Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) Secondary
Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) is compulsory learning content for students from Elementary Cycle Three to Secondary Cycle Two. These content items and their accompanying Expected Student Learning Outcomes address three broad themes: self-knowledge, knowledge of the world of school, and knowledge of the world of work.
For more information about ACGC, contact your school board’s GOAL consultant (see “Support Organizations” at the end of the page). For the latest news and updates on ACGC, see also The GOAL Post.
Click the image to download the continuum.
NEW: February 2026
Click here for the French version
This table covers from preschool to the end of secondary. It includes the compulsory content for sex ed, which follows the ACGC at each level.
ACGC Educational Resources
Teaching Resources
The following Teaching Resources were developed either individually by, or in collaboration between, the GOAL Network, the GOAL teaching community, the school boards, the ACGC Regional Resource and LEARN Québec.
Self-Portrait in Layers
In this learning situation, students explore the components of self-knowledge, specifically: interests, aptitudes, aspirations and values. Students organize the elements of their previously created personal
From Strengths to Success
In this learning situation, students make the connection between setting goals and academic success, and use their personal strengths to achieve what they want to
Me: The Infographic
In this learning situation, students will develop a draft of a personal profile based on the four aspects of their interests, aptitudes, aspirations and values.
Implementation Guide of Compulsory Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) in Secondary School
A guide created by the MEQ for implementing ACGC in Secondary.
ACGC Learning Situations
ACGC learning situations (LS) are being developed in collaboration between the school boards and Gisella Scalia, ACGC Regional Resource for the English education community. Unless otherwise indicated, they are working documents, and are the property of the indicated school boards.
The Learning Situation (LS) Models take into account several tools offered by the MEQ to implement ACGC items, such as the Template, the Summary Sheets, the Pedagogical Intentions and the Record-Keeping Tools. The link to each LS Model is placed below each content item.
The Record-Keeping Tools are a type of graphic organizer, and their use is optional. Please read the brief introduction to this tool as it applies for all the content items. The link to each tool is placed below each content item.
Resources for each LS will include: Planning Synthesis, Teacher’s Guide, and Student Booklet.
Updated August 13, 2025 “Continuum with Links” Tools for Implementing the ACGC, Download
Template for Writing Learning Situations
This template is intended as a support to those involved in writing learning situations for ACGC at both the elementary and secondary levels. Go to site
Québec Education Program “Summary Table” of Subject-Specific Competencies
This table lists the subject-specific competencies in all programs at the secondary level. It is a very handy reference tool if you wish to create a learning situation where the ACGC is infused into a specific subject. Click the link, then click Summary Table, the first item in the box. Go to site
ACGC - Secondary Cycle I (Sec. I-II)
Model of a Learning Situation Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Preparation Activity for Sense of Self-Efficacy (CSS de Portneuf et CSS des Laurentides)
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Learning Situation: If You Believe It, You Can Do It – Ethics and Religious Culture and English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (New Frontiers School Board)
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Learning Situation: Believe in Yourself and Anything Is Possible – Ethics and Religious Culture or English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board)
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Model of a Learning Situation Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool : Go to site
Learning Situation: Getting Connected with Fields of Interest – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (Lester B. Pearson School Board)
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Learning Situation: A Mosaic of Interests – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (Commission Scholaire des Laurentides)
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Model of a Learning Situation Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Oh, The Places I’ll Go! – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year One), (Riverside School Board, Villa Maria High School-QAIS, Loyola High School-QAIS)
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Learning Situation: From Strengths to Success – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle 1 (Sec 1, Grade 7) (LEARN), Go to resource
Model of a Learning Situation Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Pathways = Possibilities – English Language Arts, Français, langue seconde, Secondary Cycle One (Sec II), (Cree School Board with the collaboration of ACGC Regional Resource Person)
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Model of a Learning Situation Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Forthcoming
Model of a Learning Situation Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Building a Wind-Power Car – Science, Secondary Cycle One (Year 1), (translation of Léolocar, CSS de Portneuf)
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Learning Situation: Human Library – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle One (Year 2), (Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board)
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ACGC – Secondary Cycle Two (Sec. III)
Learning Situation Model Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: My Life, My Passion – English Language Arts, Personal Orientation Program, Ethics and Religious Culture, Secondary Cycle Two, Sec III
(Lester B. Pearson School Board, Riverside School Board, English Montreal School Board)
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Learning Situation: Me: The Infographic – English Language Arts, Culture and Citizenship in Quebec, Secondary Cycle Two (Year 1, Sec III), (LEARN, Go to resource
Learning Situation Model Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Impact of Your Choices on Your Studies – Math or any, Secondary Cycle Two, Sec III (CSS des Phares, translated and adapted by the English education community in Québec)
Planning Synthesis Teacher’s Guide Student Booklet Word PDF
Learning Situation Model Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Find Your Path – English Language Arts, Secondary Cycle Two, Sec III (CSS des Phares, translated and adapted by the English education community in Québec)
Go to site.
ACGC – Secondary Cycle Two (IV & V)
Learning Situation Model Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Self-Portrait in Layers: Exploring my identity through mixed media collage – English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Secondary Cycle 2 – Y2 (Grade 10), Secondary Cycle 2 – Y3 (Grade 11), Go to resource
Learning Situation Model Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Envisioning Future Possibilities – ELA, FSL, Math, IP, Secondary Cycle 2, Sec. V (Cree School Board and Littoral School Board)
Planning Synthesis Teacher’s Guide Student Booklet WORD PDF
Learning Situation Model Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: My transition…at the crossroads – Any Subject, Secondary Cycle Two, Sec. V (CSS des Sommets; translated and adapted by the English education community in Québec.)
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Learning Situation Model: Go to site
Record-Keeping Tool: Go to site
Learning Situation: Entering the workforce… a new reality! – Any subject, Secondary Cycle Two, Sec. IV or V (Centre de Service Scolaire des Sommets, translated by Pedagogical Consultant of the English Montreal School Board)
Planning Synthesis Teacher’s Guide Student Booklet WORD PDF
VIDEOS
Introduction to Academic and Career Guidance Content: Information for School Staff
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This 10-minute narrated video was released in September 2022 on the MEQ’s YouTube site (Éducation Québec).
It includes the genesis of the ACGC, followed by a clear explanation of what they are and how they must be implemented.
*Please note that this site is not searchable, so to view it you must have the link
The GOAL Post
The GOAL Post* newsletter/blog highlights exciting GOAL-related activities in schools and in the community. In addition, The GOAL Post contains a wealth of information on the ACGC. Go to site
*The GOAL Post is published by the GOAL Network in collaboration with Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec (MEQ), Direction du soutien au réseau éducatif anglophone (DSREA) and funded by MEQ through the Canada-Québec Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction.
Professional Learning
Resources for Stakeholders: Administrators and Parents
Information for Schools and School Administrators
NEW October 2025
ACGC important links Download
ACGC Secondary Planning (FR) Download
ACGC Secondary Planning Table (FR) Download
*Note: English planning documents can be found in “Organizational Tools”, especially pp. 9-14. Go to site
ACGC Budget Regulations (FR) specifiques Download
ACGC Budget Regulations (FR) fonctionnement Download
Video and Complementary Tool
Introduction to Academic and Career Guidance Content: Information for School Staff
Click to image to access the video
This 10-minute narrated video was released in September 2022 on the MEQ’s YouTube site (Éducation Québec).
It includes the genesis of the ACGC, followed by a clear explanation of what they are and how they must be implemented.
*Please note that this site is not searchable, so to view it you must have the link.
Complementary Tool
A staff viewing of the video could also be supplemented by this tool created by the English-Montréal School Board Download Complementary Tool
Please note that this site is not searchable, so to view it you must have the link)
As well, the PDF version of the PowerPoint presentation in the video may be useful for review purposes. Download
The Five Fundamentals for Determining the Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC) Offer of Service
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Organizational tools: Information for School Board Directors and School-Level Administrators. Go to site
Implementation Guide of Compulsory ACGC in Secondary School: For Professionals and Administrators Go to site
MEQ Webinar
- This is a PDF of a webinar for Directors responsible for ACGC in school boards and school service centres and for administrators in public and private schools offered by the MEQ in the fall and winter of 2022-2023. Go to site
Information for Parents
ACGC Leaflet for Parents
This leaflet includes the ACGC “continuum” table, suggestions for parents to talk with their kids about the ACGC, and suggestions for engaging with their kids in their learning. Go to site
The Decade After Highschool: A Parent’s Guide
Published by CERIC
Synopsis: This guide offers a glimpse into the world of today’s emerging adult. It describes the multiplicity of pathways that youth follow when training for and finding their way in a labour market that is vastly different from when we were starting out. This booklet for parents; written to give you hope and guidance, offers practical suggestions for constructive roles you can play, activities you can undertake, and resources you can use as you help your children make informed, personally satisfying career decisions.
Free to Download.
Upcoming and Previous Workshops
Presentations by Your GOAL Network
This webinar includes a wrap-up of the ACGC implementation, a review of numerous resources now available, and testimonialsby:
- Marie Thibault, ETSB: Brief History of ACGC implementation at the ETSB;
- Rosemary Hill and Nancy Battet: Getting Connected with Fields of Interest;
- Candace Tonner: Using What is already Available to Create Content (Talent Tuesday)
Click the image for the PPT of the Webinar.
QPAT Annual Teachers’ Convention 2019 presentation: What is Academic and Career Guidance Content (ACGC)?
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This presentation by Vicky Parsons (New Frontiers School Board) and Gisella Scalia (ACGC Regional Resource Person for the Anglophone sector) is an excellent primer which begins with the Learning Related to the ACGC (also known as “the tables”). The tables include each content item and its theme, as well as the corresponding Expected Student Learning Outcome (ESLO) and Learning Strategy. The presentation breaks down and illuminates every aspect of ACGC for teachers. Download (Note: this is a large PDF and may take a minute to download.)
LEARN Workshops
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Curated Resources
MEQ Resources
Secondary Cycle I & II
Content Tables: “The Continuum”
Academic and Career Guidance Content for Secondary Cycle One
- This table includes the Area and the Expected Student Learning Outcomes Go to site
French version of the table Go to site
Secondary Cycle I
Summary Sheets for the Six Items of ACGC for Secondary Cycle One
This brief information tool aims at simplifying the ACGC, provides a brief outline of each ACGC item, answers some of the what, why and how questions and summarizes what students are expected to learn, is intended for all ACGC stakeholders, does not replace the support required to appropriate the ACGC, and may be used in conjunction with different tools. Go to site
ACGC Related to the CASP-I Education Program:
A Competency-Based Approach to Social Participation and the Challenges Adapted Curriculum: An Educational Approach that Facilitates Social Integration, September 2021. Go to site
Secondary Cycle II
Summary Sheets for Secondary Cycle II Go to site
ACGC in Secondary Cycle Two and WOTP
This document explains the connections between the ACGC and the subject-specific content in the WOTP. It demonstrates that all Secondary Cycle Two ACGC items can be incorporated into the WOTP subject-specific content. Go to site
Other MEQ Resources
Reference Lists for the Creation of Pedagogical Material
The aim of these reference lists is to support the development of instructional material related to the ACGC. The list in itself is not a pedagogical activity.
List of references – Strengths.pd
List of references – Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours.pdf
List of references – Interests.pdf
List of references – Interests and aptitudes – elementary cycle three.pdf
List of references – Duties and work methods.pdf
List of references – Attitudes, behaviours and value.pdf
List of references – Aptitudes.pdf
List of references – Values.pdf
Template for Writing Learning Situations
This template is intended as a general guide for writing learning situations for ACGC at both the elementary and secondary levels, however, it was not created for any specific ACGC. Go to site
Record-Keeping Tools – Introduction
The Record-Keeping Tools are a type of graphic organizer, and their use is optional. Please read the brief introduction to this tool as it applies for all the content items. The link to each tool is placed below each content item. Go to site
ACGC Tools and Resources Available
The reference tools are currently grouped in three categories: Go to site
- Tools to become familiar with ACGC
- LES planning tools
- Tools to help create ACGC pedagogical material
MEQ ACGC Meetings and Training Sessions
These documents can be used for reference purposes. Some information may have been revised since the original date of publication.
PPT Presentation of the Webinar: ACGC: An Ongoing Collaboration, November 26, 2020
This is the English version of the PowerPoint of the webinar held on October 22, 2020. Download
ACADEMIC AND CAREER GUIDANCE CONTENT (ACGC):
Implementation of ACGC in 2019-2020. PPT Presentation of the Webinar, June 25, 2019. Download
Implementation of Compulsory ACGC in Secondary Cycle One 2018-2019
In-person meetings were held in Québec City and Montréal in October 2018 for representatives of school board resource teams. This PowerPoint presentation can be used as a reference regarding implementation. Download
Professional Development Resources
2026 Annual Conference
“You Matter – Every Action Speaks”
February 16 & 17, 2026
2025 Enriching a Culture of Belonging
2024 Embracing a Culture of Belonging
November 2025
161st Annual Teachers’ Convention
November 6 and 7, 2025
Watch the QPAT Convention 2025 Highlight Video
Go to site
October 2024
October 2023
January 26-28, 2026
Virtual + In-Person | Rogers Centre Ottawa | Canada
Click here to view program
January 2025
January 2024
Support Organizations
GOAL Consultants are members of ACES-CREATE (Career Education and Transition to Employment)
2025-26 members (pending confirmation)
(DSRÉA-SAR) Direction du soutien au réseau éducatif anglophone–Soutien au réseau
Marylène Perron
Dossiers : CVI, adaptation scolaire et programmes adaptés
Ministère de l’Éducation du QuébecQuébec (Québec) |
514-873-3339 poste 5946
Marylene.Perron@education.gouv.qc.ca
Technical Coordination
Michilynn Dubeau, Online Coordinator, Dubeau Conseil/MEQ
Cell: 450-405-8556
Central Québec School Board
Angélie Caissy, Coordinator of Instructional Services
Cree School Board
Charles Lasnier, Guidance Counsellor
Eastern Shores School Board
Laurie Moreau, Guidance Counsellor
Eastern Townships School Board
Valérie Ouelett, Guidance Counsellor for ACGC
English Montréal School Board
Travis Hall
Lester B. Pearson School Board
Nancy Battet, Community and Partnership Liaison
Littoral School Board
To be determined
New Frontiers School Board
To be determined
Québec Association of Independent Schools
Margaret (Maggie) Owen, LCC
Riverside School Board
Chris Kwok, Guidance Counsellor
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
Louise Cöté
Western Québec School Board
Steve Greig, Special Education Consultant
MEQ-DSECIMD
Claudia Gosselin, Responsable du dossier de l’orientation scolaire et professionnelle
Last updated: February 11, 2026