Groupe Collegia

Name

Groupe Collegia

Legal name

Groupe Collegia

Website

https://www.collegia.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training and Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Resources & Talent (SHRM/HRCI Recertification) (EDAAALAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Workforce development programs
• Corporate training services
• Collegial certification programs
• HR consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Matane

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Groupe Collegia generates revenue by delivering fee-for-service training programs to enterprises, municipalities, self-employed professionals, and public-sector organizations across Quebec. Revenue is earned on a per-group, per-course basis. Some courses are offered at subsidized rates through financial partnerships with government bodies (Services Québec), which reduces the effective price to end customers while the consortium receives program funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Collegia is a consortium of two public CÉGEPs (Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles and Cégep de Matane) that delivers fee-for-service professional training, continuing education, and HR consulting to enterprises, municipalities, and self-employed professionals across rural Quebec. Its offering includes a standardized catalog of business, leadership, digital-skills, language, and software courses; four recognized collegial certification programs (60–112 hours); custom-designed training programs; and HR consulting services including management coaching, skills development coaching, and organizational diagnosis.

Product overview

Groupe Collegia is a training services consortium operated by Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles and Cégep de Matane, offering professional development and continuing education to businesses across Quebec. The portfolio consists of standardized training courses (available in catalog form or customized), four collegial certification programs (Coordination d'équipe, Gestion financière d'une PME, Gestion globale d'une PME, Perfectionnement en soutien administratif), HR consulting services, and AI productivity training using ChatGPT. Training covers software applications (Microsoft 365, Adobe Acrobat, QuickBooks, Acomba, Canva), professional skills (customer service, leadership, time management), language instruction (English, Spanish, French), and business management. The organization operates from multiple campuses and service centers across Gaspésie, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• reROOT: A leadership program consisting of six practical modules designed to help participants offer clear, consistent, and supportive structure to their staff.

Products and services

• Formation en excellence client (Customer Service Excellence)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cégep de la Gaspésie et des ÎlescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of two founding member institutions of the Groupe Collegia consortium. The Cégep contributes campus infrastructure (Carleton-sur-Mer, Gaspé, Îles-de-la-Madeleine), faculty expertise, and institutional credibility to the training services offered to enterprises across the Gaspésie peninsula and Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
• Cégep de MatanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of two founding member institutions of the Groupe Collegia consortium. The Cégep contributes campus infrastructure in Matane and Amqui, specialized administrative and HR training programs, and connections to the Bas-Saint-Laurent business community (MRC de La Matanie et MRC de La Matapédia).
• Centre de services scolaire des Îles (CSS des Îles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner at Îles-de-la-Madeleine, providing enterprise training services jointly with Groupe Collegia. Located at 1419, chemin de l'Étang-du-Nord, G4T 3B9. Co-delivers courses in collaboration with Groupe Collegia, including English language training and other workforce programs adapted for the local community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Formation continue — Cégep de Jonquière: Service aux entreprises of another Quebec Cégep offering catalog training, custom programs, and certifications to regional SMEs and municipalities. Directly comparable as a government-college-affiliated continuing education provider focused on workforce upskilling in a specific region of Quebec.
• ENAP — École nationale d'administration publique: Quebec public university specializing in public administration training. Highly comparable in serving municipalities, MRCs, and public-sector clients with customized management and HR offerings — a direct competitor in the municipal training segment.
• Service aux entreprises — Collège Ahuntsic: Service aux entreprises of another Montreal-area Cégep offering catalog and custom training to enterprises, with comparable AEC/college certifications and bilingual delivery. Closely mirrors the consortium model of regional CEGEP enterprise training.

Broad incumbents

• Formation continue — Université Laval: Major Quebec university's continuing education unit offering certificates, microprograms, custom corporate training, and executive education across management, HR, and digital skills. Much broader catalog and brand, but operates in the same Quebec continuing-education corridor with overlapping customer base.
• Formation continue — HEC Montréal: Quebec's premier business school's executive education and custom program division. Comparable in targeting SME and corporate training demand in Quebec, with a significantly more advanced brand and price point in management and leadership programs.
• Formation continue — UQAM: Université du Québec à Montréal's continuing education unit offering certificates, microprograms, and custom training in management, HR, languages, and digital skills. Overlaps directly with Groupe Collegia's catalog breadth, with a larger urban footprint.
• Skillsoft: Global enterprise learning platform offering digital skills, leadership, and compliance training through SaaS. Comparable on the catalog/digital-skills training axis (Microsoft 365, project management, leadership), but competes at a different scale and price point.
• LinkedIn Learning: Mass-market online video learning library covering business, technology, and creative skills. Directly competes with the consortium's digital skills and software training courses (M365, QuickBooks, Canva) by offering similar content on a self-serve subscription model.

Regional players

• Formation continue — UQTR: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières' continuing education arm serving SMEs and public-sector clients in central Quebec. Comparable in regional university-affiliated continuing education with custom programs and certifications.
• Commission scolaire / Centre de services scolaire — Formation aux entreprises: Quebec school service centers offering subsidized vocational and workforce training to enterprises. Comparable as a publicly funded, government-subsidized training provider serving SMEs and adult learners, with overlapping Francisation and workforce integration lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groupecollegia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-collegia-cegep
• Instagraminstagram.com/groupe.collegia
• Xx.com/GroupeCollegia

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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