Le Verger

What Le Verger does

Le Verger, Centre communautaire en santé mentale, is a Quebec-registered non-profit community organization founded in 1999 at the initiative of citizens with lived experience of the public mental-health system. Headquartered at 934 avenue du Chanoine-Scott in Quebec City, it operates a six-module service platform: Accueil-Orientation (intake and referral), Services Internes (psychosocial support and psychoeducational groups), Soutien d'Intensité Variable (SIV) — case management and psychosocial rehabilitation delivered in clients' living environments — Psychothérapie Communautaire (income-based psychotherapy), Vie Associative (socialization and volunteering), and Sensibilisation (prevention and training). It also runs La Boutique du Verger, a virtual fundraising boutique, and publishes a self-help toolkit library (Ma boîte à outils, Journal des émotions, Cahier Communication Non Violente).

The clinical model is the integrative-holistic framework of Ionescu (2019), drawing on cognitive-behavioral, existential-humanistic, systemic, solution-focused, motivational interviewing/harm-reduction, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented methods, plus body-psychotherapy and hortitherapy/ecotherapy. Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of ~13 professionals and technicians covering six fields (social work, psychoeducation, psychology, nursing, criminology, certified peer support), under weekly group and monthly individual clinical supervision. Quality is externally validated: SIV is MSSS-homologated at 76% (2022, up from 72% in 2019) and Le Verger is recognized for IVAC and CNESST mandates.

The revenue model is a Quebec social-economy blend. Core funding flows from MSSS through CIUSSS-CN (financing the SIV line) and Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches, augmented by fees from psychotherapy (income-based, from $30/session), group workshops ($30-$50/season), internal psychosocial sessions (from $5), a $10 annual membership, customized corporate training (TUAC Local 500, Conservatoire), donations, and the La Boutique du Verger. Member governance is democratic: members participate in the annual general assembly and elect the board, which includes two service-user representatives.

Name

Le Verger

Legal name

Le Verger, Centre communautaire en santé mentale

Website

https://leverger.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Verger is a Quebec City non-profit community mental health center founded in 1999 that delivers a continuum of clinical, rehabilitation, peer-support, and prevention services to adults with mental health challenges in the greater Quebec City region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Psychosocial support services
• Community psychotherapy
• Peer support services
• Mental health awareness training

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Subsidies: Core funding from government sources including the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) and CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale. The SIV service is specifically financed by MSSS through CIUSSS-CN. The organization is an autonomous community organization (OBNL) in health.
2. Philanthropic Funding: Support from Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches and other philanthropic partners. The organization receives donations and participates in fundraising campaigns.
3. Social Economy Revenue - Service Fees: Moderate-cost and income-based fees for certain services including psychotherapy, internal services, and group workshops. Free services (SIV) and low-cost services (internal) are offered using a tiered pricing model. Additional revenue from virtual boutique sales and fundraising campaigns.
4. Training and Sensitization Services: Revenue from customized mental health training workshops delivered to organizations such as TUAC 500 union (33 members trained),Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Québec, and other workplaces/educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Le Verger is a non-profit community mental health center that delivers an integrated continuum of services to adults experiencing mental health challenges in the greater Quebec City area. Its core offerings include intake and orientation, internal psychosocial support (individual and psychoeducational groups), variable intensity support (SIV) delivered in clients' living environments, community psychotherapy at income-based rates, certified peer support, and associative life/awareness activities.

Product overview

Le Verger is a community mental health center offering a comprehensive continuum of psychosocial and sociocommunity services. The organization operates as a single integrated platform comprising multiple service modules: Accueil-Orientation (intake and evaluation), Services Internes (psychosocial support and psychoeducational groups), SIV (variable intensity support with case management and peer support), Psychothérapie Communautaire (psychotherapy), Vie Associative (social activities), and Sensibilisation (awareness/education). Services are delivered through an integrative-holistic approach combining cognitive-behavioral, existential-humanistic, and body-based therapeutic models. The organization also publishes self-help toolkits and maintains a virtual boutique for fundraising. All services share a common infrastructure for intake, scheduling, and member management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Boutique du Verger: A virtual boutique selling handcrafted candles, greeting cards, posters, stress balls, notebooks, and caramel products to raise funds for the organization's services.

Products and services

• Accueil-Orientation (Intake-Evaluation) Initial intake and evaluation service serving as the gateway to all services at Le Verger. A coordinator assesses the person's situation, analyzes needs, and directs them to the most appropriate service. Available remotely by phone or video conference. Intake fee $5 plus $10 annual membership.
• Services Internes (Internal Psychosocial Services) Individual and group psychosocial support including psychoeducational workshops on topics such as anxiety, self-esteem, and depression, as well as brief couples/family interventions, delivered at the organization's premises or via video conference. Individual sessions from $5, couples/family sessions from $10, group workshops $30-$50 per season.
• Soutien d'Intensité Variable (SIV) - Variable Intensity Support External support service delivered in the person's living environment, providing case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, and practical assistance to individuals with serious mental illness to improve daily functioning and access to community resources. Homologated by MSSS and financed by CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale. Free of charge.
• Psychothérapie Communautaire (Community Psychotherapy) Psychotherapy service offering medium-to-long-term follow-up (1-2 years) sessions at income-based rates (starting at $30/session), provided by licensed psychotherapists with OPQ permits or supervised psychotherapy trainees. Targets complex mental health issues including trauma, personality disorders, depression, and anxiety. Proof of income required to establish rate.
• Vie Associative (Associative Life) Social and community life activities including open groups, creative arts, walking clubs, café meetings, special events, and volunteering opportunities designed to prevent isolation and promote social inclusion. Annual membership $10/year covering regular activities, with symbolic contribution for special activities.
• Sensibilisation (Mental Health Awareness and Training) Prevention and mental health promotion services including customized training workshops for organizations (e.g., the Programme de sensibilisation à l'anxiété de performance PSAP!), conferences, and community actions aimed at reducing stigma and promoting mental well-being. Pricing variable based on workshop formula.
• Pair-aidance (Peer Support Service) Peer support service where certified peer support workers with lived experience of mental health challenges provide emotional validation, autonomy promotion, resource facilitation, stigma reduction, crisis prevention, and community engagement support to members. Integrated with SIV.
• Boutique Virtuelle (Virtual Fundraising Boutique) Online fundraising boutique selling handcrafted candles, greeting cards, posters, stress balls, notebooks, and caramel products, with proceeds supporting Le Verger's direct services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% MSSS SIV homologation score (up from 72% in 2019)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• TUAC Section Locale 500majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2023Partnership with one of North America's largest union federations (representing grocery and retail workers) to deliver workplace anxiety training to 33 members from across Quebec. First collaboration was highly successful (100% satisfaction). Partnership continued into 2024 with enhanced training.
• CIUSSS de la Capitale-NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Verger works in close collaboration with the health and social services network (CIUSSS-CN) including the CHU de Québec and GMF/UMF. Regular collaboration with general practitioners, psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers. The CIUSSS-CN finances and evaluates the SIV service.
• Université Laval (École de travail social et de criminologie)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on research projects and contributes to practical training of students. Awarded Le Verger the Prix Simone-Paré in 2021 for the quality of its group workshops.
• UQAR (Département des sciences de la santé)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for student placements and practical training in health sciences.
• UQTR (Département de psychoéducation et travail social)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for student placements and practical training in psychoeducation and social work.
• Croix BlanchemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for socio-recreational activities and resources. Le Verger refers members to Croix Blanche for daily recreational activities and expanded programming.
• Centre CasaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration for closed therapies in addiction services. Le Verger refers clients requiring addiction-specific services to Centre Casa.
• Centre de prévention du suicide de QuébecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration for crisis intervention services. Le Verger refers individuals in crisis to the Centre de prévention du suicide (418-683-4588 or 988) and Centre de crise de Québec (418-688-4240).
• Centre de crise de QuébecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for crisis intervention. Le Verger redirects individuals in urgent crisis situations to the Centre de crise de Québec.
• AQRP (Association québécoise de réadaptation psychosociale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertifies peer supporters through AQRP/Université Laval partnership. Le Verger receives peer support trainees completing the AQRP certification. Also provides resources and training in psychosocial rehabilitation.
• AGIR (regroupement en santé mentale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the AGIR mental health regroupement, a network of community mental health organizations.
• ROC 03 (Regroupement des organismes communautaires)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of ROC 03, a community organization regroupement.
• Relief (Montréal)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2021-2022, collaboration with Relief (a Montreal community organization) to deliver certified self-management mental health support groups. Relief trains Le Verger's internal practitioners and provides animation materials. Le Verger currently offers three Relief-certified groups: anxiety, self-esteem, and depression.
• Société québécoise de schizophrénie et des psychoses apparentéesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional development partner for staff training on psychosis intervention and therapeutic techniques.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Croix Blanche: Quebec community organization offering social-recreational and psychosocial activities for people with mental health challenges. Le Verger refers members to Croix Blanche for daily recreational programming, reflecting overlapping service areas and shared target population.
• Le Tournant: Quebec community mental health organization offering psychosocial rehabilitation, housing support, and clinical services to adults with serious mental health challenges. Directly comparable model of multidisciplinary community mental health services with similar funding profile (MSSS/CIUSSS).
• Relief: Montreal-based community organization that develops and disseminates certified self-management mental health support programs. Le Verger has partnered with Relief since 2021-2022 to deliver Relief-certified groups on anxiety, self-esteem, and depression, indicating directly comparable methodology and target population.
• AMI-Québec (Alliance for Mental Illness): Provincial non-profit supporting individuals with mental illness and their families through support groups, education, and peer support. Comparable mission of community-based mental health support, peer-led programs, and family/peer education, also serving Quebec.
• Centre de prévention du suicide de Québec: Quebec City suicide prevention center offering crisis intervention, postvention, and awareness. Le Verger refers crisis cases to this organization; while their focus is more crisis-oriented, they are a directly comparable community mental health partner operating in the same geography and population.
• Centre de crise de Québec: Quebec City crisis center providing short-term residential and community crisis intervention. Referrals flow between Le Verger and this center; comparable mission around community-based mental health response for the same regional population.
• Revivre: Quebec-based non-profit focused on anxiety, depression, and related disorders offering peer support groups, training, and awareness. Comparable in providing peer support, psychoeducation, and community-based mental health services to a similar demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Quebec: National mental health nonprofit with provincial divisions offering community-based mental health programs, awareness, and advocacy. CMHA-Quebec provides overlapping services (psychosocial support, peer support, training) at scale, serving as a broader incumbent in the same space.

Regional players

• Maison l'Éclaircie: Quebec community mental health organization providing psychosocial rehabilitation, supported housing, and clinical follow-up. Comparable multidisciplinary, MSSS-funded community mental health service model serving a similar vulnerable population.
• AQRP (Association québécoise de réadaptation psychosociale): Quebec association that certifies peer supporters and provides training/resources in psychosocial rehabilitation. Le Verger integrates AQRP-certified peer support and participates in its network, making it an industry counterpart shaping the same practice standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfweybFQ5srT81r35lOuwuA
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• Instagraminstagram.com/centre_leverger/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-verger-centre-communautaire-en-sante-mentale

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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