Federation of Non-profit Housing of Montreal

What Federation of Non-profit Housing of Montreal does

The Fédération des OSBL d'habitation de Montréal (FOHM) is a non-profit federation founded on June 3, 1987, that represents and supports the operational capacity of community housing organizations (OSBL d'Habitation) in Montreal. It serves over 260 member organizations managing more than 20,000 housing units across vulnerable populations including seniors, low-income families, youth at risk of homelessness, and marginalized individuals. FOHM also directly operates six rooming houses and studios (200 units) in partnership with the Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal (OMHM) as a social housing experimentation, and participates in the Réseau québécois des OSBL d'habitation (RQOH) which extends its reach to 1,200 organizations and 50,000+ dwellings province-wide.

FOHM's core offerings consist of four service lines: (1) mutualized administrative, financial, and property management services delivered by an in-house team of approximately seven accountants and property managers; (2) training programs (FOHM'Former) covering board governance, financial literacy, and preventive building maintenance, offered in-person and online; (3) technical inspections and multi-year intervention planning through its SHQ-accredited Centre de Services des OSBL de l'Ouest du Québec, which serves community organizations across Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentides, Laval, Lanaudière, Montréal, Montérégie, and Estrie; and (4) policy advocacy and sector representation at municipal and provincial levels, including active participation in the COLOC coalition for housing rights. Underlying these offerings are proprietary methodologies (Bilan de santé des immeubles, Plan pluriannuel d'intervention), member databases, collective purchasing arrangements negotiated through RQOH, and a specialized insurance program (Sékoia).

FOHM's revenue is generated through tiered annual membership fees (ranging from $11/unit to a $3,000 cap), fee-based managed services, professional service fees from the inspection center, training program fees (with member discounts), and occasional grants (notably a $126,300 two-year AMF grant in 2025 for financial education tools). The federation is governed by an 11-member board drawn from member organizations and led by Directrice générale Marie-Lyne Brunet. Distribution is entirely relationship-based: direct member service delivery through the Montreal headquarters, regional technical inspections via the Western Quebec Service Center, and training at partner venues and online channels.

Name

Federation of Non-profit Housing of Montreal

Legal name

Fédération des OSBL d'habitation de Montréal

Website

https://fohm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FOHM is a non-profit federation founded in 1987 that supports over 260 non-profit housing organizations managing 20,000+ units in Montreal through administrative services, training, SHQ-accredited building inspections, collective purchasing, and policy advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Support Services

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

State & Local Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) (FSALAKAA)

Keywords

• Non-profit housing support
• Social housing federation
• Community housing services
• Property management training
• Affordable housing advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees calculated based on the number of housing units owned by each member organization. Tiers range from $11 per unit for the first 50 units to $4 per unit for organizations with 350+ units, with a maximum annual fee of $3,000 for groups with more than 350 units.
2. Mutualized Services (Administrative and Financial Management): Fee-based services for administrative, financial, and property management support provided to OSBL housing organizations, offered at competitive prices with high quality standards.
3. Service Center Technical Services: Building inspections, health assessments, regulatory inspections, project follow-up, and multi-year intervention planning services provided to community organizations across Western Quebec regions.
4. Training Programs: Educational programming for administrators, property managers, and community support workers, offered in-person and online with discounted rates for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

FOHM is a member-based federation that delivers mutualized administrative, financial, and property management services, community support coordination, SHQ-accredited building inspections and health assessments, training programs, and policy advocacy to 260+ non-profit housing organizations (OSBL d'Habitation) managing 20,000+ social housing units in Montréal and Western Québec. It also directly manages 6 rooming houses and studios (200 units) in collaboration with OMHM and provides collective purchasing and insurance programs through RQOH.

Product overview

The Federation of Non-profit Housing of Montreal (FOHM) is a non-profit organization that does not offer technology products but provides a comprehensive suite of housing and community services to its over 260 member organizations. The organization functions as a federation supporting non-profit housing corporations in Montreal, offering services in four main areas: administrative and financial management, property management, community support services, and building inspection/technical services through its Centre de Services des OSBL de l'Ouest du Québec. Additional offerings include training programs (FOHM'Former), newsletters (FOHM'Voir), the 'Bien chez soi' anti-intimidation workshop project, housing search assistance, and advocacy representation for members at municipal and provincial levels. Membership automatically includes participation in the Quebec Non-Profit Housing Network (RQOH).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FOHM Services (Services Fédératifs / Mutualized Services) A comprehensive range of services reserved for FOHM members that includes organizational support and consulting, training programs, diagnostic evaluations, administrative and financial management, property management, and community support management for non-profit housing (OSBL d'Habitation) member organizations.
• Centre de Services des OSBL de l'Ouest du Québec SHQ-accredited building inspection and technical services unit delivering Building Health Assessments (Bilan de santé des immeubles), regulatory inspections, multi-year intervention plans (Plan pluriannuel d'intervention), and construction follow-up for community organizations and CPEs in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentides, Laval, Lanaudière, Montréal, Montérégie, and Estrie.
• FOHM'Former Training Programs Educational programming for administrators, property managers, board members, and community support workers in the non-profit housing sector, delivered in-person and online with member-discounted pricing.
• Bien chez soi - Anti-intimidation workshops Bullying prevention workshops designed to help social housing residents and community support workers recognize and address intimidation, delivered in collaboration with CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Info-Crime Montréal, and SPVM.
• FOHM Membership (Active, Associate, Sympathizer) Annual federation membership offering access to FOHM services, training, RQOH benefits, collective purchasing, insurance programs, and advocacy; tiered by member type and number of housing units for Active Members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 260+ member organizations served with housing representing 20,000+ units
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SHQ (Société d'habitation du Québec)coreOthersThe Centre de Services des OSBL de l'Ouest du Québec is accredited by SHQ and conducts building inspections and health assessments according to SHQ criteria for community organizations and CPEs.
• RQOH (Réseau québécois des OSBL d'habitation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOHM is the Montreal regional federation within RQOH, which represents 8 regional federations and 1,200 non-profit housing organizations across Quebec. RQOH membership automatically extends to FOHM members, providing national representation and collective services.
• CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the 'Bien chez soi' project, supporting the development of bullying prevention workshops for social housing residents. FOHM launched this initiative with backing from CIUSSS.
• Info-Crime MontréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the 'Bien chez soi' bullying prevention project, supporting safety education in social housing communities.
• SPVM (Service de police de la Ville de Montréal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the 'Bien chez soi' bullying prevention project, contributing to community safety education.
• Ville de Montréal - Service de l'habitationcoreOthersMunicipal housing authority and key partner for FOHM representation on housing policy matters affecting Montreal.
• FRAPRU (Front d'action populaire en réorganisation urbaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional advocacy organization for social housing; FOHM directs housing seekers to FRAPRU for additional support in accessing social housing.
• RAPSIMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional advocacy network for social housing; collaborates with FOHM on housing rights campaigns.
• OMHM (Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal)coreOthersMunicipal housing office; FOHM collaborates with OMHM and manages 6 rooming houses and studios (200 units) in an experimental social housing project. OMHM manages the waiting list for FOHM housing.
• COLOC (Coalition contre le logement cher)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition against expensive housing; FOHM actively participates in COLOC's housing rights demonstrations, contributing to collective advocacy for rent control, social housing development, and housing rights recognition.
• AGRTQ (Association des groupes et ressources techniques du Québec)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuebec association of technical resource groups; FOHM collaborated with AGRTQ and RQOH on research into social housing financing and participated in the 2025 housing development day.
• Centre de transformation du logement communautaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization focused on housing transformation; collaborated on policy discussions and recommendations.
• FHCQ (Fédération d'habitation-cooporative du Québec)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial federation of housing cooperatives; partnered on advocacy against Bill 20 which threatened non-profit housing autonomy.
• Espace FullumminorOthersTraining venue partner at 1431 rue Fullum, Montreal, used for board training, community of practice sessions, and other educational events.
• Centre Saint-PierreminorOthersTraining venue at 1212 rue Panet, Montreal, used for building maintenance and other technical training programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Front d'action populaire en réorganisation urbaine (FRAPRU): Quebec advocacy coalition for the right to housing; FOHM actively collaborates with FRAPRU and directs housing seekers to its services. Overlaps with FOHM on policy advocacy but lacks FOHM's direct service-delivery mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity Canada: National affordable-housing organization with affiliates across Canada, including Quebec. Operates a much larger and broader model of affordable housing construction and family support, partially overlapping with FOHM's mission of supporting non-profit housing providers.
• Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ): Quebec's provincial housing agency that funds, regulates, and partners with FOHM. SHQ is not a peer in the service-provider sense but is a key counterpart whose mandate broadly overlaps with FOHM's housing-policy and program-delivery role.
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC): Canada's federal housing agency and major funder of affordable housing. Operates at national scale across a much broader portfolio, but its social-housing programs intersect with FOHM's member organizations and the buildings they manage.

Direct peers

• Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA): Ontario's provincial non-profit housing association serving member organizations with training, advocacy, and sector support — a structurally similar federation model to FOHM, just at larger scale.
• Association des groupes de ressources techniques du Québec (AGRTQ): Quebec association of technical resource groups supporting community housing development. FOHM collaborated with AGRTQ on research into social housing financing and the 2025 housing development day, reflecting parallel technical-support mandates.
• Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal (OMHM): Municipal housing office in Montreal; FOHM directly collaborates with OMHM, jointly managing 6 rooming houses/studios (200 units), with OMHM also managing the waiting list for FOHM housing. Closely comparable service-and-property-management role.
• Réseau québécois des OSBL d'habitation (RQOH): Quebec-wide network of 8 regional federations and 1,200 non-profit housing organizations covering 50,000+ units. FOHM is the Montreal regional federation within RQOH, making it a structurally nested peer serving an overlapping membership base.
• Fédération d'habitation-coopérative du Québec (FHCQ): Provincial federation of housing cooperatives in Quebec that provides advocacy, training, and member services analogous to FOHM but for the cooperative housing model. FOHM partnered with FHCQ on advocacy against Bill 20, demonstrating parallel mandates.
• British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA): Provincial non-profit housing association in BC providing member support, advocacy, and training to non-profit housing providers — directly analogous to FOHM's role in Quebec, differing only by geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federation-des-osbl-d-habitation-de-montreal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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