Reglement_pour_prevenir_et_contrer_le_harcelement_a_l_UL_2016-CA-2016_22.pdf More than 3,560 members of the Université Laval community took part in 88 prevention activities held over the course of the year.

Université Laval offers admission scholarships and financial aid for foreign students : https://www.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses-detudes/etudiants-etrangers/resume-financement-etudiants-etrangers/ Scholarships are alos available to aboriginal students and students with disabilities: - Aboriginal students: https://repertoire.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses?sensibility=3&keyWords=&legalStatusCode=&types%5B%5D=2&cycle=&faculty=&start-search=Chercher - Students with disabilities: https://repertoire.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses?sensibility=3&keyWords=&legalStatusCode=&types%5B%5D=8&cycle=&faculty=&start-search=Chercher Université Laval has an employment equity program wherein preference is given to qualified minorities during hiring, appointments, and promotions. https://www.rh.ulaval.ca/cms/site/rh/page93500.html

Student Services has a comprehensive program in place to support minority students. It includes: - The Student Assistance Centre, which runs orientations, supports persons with disabilities, provides psychological support, and offers academic success assistance (including activities for foreign students). www.aide.ulaval.ca - The Student Life Office, which welcomes, informs, and supports university students from outside Quebec. It offers activities to help them adapt to campus life and get to know Quebec, a bilingual guidebook, a buddy program, and one-on-one meetings to help students with formalities and the adjustment process. https://www.bve.ulaval.ca/accompagnement_des_etudiants_etrangers/ ----- The Université Laval Personnel Assistance Program offers free and confidential consultation meetings with experienced psychologists. All staff members living with personal or professional problems that affect their work, health or privacy may benefit from this service. https://www.rh.ulaval.ca/cms/site/rh/page179138.html Université Laval has a welcome program (meetings) and training opportunities for new staff (including faculty). In one such training session on intercultural communication, participants learn to better understand and interact more effectively with people from different cultures. https://www.rh.ulaval.ca/cms/site/rh/accueil/administratif/professionnel/accueil_professionnel In addition, Université Laval offers a French program to help new faculty and their spouses adjust to life in Quebec City. The university covers the tuition fees for French as a foreign language courses pursuant to its policy on French use and the faculty’s collective agreement. https://www.rh.ulaval.ca/cms/site/rh/page93623.html

The university has a training program for new faculty and doctoral students called Plaisir d’apprendre [The Joy of Learning]. The goals of the program are to: - Improve their teaching skills by imparting specialized knowledge and introducing or reinforcing skills and attitudes to help them personalize learning - Create a learning community in which they can help one another become better teachers - Introduce major changes during a short class https://www.enseigner.ulaval.ca/perfectionnement/programmes-de-formation/le-plaisir-de-faire-apprendre Financial aid is also available to minorities and to students who would like to pursue a doctorate: - Automatic doctoral admission scholarships, a success assistance program for doctoral students including financial aid. http://www.bbaf.ulaval.ca/cms/site/bbaf/home/bourses_etudes/cycles_superieurs/bourses_admission_doctorat - In an effort to attract the best Ph.D. students and provide them with better academic support, foreign students enrolling full-time in a regular doctoral program at Université Laval may pay the same tuition as students from Quebec. https://www.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses-detudes/etudiants-etrangers/exemption-droits-de-scolarite-supplementaires/ - Academic scholarships are also available for aboriginal students and students with disabilities: Aboriginal students: https://repertoire.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses?sensibility=3&keyWords=&legalStatusCode=&types%5B%5D=2&cycle=&faculty=&start-search=Chercher Students with disabilities: https://repertoire.bbaf.ulaval.ca/bourses?sensibility=3&keyWords=&legalStatusCode=&types%5B%5D=8&cycle=&faculty=&start-search=Chercher