CFC Group

What CFC Group does

CFC Group (Groupe CFC) is a private, Quebec-based professional services firm specializing in management, leadership, and human resources development. The company delivers a tripartite offering — training, coaching, and consulting — to major Quebec and Canadian organizations, SMEs, and individual professionals including directors, managers, executives, and administrative staff. The firm markets itself as the "preferred firm" for these audiences in the Quebec market, claiming over 50 years of operating history. There is a minor data conflict between the firmographics record (year founded 1963) and the company-history timeline (1997 entity / copyright range 1997-2026); the longer operating claim is more consistent with the firm's own "50+ years" positioning.

The company's service portfolio includes a catalog of more than a dozen training programs covering leadership development, communication, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, change management, conflict resolution, stress management, time management, delegation, and hybrid work management. Programs are delivered across three formats: in-person classroom sessions, virtual classrooms using WebEx and Zoom, and short webinars. Beyond training, CFC offers structured coaching (executive, management, career, integration, team, group, and business coaching) and consulting engagements covering team performance, strategic planning, transformation, succession planning, and training management. Bilingual (English/French) delivery capability is supported through a partnership with Documens, and IT-related training is extended through a partnership with Versalys.

CFC Group's revenue model is primarily transactional professional services: per-participant fees for public training sessions ranging from $149 for short webinars to $1,125 for multi-day intensives, with in-house corporate training priced on a custom, multi-year contract basis. Go-to-market is direct sales via phone, email ([email protected]), and website registration, supplemented by a monthly newsletter (Infolettre CFC) and content marketing through bilingual blog articles. The firm is certified by the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (Certification no. 0057388), operates from headquarters in Montreal with a secondary office in Laval, Quebec, and is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or revenue figures.

Name

CFC Group

Legal name

Groupe CFC

Website

https://groupecfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quebec-based private professional services firm delivering bilingual training, coaching, and consulting in management, leadership, and human resources. Founded in 1963, the company serves major Canadian organizations, SMEs, and individual professionals across Quebec through public, in-house, and virtual formats.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Revenue generated from public and in-house training programs. Fees are charged per participant per course and include training materials, breaks, and lunches where applicable. Courses range from short 1.5-hour webinars to multi-day intensive programs.
2. Coaching Services: Professional coaching services including executive coaching, management coaching, career coaching, integration coaching, team coaching, group coaching, and business coaching for seasoned directors, managers, and teams.
3. Consulting Services: Advisory and consulting services covering team performance, individual performance management, strategic planning, transformation and change management, succession and talent management, and training management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CFC Group is a Quebec-based professional services firm delivering a bilingual (English/French) catalog of management, leadership, and human resources training programs alongside executive/team coaching and organizational consulting. Offerings are delivered via public open-enrollment sessions (in-class, virtual, and webinar formats), customized in-house corporate training programs, individual and group coaching engagements, and advisory consulting mandates covering team performance, strategic planning, change management, succession planning, and training management.

Product overview

CFC Group is a professional services firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of training programs, coaching services, and consulting services. The core offerings include public and in-house training sessions covering leadership development, management skills, communication, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, change management, stress management, and team performance. Coaching services encompass executive, management, career, integration, team, group, and business coaching. Consulting services address team performance, individual performance management, strategic planning, transformation and change management, succession and talent management, and training management. The training products are delivered in multiple formats: in-person classroom, virtual classroom (real-time web-based), and webinar, with programs such as Gérer le temps et les priorités, Leadership sans autorité formelle, Communicateur d'impact, Sens politique et pouvoir d'influence, Intelligence émotionnelle, Leader et pensée stratégique, and Agile Handling of Change forming the primary training catalog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gérer le temps et les priorités (Manage Your Time and Priorities) Time management and prioritization training for employees and administrative staff, covering planning, prioritization, and organization strategies to increase control over workload and productivity. Delivered in short virtual sessions (2.5-3 hours) priced at $450.00.
• Leadership sans autorité formelle (Leadership Without Formal Authority) Training program developing informal leadership skills, influence tactics, and credibility for individuals in positions without hierarchical authority over collaborators. Priced at $495.00 for short virtual sessions.
• Communicateur d'impact (Impactful Communicator) Public speaking and communication skills training composed of 75% practical exercises, designed to help participants become effective communicators who can inform, influence, and lead change. Multi-day intensive program priced at $990.00.
• Sens politique et pouvoir d'influence (Political Acumen and Influencing Power) Two-level training program teaching political awareness, power dynamics, stakeholder navigation, and influence strategies for leaders and consultants. Level 1 priced at $1,125.00 as a multi-day intensive program.
• Apprendre à gérer son stress et son énergie (Learn to Manage Stress and Energy) Stress and energy management training providing concrete tools to master stress levels and optimize energy during periods of turbulence and organizational change. Short virtual session priced at $225.00.
• Intelligence émotionnelle dans le milieu de travail (Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace) Training developing emotional intelligence skills including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management for informed decision-making and healthy working relationships.
• Leader et pensée stratégique (Leader and Strategic Thinking) Strategic thinking development training covering three pillars of strategic thinking and six key skills including anticipating, challenging, interpreting, deciding, aligning, and learning.
• Animer efficacement une réunion virtuelle (Facilitating an Effective Online Meeting) Virtual meeting facilitation training focusing on planning, hosting, and managing productive online meetings with strategies for technical issues, engagement barriers, and group dynamics. 1.5-hour webinar format priced at $149.00.
• La reconnaissance comme levier de performance durable (Recognition as a Driver of Sustainable Performance) Management training on using non-monetary recognition as a driver for sustainable team performance, covering recognition strategies, culture building, and practical implementation. 3-hour session priced at $285.00.
• Persuasion et communication d'influence (Persuasion and Influencing Communication) Communication training focused on developing influence skills to mobilize, persuade, inspire, and collaborate in professional contexts.
• Manoeuvrer avec agilité dans le changement (Agile Handling of Change) Change management training helping leaders face, adjust to, and capitalize on organizational change using proven change management practices and models.
• Gérer le temps, l'attention et l'équipe (Manage Your Time, Attention and Team) Management training strengthening managers' ability to organize work, manage attention, and structure team performance, including AI usage for day-to-day effectiveness.
• Déléguer pour développer et responsabiliser (Delegating to Develop and Empower) Delegation training developing effective approaches to delegate mandates while developing team members' talents and promoting employee autonomy.
• Prévenir et résoudre les conflits (Preventing and Resolving Conflicts) Conflict management training providing tools to prevent escalation and positively resolve workplace conflicts using a proven intervention methodology.
• Réussir la transition d'employé à gestionnaire (From Colleague to Boss) Transition training helping new managers successfully move from colleague to leader, developing essential skills and posture for confident management role assumption.
• Coaching Services Professional coaching services including executive coaching, management coaching, career coaching, integration coaching, team coaching, group coaching, and business coaching for seasoned directors, managers, and teams.
• Consulting Services Organizational consulting services covering team performance, individual performance management, strategic planning, transformation and change management, succession and talent management, and training management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Participants receive attestation with continuing education units (UEC) upon successful completion of training

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered preferred.

• VersalyspreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerVersalys is a preferred partner with more than 35 years of experience in IT and office automation training. This partnership allows CFC Group to offer comprehensive technology-related training alongside their management and leadership programs.
• DocumenspreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerDocumens enables CFC Group to offer high-quality bilingual content for all their products and services, ensuring both English and French language offerings meet professional standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BetterUp: Digital coaching and leadership development platform combining AI with a coach marketplace. Competes with CFC's Coaching Services stream on price and scalability, particularly for individual and team coaching deployments in mid-market enterprise.

Broad incumbents

• GP Strategies: Global performance improvement and training provider with deep custom enterprise learning capability. Comparable to CFC's in-house corporate training formula (custom-made and teaching services), though at substantially larger scale and broader technical training scope.
• Cegos: One of the largest global corporate training and development providers, offering a broad catalog across leadership, management, and digital transformation. Operates in Canada and competes with CFC for enterprise training budgets, but with a much wider portfolio than CFC's leadership/HR focus.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a significant leadership development, coaching, and talent management practice. Overlaps with CFC's executive coaching and succession/talent consulting services but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): Large global leadership development firm focused on selection, succession, and front-line leader training. Overlaps with CFC's leadership development, change management, and succession consulting offerings but serves larger enterprise accounts predominantly.

Direct peers

• Wilson Learning: Global sales and leadership development firm offering customized in-house training and content licensing. Closely comparable to CFC's mid-market enterprise training + consulting model, especially for the influence and leadership offerings.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Long-established global training firm specializing in leadership, communication, and influence training — directly overlapping with CFC's Communicateur d'impact, Leadership sans autorité, and Sens politique offerings. Operates via a franchise network that includes Quebec locations.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Leadership training and consulting firm built around Blanchard's Situational Leadership content, with global licensee delivery. Directly comparable to CFC's leadership, management, and coaching portfolio, including content-driven public and in-house programs.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and management training firm with a published content library (e.g., 'The 7 Habits') and enterprise delivery model closely aligned with CFC Group's training + consulting + coaching pillars. Competes for the same mid-market and enterprise leadership development budgets in Canada.
• BTS Group: Swedish-headquartered business acumen and leadership simulation firm with active Canadian operations. Mirrors CFC's combination of customized in-house programs and consulting-led engagements, targeting similar mid-market and enterprise leadership development buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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