About Vire au vert
The environment belongs in the debate.
Vire au vert brings organizations and citizens together to put environmental issues at the heart of elections.
Our goal: encourage ambitious environmental commitments and help everyone make an informed choice.
24 organizations united in 2026.
A coalition of environmental and civil society organizations. A non-partisan initiative.
→ Our role
Inform. Equip. Mobilize.
Since 2018, Vire au vert has helped bring environmental issues into provincial, municipal and federal election campaigns in Quebec.
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Make the issues accessible.
Share information, proposals and resources to help people understand the choices ahead. -
Encourage dialogue.
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Help people take part.
Give people tools to express their concerns and prepare to vote.
Your vote is your choice.
Vire au vert is a non-partisan initiative. The coalition does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. It never tells people who to vote for or against. It informs, mobilizes and equips people to make their own choices.
→ Our partners
Stronger together.
For the 2026 Quebec election, Vire au vert brings together 24 environmental and civil society organizations. Their expertise includes health, water, biodiversity, mobility, agriculture and civic participation.
Équiterre contributes to this collective effort alongside the other members. Together, these organizations put forward shared priorities and support civic participation.
→ Publications
Press releases and open letters
Coalition publications, from newest to oldest.
September 15, 2026 · Press release
September 14, 2026 · Joint opinion piece
June 2, 2026 · Press release
Survey: Quebecers want environmental solutions that protect their quality of life
Download the press release (PDF) · Read the survey report (PDF) (in French only)
April 22, 2026 · Press release
Earth Day: Vire au vert calls for election commitments that address Quebecers’ urgent needs
October 15, 2025 · Open letter
Climate change remains a priority for an overwhelming majority of Quebecers (in French only)
Read the republication on Équiterre — October 16, 2025 (in French only)
April 16, 2025 · Press release
Federal election: parties’ positions on 39 environmental issues revealed (PDF) (in French only)
April 4, 2025 · Press release
Federal election: four of five parties commit to the Quebec Environmental Consensus (PDF)
October 8, 2024 · Press release
Federal election: parties must commit to respecting the Quebec Environmental Consensus
→ Our history
Previous campaigns
These archives document the coalition’s work and proposals during previous elections.
- 2025 municipal election (in French only)
- Environmental proposals — 2025 Canadian federal election (PDF) (in French only)
- Party responses to the coalition’s environmental priorities — 2025 federal election (PDF) (in French only)
- The Quebec Environmental Consensus (PDF)
- 2022 Quebec election campaign (in French only)
- Vire au vert’s 48 environmental recommendations for the 2022 Quebec election
- 2022 debate recordings (in French only)
- 2021 municipal election campaign (in French only)
- 2018 Quebec election campaign (in French only)
Contact us
Let’s talk about getting involved.
Have a question about the initiative, its resources or civic mobilization? Contact the Vire au vert team.