1976 | Establishment of Camp Emergo, the first summer camp for autistic people in Québec, by parents of the Association des enfants autistiques du Québec (today, the Fédération québécoise de l’autisme) |
1991 | Start of school respites |
1994 | Recognition from Health and Welfare Canada within the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) |
1997 | Registration as an independent, non-profit organization |
2001 | Adoption of our name: Emergo Respite Services – Autism and Other Pervasive Development Disorders |
2002 | Launch of the Émergence (socialization) and Adaptatou (integration) programs in partnership with Camp Mariste, and Un rêve à réaliser (autonomy) |
2005 | Addition of a 5th summer respite |
2006 | Launch of the iDÉFIx program (close supervision) |
2008 | The first Emergo Respite Services’ golf tournament. |
2011 | Creation of the Emergo Foundation |
2016 | 40th Anniversary |