Target-Employment

What Target-Employment does

Groupe Humanova is a Quebec-based private professional services firm operating in the career services, organizational development, and workforce health categories. The company was formed through the merger of two legacy Quebec entities, Cible-emploi and La Porte de l'Emploi, and now delivers a unified service platform organized around three customer segments: individuals (career orientation, job search assistance, retirement preparation, and entrepreneurial development through programs such as Parcours s'Entreprendre and Oser l'après-carrière), enterprises (career transition support, collective layoff committees, leadership and management coaching, succession planning, organizational diagnostics, team training, professional rehabilitation, and Loi 27 psychosocial risk prevention), and organizations (career counseling alliances, essential skills development, identity reconstruction for experienced workers, caregiver support, and clinical supervision for counseling professionals).

The underlying technology is described as a human-centered professional services delivery platform, with no proprietary software product, mobile application, or API disclosed; service delivery is consultant- and counselor-led. Specialized internal methodologies such as the Profil NOVA team profiling assessment and structured enterprise engagement frameworks constitute the firm's codified intellectual property. The company operates two physical offices in the Laurentides region of Quebec (Sainte-Thérèse and Saint-Eustache) and conducts sales through direct consultation appointments, a website inquiry form with a 48-hour response commitment, and inbound content marketing via blog, podcast, newsletter, and social channels.

The business model is professional services-based across all three segments, with revenue generated through fee-for-service individual appointments and quote-based enterprise and organizational engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, indicating bespoke program-based contracting rather than standardized tiered offerings. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, or parent entity, and operates exclusively within Quebec, Canada.

Name

Target-Employment

Legal name

Groupe Humanova

Website

https://cible-emploi.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe Humanova is a Quebec-based private professional services firm delivering career counseling, organizational development, leadership coaching, and Loi 27 psychosocial risk prevention to individuals, enterprises, and non-profit and government organizations across the Laurentides region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Services and Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Management Consulting Services (54161), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Transition & Reemployment Services (Job Search Support) (BPACAOAD), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO), People Analytics, Assessment & Psychometrics Consulting (BPAHAGAH), Career Services & Career Readiness (EDALABAB)

Keywords

• Career counseling services
• Organizational development consulting
• Leadership coaching
• Outplacement services
• Psychosocial risk prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-thérèse

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Individuals: Career counseling, orientation, and job search assistance services provided to individuals, likely on a fee-for-service or program basis.
2. Professional Services - Enterprises: Organizational development, leadership coaching, team training, career transition support, and workforce health services billed to enterprise clients.
3. Professional Services - Organizations: Services to non-profits and government bodies including career counseling support, clinical supervision, and skills development programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Groupe Humanova (Target-Employment) delivers human-centered career transition and organizational development professional services across three client segments: individuals receive career orientation, assessment, job search support, retirement preparation, and entrepreneurship programs; enterprises receive outplacement/reclassification support, leadership and management coaching, succession planning, organizational diagnostics, team training, and Loi 27 psychosocial risk prevention; organizations (non-profits and government bodies) receive career counseling alliances, essential skills development, identity reconstruction programs for experienced workers, caregiver employability support, and clinical supervision.

Product overview

Groupe Humanova is a unified service platform offering comprehensive employment and career services, formed from the merger of Cible-emploi and La Porte de l'Emploi. The company provides three main service lines: services for individuals (career assessment, job search support, entrepreneurship programs), services for enterprises (career transition, leadership coaching, team development, organizational diagnostics), and services for organizations (career counseling alliances, essential skills training, clinical supervision). Products include specialized offerings such as Profil NOVA (organizational profiling), Oser l'après-carrière (retirement preparation), coaching de gestion (management coaching), and various training programs. The company operates primarily in Quebec, Canada, with offices in Sainte-Thérèse and Saint-Eustache.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orientation professionnelle et bilan de carrière Career orientation and career assessment services for individuals that help identify interests, values, and skills to choose a professional project aligned with aspirations and the job market.
• Aide à la recherche d'emploi Structured support to optimize job search efforts and help individuals quickly find employment matching their profile.
• Parcours s'Entreprendre Structured, certified, and personalized program to develop professional or entrepreneurial skills for individuals.
• Oser l'après-carrière Post-career preparation and retirement planning services for individuals (and adapted as a service for enterprises).
• Comité de reclassement Outplacement / reclassification committee support services for workers experiencing job loss or collective layoffs, including professional transitions, reintegration, and post-career projects.
• Coaching de gestion Leadership coaching that helps managers integrate into their role, develop human and mobilizing leadership, strengthen collaboration, and manage change.
• Plan de relève Talent management and succession planning services to ensure organizational continuity.
• Diagnostic organisationnel Organizational diagnostic services to anticipate needs and foster best practices, learning culture, and workplace well-being.
• Profil NOVA Assessment tool for organizational development and team profiling.
• Prévention des risques psychosociaux - Loi 27 Psychosocial risk prevention services in compliance with Quebec's Law 27.
• Réadaptation professionnelle Professional rehabilitation services supporting return to work after injury or illness.
• Formation d'équipe Team training services to develop collective skills and performance.
• Parcours compétences essentielles Essential skills development program for non-profit organizations and government bodies.
• Alliance en counseling de carrière Strategic alliance partnership for career counseling services among organizations.
• Supervision clinique Clinical supervision services for counseling professionals working within organizations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cible-emploicoreOthersOne of the two founding organizations that merged to form Groupe Humanova. Previously a separate career services and employment support organization operating in Quebec.
• La Porte de l'EmploicoreOthersOne of the two founding organizations that merged to form Groupe Humanova. Previously a separate employment and career transition services provider in Quebec.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison): LHH is a global career transition, outplacement, and talent development firm offering individual career coaching, leadership development, and organizational change services — directly comparable to Groupe Humanova's outplacement (Comité de reclassement), leadership coaching, and career transition offerings across individual and enterprise segments.
• Right Management: Right Management (a ManpowerGroup company) delivers career transition, outplacement, and talent management consulting, closely matching Groupe Humanova's enterprise career transition, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness services for both individuals and corporations.
• Optimum Talent: Optimum Talent is a Canadian talent management consulting firm offering career transition, leadership coaching, executive search, and organizational development — directly comparable in geography (Canada) and service mix to Groupe Humanova's enterprise and organizational offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Morneau Shepell (LifeWorks): Morneau Shepell, now part of LifeWorks (TELUS Health), is a Canadian HR services, health, and benefits consulting incumbent offering employee assistance, career transition, and organizational health services — broadly overlapping with Groupe Humanova's enterprise wellness and Loi 27 psychosocial risk offerings.
• Randstad: Randstad is a global HR services and staffing company that includes career transition and talent development as part of its broader portfolio — comparable to Groupe Humanova's enterprise talent solutions and individual job search support, though operating at vastly larger scale.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a global workforce solutions company providing staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and career management services — broadly comparable to Groupe Humanova's employment placement and career transition offerings, with overlapping individual and enterprise segments.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a global specialized talent solutions and consulting firm offering placement, career transition, and management consulting — broadly comparable to Groupe Humanova's professional placement and enterprise leadership services, with overlap in individual career services and B2B offerings.

Regional players

• Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette: Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette is a Canadian executive search and organizational consulting firm with services in leadership development, career transition, and HR advisory — comparable to Groupe Humanova's enterprise leadership coaching and career management services, with a primarily Canadian footprint.
• Caldwell (now part of Cengage): Caldwell is a Canadian-headquartered executive search and talent advisory firm offering leadership consulting, succession planning, and career transition services — comparable to Groupe Humanova's leadership coaching, plan de relève, and organizational consulting services, with similar North American focus.

Emerging players

• SuccessFinder: SuccessFinder is a Canadian career assessment and talent matching platform offering psychometric assessment and career guidance tools — comparable to Groupe Humanova's Profil NOVA assessment and career orientation services, with a more technology-enabled delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupeHUMANOVA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cible-emploi
• Instagraminstagram.com/groupe_humanova
• Xx.com/cible_emploi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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