The MCRT is an inter-sectoral platform that allows the various stakeholders of Chinatown to come together, communicate, exchange ideas, and coordinate efforts. Each MCRT member is autonomous and free to determine their own positions and areas of action, meaning that members’ positions do not necessarily reflect the position of the Table. The Table takes a position when there is consensus, in accordance with its regulations.
The MCRT brings together stakeholders from across Montreal’s Chinatown, including merchants, residents, and associations, as part of its governance structure.
Meaningful and lasting engagement with the communities that make up Chinatown is at the heart of our actions on the ground.
As the officially mandated neighbuorhood consultation platform for Chinatown, MCRT serves as a vehicle for exchanging information between government bodies and the neighbourhood communities.
As autumn arrives, we also reach the end of our first season in the community garden. Throughout this period, this space has been a vibrant place for gathering, fostering solidarity and intercultural exchange. We’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on the season… Rea…
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The Chinatown Round Table is excited to announce the launch of a new annual celebration: Chinatown Day! This will be a full day of events showcasing the rich diversity that shapes the identity of our Chinatown.
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On June 15, 2024, in partnership with the Indigenous Project of Quebec, the Chinatown Round Table launched the first Indigenous-Asian community garden in Chinatown! Thanks to a lease with the City of Montreal, you’re invited to visit it at the corner of Viger and Bullion. This project was conceptualized by urban planning students from Concordia University.
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Following the recommendations of IRIS’s first report on the social economy, What Development Model for Chinatown?, the Chinatown Round Table organized a Family Association Summit on April 6 and April 20, 2024. The Lee, Wong, Hum, Chan, and Yee family associations, along with the Montreal Chinese Association, participated in fruitful meetings, including a virtual contribution ...
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Le 5 mars et 9 avril, 2024, la Table ronde a poursuivi sa participation, pour une 2e année, à la charrette de l’école des études urbaines de l'université de Concordia, sous la supervision de Professeur de Silvano. En consultation avec les résident.es du quartier chinois, la charrette permet de rêver sur l'aménagement du quartier en fonction des besoins de la communauté alors que les étudiants tr…
Read MoreThe Chinatown Roundtable works to ensure the quality of life, environmental health, recognition, and enhancement of all aspects of the cultural landscape in Montreal’s Chinatown. It advocates for the voices of individuals and community, economic, cultural, and associative actors to be heard, amplified, and taken into account, with a vision of developing a human-scale and inclusive Chinatown.
Formed in 2022 after the release of the 2021-2026 Action Plan for the Development of Montreal’s Chinatown, the Roundtable was born out of a desire to protect this heritage neighbourhood. We are a non-hierarchical governance platform that brings together 13 committees and sectors from the neighborhood, committed to addressing the issues raised by the Montreal Chinatown Working Group.
We acknowledge that we are situated on unceded territories and that Chinatown was built in the context of Indigenous land colonization. In our actions and intentions, we are committed to contributing to the struggle for decolonization and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
The creation of Chinatowns is a consequence of systemic racism, discrimination, and segregation against Asian communities. These neighborhoods and the communities within them have survived attempts at erasure and marginalization. Today, the movement to preserve Chinatowns across North America is rooted in an acknowledgment of the context of anti-Asian racism.
The intersectional approach considers the historical, social, and political context and acknowledges the unique lived experience resulting from the intersection of all relevant factors. It allows us to recognize the particular experience of discrimination that arises from the convergence of these factors and to address it effectively.
Clan and family associations are integral to the foundation of Montreal’s Chinatown. Throughout their existence up to today, they have served as a core for the community, keeping connections with the homeland, celebrating traditions, and providing support for newcomers. They embody a rich collective history—culturally, economically, and socially—and are essential to the development of Chinatown.
The modern wave of the movement to build community power in Chinatowns is often led by young people, many of whom are in search of their identity, including through building intergenerational and intercultural solidarities. Rooted in a culture of questioning, they operate based on values of equality, shared power, decentralization, and a cross-sectional analysis of systems of oppression.
The Round Table aims for equitable gender representation (women, men, and non-binary individuals). The Round Table’s objective is to have representation within the board of directors and its working team that includes: • At least 50% women and non-binary individuals. • At least 30% individuals from ethnocultural diversity, LGBTQ+, Indigenous backgrounds, and those with disabilities.
City of Montréal (Ville-Marie Borough) Arrondissement Ville-Marie
Comité Logement Ville-Marie (Ville-Marie Housing Committee)
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