Activis

What Activis does

Activis is a privately held Quebec-based digital agency founded in 2002, headquartered in Beloeil with a second office in Montréal. Until 2022 it operated as a generalist web agency serving private-sector clients including Bombardier, Montreal Canadiens, Air France, and Warner Bros. Games. Following a strategic pivot that year, Activis refocused exclusively on the Quebec public sector — primarily municipalities, regional county municipalities (MRCs), public organizations, ministries, and educational institutions — and now reports more than 250 clients across the province.

The company's core offering is a modular municipal web platform (Plateforme Web Municipale Activis) that municipalities can configure with add-on modules such as permit management, a citizen portal, interactive maps, an intelligent search engine, civic participation tools, collection calendars, public notices, and document management. The platform is designed to integrate with the dominant Quebec municipal software stack — PG Solutions, Amilia, and Sports Plus — and meets WCAG AA and SGQRI 008 3.0 accessibility compliance. Activis has layered generative-AI capabilities on top of the platform: custom conversational AI assistants tailored to each organization's content and tone, and an AI-powered permit pre-validator that uses computer vision to analyze construction plans and detect non-compliance, addressing a stated workload problem in which up to 50% of permit applications are non-compliant. A separate training and workshop line teaches public-sector teams to use AI in their own operations.

Activis operates as a project-based professional services business with quote-based, multi-year contracts and no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales to municipalities and MRCs with an inside-sales team handling inbound inquiries, supported by content marketing (blog, newsletter, case studies), social media presence, and a referral channel leveraging existing clients. The company has approximately 22 employees and partners, is founder-owned (David Chabot as Founder and Co-President, alongside Co-Presidents Thierry Tanguay and Éric Férole), and has no disclosed external institutional investment. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Activis

Legal name

Activis

Website

https://activis.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Activis is a Quebec-based digital agency that builds modular municipal web platforms and AI assistants for municipalities, MRCs, ministries, and educational institutions, serving 250+ public-sector clients across the province since pivoting from private-sector work in 2022.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

No source-supported product category available

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI)

Keywords

• No source-supported keywords available

Headquarters

HQ city

Beloeil

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Digital Solutions for Municipalities: Custom web platform development, generative AI integration, and ongoing digital transformation services for public administration. Projects include website creation, AI chatbots, citizen portals, and municipal management tools. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with collaborative development approach.
2. AI Training and Workshops: Practical AI training sessions and awareness workshops specifically designed for the public sector. Formats include initiation training, discovery workshops, webinars, conferences, and custom programs. Revenue generated through workshop fees and training sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

No source-supported description of Activis's core offering was provided in the aggregated input.

Product overview

Activis offers a modular municipal digital platform consisting of a customizable municipal website platform (Plateforme Web Municipale) with specialized add-on modules (permit management, citizen portal, interactive maps, intelligent search, civic participation, collection calendars, public notices, and document management), complemented by an AI Generative Assistant service featuring custom chatbots and a permit pre-validator powered by generative AI and computer vision. The company also delivers AI training and workshops for public sector teams. All solutions are designed for Quebec municipal and public sector clients and are built collaboratively with client teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• No source-supported product or service available

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 5 business days to implement permit pre-validator after regulations are reviewed by client team
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PG SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership with PG Solutions for connecting municipal management tools. The Activis platform is compatible with PG Solutions tools, allowing seamless data flow and improved user experience for municipal clients using PG Solutions software.
• AmiliacoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership with Amilia for recreation management and activity registration. The platform connects with Amilia and Sports Plus tools to provide integrated citizen services including registration and facility management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CivicPlus: CivicPlus is a leading provider of integrated technology platforms for local government including websites, citizen engagement, permits, and code enforcement. It is the closest U.S. analogue to Activis's modular municipal web platform with add-on modules for citizen services.
• Revize Software: Revize Software provides a CMS and digital communications platform built specifically for municipal government websites. It is directly comparable to Activis's modular municipal platform in functionality and target customer.
• Granicus: Granicus offers a government experience platform spanning websites, communications, citizen engagement, and legislative management for municipalities and public agencies. It competes directly with Activis in serving municipal digital transformation needs at scale.
• Municode: Municode specializes in municipal codification, ordinance management, and government document publishing. It targets the same municipal government buyer Activis serves and competes for digital workflow and document management budget.
• OpenGov: OpenGov provides government financial transparency, permitting, procurement, and civic engagement software. It targets the same municipal buyer Activis serves and offers competing digital service platforms with greater capital backing.
• SeeClickFix (CivicPlus): SeeClickFix provides citizen request management and 311-style reporting tools for municipalities. Now part of CivicPlus, it directly overlaps with Activis's citizen participation and citizen portal modules targeting the same municipal buyer.
• PG Solutions: PG Solutions is a Quebec-based municipal management software vendor and a named integration partner of Activis. It serves the same Quebec municipal buyer with adjacent software categories and could evolve into a direct competitor for citizen-facing digital services.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce Public Sector: Salesforce Public Sector is a broad CRM and engagement platform adapted for government workflows. It does not specialize in municipal web platforms but is increasingly embedding generative AI assistants that overlap with Activis's chatbot capabilities.

Emerging players

• ZenCity: ZenCity applies AI-driven analytics to citizen feedback and engagement for local government. It overlaps with Activis's generative AI chatbot offerings, but focuses on listening and analytics rather than conversational automation.

Regional players

• Inéo (Sopra Steria): Inéo is the digital services arm of Sopra Steria serving French municipal and public sector clients with web platforms and digital transformation. It is comparable in product offering and mission but operates primarily in France rather than Quebec.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/activis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/activis-ca
• Xx.com/activis

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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