Dialogue Montréal

Dialogue Montréal designs and facilitates tailored dialogue-mediation processes for social, institutional and community stakeholders in Greater Montréal — where difficult conversations need a neutral space to move forward.

Dialogue Montréal is a pioneering non-profit organization specializing in the resolution of intergroup disputes. Its mission is to support social, institutional and community stakeholders in Greater Montréal in the collaborative search for solutions, by designing and facilitating tailored dialogue-mediation processes that unfold over the long term.

By acting as a neutral third party where the absence of financial incentives discourages private actors, the organization fills a systemic gap. Combining community ethics with tactical rigour, it facilitates difficult conversations, defuses lasting tensions and deploys genuine “urban diplomacy” to durably transform intergroup relations for the benefit of the community.

A mediator trained at the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution with a particular sensitivity to group dynamics, Raphaël facilitates citizen dialogues, designs collaborative workshops, conducts community consultations and leads strategic reflection sessions with community organizations.

Floris is a professor of psychology at the Université de Montréal. He directs the Human Connection Science Lab, which is dedicated to the scientific study of the connections between human beings, particularly between different worldviews in contexts of polarization.

Daniel is an independent legal counsel and arbitrator with more than ten years of experience in resolving international disputes. He has served as an adviser to the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal and the NATO Administrative Tribunal. He is affiliated with Cabinet Yves Fortier in Montréal.

We bring our expertise in intergroup facilitation and mediation to the service of the community.

When cultural differences create tension or misunderstanding, a structured space for dialogue can turn an impasse into a starting point. We support groups and organizations through encounter processes that foster genuine mutual recognition, without erasing the differences present.

A team is going through a transition, a disagreement persists, an important decision has to be made collectively. Sometimes a third party is needed for the conversation to truly take place. We facilitate workshops and working processes that help teams move forward together, even on difficult subjects.

Good governance is more than well-written rules. It rests on decision-making processes that members understand and trust. We support boards of directors and committees in designing or revising their governance practices, so that decisions are made with clarity and legitimacy.

Consulting publics with diverging interests on sensitive issues takes more than a survey or a public meeting. We design and facilitate consultation processes that give citizens and stakeholders a real voice, while producing actionable results for decision-makers.