L'Événement Carrières

What L'Événement Carrières does

L'Événement Carrières (legal entity: Groupe Contex Inc.) is a privately held career fair organizer founded in 1999 and headquartered at 355 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Suite 501, Montréal, Quebec. The company operates 12 annual in-person employment and continuing-education fairs, branded as 'Salons de l'emploi et de la formation continue,' across five Quebec cities: Montréal, Laval, Brossard, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Gatineau. Specialized pavilions within these events target distinct verticals, including Technology & Engineering, Mining ('Explore les Mines'), Transport & Logistics, and Regional Employment (in collaboration with RDÉE Canada).

The company's underlying technology stack combines a WordPress-hosted marketing/registration layer at ecarrieres.com with a multi-vendor event management backbone. Operational vendors include Cvent and EventMaker for event management and registration, Stripe and Shopify for payment processing, Dialog Insight for newsletter consent, Formstack and Ereg for forms, and Pelcro for subscriptions; AWS provides cloud hosting. User-facing products include the Exhibitor Directory, the 'Mes favoris' (favorites list) feature, and group-visit services for guidance counselors bringing cohorts to events.

The business model is two-sided and transaction-fee based. Job seekers and visitors attend free of charge; revenue is generated from employers and training organizations that pay booth rental and sponsorship fees to participate in events, with billing typically structured through multi-year contracts. In 2025 the platform reported 12 salons, 53,000 visitors, 1,065 exhibitors, and an 87% exhibitor satisfaction rate. Headcount is reported as 1–10 employees, consistent with a lean operator delivering contracted event services across Quebec.

Name

L'Événement Carrières

Legal name

Groupe Contex Inc.

Website

https://ecarrieres.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

L'Événement Carrières (Groupe Contex Inc.) is a private Montréal-based organizer of 12 annual in-person career fairs across Quebec, connecting employers, job seekers, and training providers through multi-vertical events and charging exhibitors booth fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Fair and Employment Event Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exhibitions, Trade Shows & Booth Management (HSACADAH), General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Career fair events
• Employment recruitment services
• Job fair organization
• Talent acquisition events
• Career event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor Booth Fees: Revenue generated from employers who pay to rent exhibition booths at job fairs to meet and recruit candidates directly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

L'Événement Carrières organizes and runs 12 annual in-person job fairs and continuing education salons across Quebec (Montreal, Laval, Brossard, Saint-Hyacinthe, Gatineau). Employers pay to rent exhibition booths to meet and recruit job seekers face-to-face, while job seekers attend free of charge. The company also offers a searchable online exhibitor directory, organized group visits for career counselors, and specialized industry pavilions (Technology & Engineering, Mining, Transport & Logistics, Regional Employment).

Product overview

L'Événement Carrières operates as a job fair and career event platform organizing 12 annual employment and continuing education events across Quebec. The core offering consists of in-person career fair events (Salons de l'emploi et de la formation continue) held at venues including Palais des congrès de Montréal, Centre de Congrès Palace de Laval, and regional locations. The platform includes a searchable exhibitor directory, group visit services for career counselors, specialized industry pavilions (such as Technology & Engineering, Mining, Transport & Logistics, and Regional Employment spaces), and a favorites feature for attendees to save preferred exhibitors. The company also provides newsletter subscriptions and maintains an active blog with career advice content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Salon de l'emploi et de la formation continue: Career and continuing education fair events organized in various Quebec cities

Products and services

• Job Fair Events (Salons de l'emploi et de la formation continue) Core in-person career fair events that connect employers with job seekers and training providers at venues including Palais des congrès de Montréal, Centre de Congrès Palace de Laval, Hôtel Courtyard Brossard, Espace Saint-Hyacinthe, and Palais des Congrès de Gatineau. Targeted at employers seeking talent and individuals seeking employment in Quebec.
• Exhibitor Directory (Répertoire d'exposants) Searchable online directory of employers and organizations participating in the career events, featuring profiles and job opportunities for job seekers to research companies before and after attending the fairs.
• Group Visits (Visite de groupe) Organized group visits to job fairs for guidance counselors, employment counselors, and teachers who bring students or clients to the career events. Targeted at educational institutions, employment agencies, and career counselors.
• Specialized Industry Pavilions (Espaces thématiques) Targeted exhibition spaces within the career fairs focusing on specific industry sectors including Technology & Engineering, Mining (Explore les Mines with mining workforce committee partner), Transport & Logistics, and Regional Employment (Espace région with RDÉE Canada). Delivered in partnership with sector committees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% exhibitor satisfaction rate in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• RDÉE CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRDÉE Canada (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité du Canada) partners with L'Événement Carrières to present the regional pavilion at job fairs. The partnership showcases employment opportunities in francophone communities across Canada (12 members in all provinces/territories except Quebec). This strategic collaboration supports newcomers and job seekers exploring opportunities outside Quebec.
• Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'industrie des minesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe mining industry workforce committee partners with L'Événement Carrières to present the 'Explore les Mines' pavilion at career fairs. The partnership highlights the mining sector's career opportunities (nearly 14,000 positions to fill 2023-2028) and enables direct recruitment with mining companies. The mining sector generates $50.9 billion in GDP and employs over 18,000 workers in Quebec.
• Groupe Contex Inc.coreOthersGroupe Contex Inc. is the parent company of L'Événement Carrières brand. The company operates from 355 Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Suite 501, Montréal, QC and is responsible for the privacy practices and data handling of the career fair platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Welcome to the Jungle: Modern employer branding and recruitment events platform organizing physical and virtual career fairs targeting young professionals. Comparable as an event-driven talent connection business with overlapping target audience.

Direct peers

• Jobillico: Quebec-focused recruitment platform combining a job board, ATS, and recruitment events for employers in the province. Most directly comparable as a Quebec-native talent connection business competing for the same local employer and job-seeker base.
• Studyrama: French organizer of career, education and training fairs (salons Studyrama) with a similar in-person event model connecting employers, training organizations and job seekers across multiple cities and verticals.
• L'Étudiant: French media and events company organizing large-scale student and graduate career fairs (Salons de l'Étudiant). Comparable in organizing sector-targeted employment and training events with employer booth revenue model.
• Jobboom: Quebec-focused job board and career resource site serving the same Quebec employer and job-seeker audience; operates employment-related content and recruitment services that overlap with L'Événement Carrières' value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Workopolis: Major Canadian job board owned by Indeed; serves the same employer-candidate matching use case at national scale. Represents the digital incumbent competing for the same employer recruiting budgets.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Global professional network with extensive recruiting, advertising, and virtual event products. Competes with L'Événement Carrières for employer recruiting attention and budgets, especially for white-collar hiring.
• Indeed: Global online job search and recruitment platform; the dominant low-cost digital alternative to in-person career fairs, competing directly for employer recruiting spend across Quebec.

Others

• Cvent: Enterprise event management platform and technology vendor. Already an integration partner of L'Événement Carrières (CVent handles event management); representative of the broader event-tech ecosystem the company depends on.

Regional players

• Les Affaires (Groupe Les Affaires / Les Événements Lesaffaires): Quebec business media and events organizer running professional B2B events across the province. Comparable as a Quebec-based professional event organizer leveraging similar venues and employer relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecarrieres
• Facebookfacebook.com/evenementcarrieres

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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