The Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtone du Québec, the RCAAQ, advocates in favour of the rights and interests of urban Aboriginal citizens, while supporting the Native Friendship Centres in achieving their mission.

The mission of the Native Friendship Centres of Québec is to improve the quality of life of urban Aboriginals, to promote the culture and to build bridges between peoples.

The Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones of Québec is comprised of Aboriginal citizens engaged in their community and who have the power to influence the public sphere and foster access to the resources required by urban Aboriginal communities to enjoy a good quality of life.

Attached to this mission are major partners from the Québec and Canadian civil society in addition to a number of Aboriginal, civil and community organizations.

Positioned and recognized as privileged interlocutor for urban Aboriginals by the Assemble of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, the Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones of Québec acts as leader of the urban Aboriginal citizen movement and implements innovative and pro-active strategies based on social economy principles.