Request Proposals: Quebec Feasibility Study

Request For Proposals:
Quebec Feasibility Study

Right to Play is seeking a qualified bilingual Proponent (English/French) to conduct a feasibility study on expanding the RTP PLAY program for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children and youth into the province of Québec.

Statement of purpose

The study will assess program demand, partnership opportunities, funding potential, and compliance with French Language Services requirements. The Proponent will deliver a bilingual report that will include strategic recommendations and 3–5-year implementation plan to guide organizational decision-making.

Project objectives

In Canada, the Right To Play country office is called Indigenous Programs. Indigenous Programs currently partners with 80+ First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and Indigenous youth serving schools, charities and non-profits across Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Yukon to deliver community-driven, culturally relevant play-based learning programs.

A strategic priority of the Indigenous Programs  Strategic Plan is the development of formal partnerships with First Nation, Inuit, and Métis communities, federations, organizations and tribal councils currently reaching children and youth to enable sustainable growth and scale, with the longterm goal of nationalizing operations. As the province of Quebec is the second largest province/territory in Canada and home to over 40 First Nations & Inuit communities, this is a high priority geographic scaling opportunity for Right To Play.

Current donors of the PLAY program, who are national corporations, have expressed interest in funding the program in this province. Right To Play has received funding from several of these donors to conduct a feasibility study for growth and scale in Quebec. The feasibility study will help Right to Play determine the practicality of expanding partnerships into Quebec by examining:

• demographic trends and the geographic distribution of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Québec to identify and prioritize areas with the greatest need and potential impact for program expansion;
• potential partnerships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis government agencies, school boards, federations, community organizations, and communities;
• available funding sources, including government grants, private philanthropy, and corporate sponsor ships to evaluate long term sustainability of program expansion;
• compliance with Québec’s French Language Services (FLS) requirements and regulatory considerations for staffing and operations.

About Right To Play

Established in 2000, Right To Play is a leading global development non-profit organization that uses play-based learning to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease, and inequality. Play is one of the most transformative forces in a child’s life. RTP believe play should be fun and enjoyable, socially interactive, actively engaging, meaningful, and imaginative.

Right To Play reaches millions of children and youth each year through experiential play programming in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Indigenous communities in Canada. These programs are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada;
London, UK and seven national offices across Europe and North America.