Desjardins Expert Advisor

Name

Desjardins Expert Advisor

Legal name

Desjardins Experts Conseils

Website

https://genieconseil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Building mechanical systems
• Electrical engineering design
• Civil structural engineering
• MEP design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Laval

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting fees for mechanical, electrical, and civil building engineering design services. Revenue is project-based, generated through direct engagement with developers, municipalities, commercial clients, and institutional organizations for new construction, expansion, and renovation projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering for building construction projects. The firm serves residential, institutional, commercial, and agricultural (cannabis cultivation facility) sectors, delivering building systems design, structural engineering, and BIM-based project delivery.

Product overview

Desjardins Experts Conseils (DEC) is a multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm established in 2000 offering three core service lines: Mécanique (building mechanics), Électricité (building electricity), and Civil (civil engineering). These core services are delivered across five specialized sectors: Habitation (residential housing including high-rise, multi-residential, senior residences, and hotels), Institutionnel (institutional including sports centers, healthcare, education), Commercial (restaurants, auto dealerships, retail), and Agriculture (cannabis cultivation). The firm also provides specialized sustainable building design services (LEED, Novoclimat) and computer-aided drafting (AutoCAD, Revit, PCSWMM). The company operates with over 40 employees and serves markets across multi-residential, municipal, commercial, light industrial, institutional, and agricultural building types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Services
• Electrical Engineering Services
• Civil and Structural Engineering Services
• Cannabis Cultivation Facility Engineering
• BIM Modeling and Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ multi-residential projects completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Grands BatisseursminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember of the Grands Batisseurs network, a construction and renovation professional network in Quebec.
• Groupe ParcminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Groupe Parc, a real estate development company.
• Kelvin EmtechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial union announced in 2025 combining DEC's 25 years of electromechanical and civil engineering expertise with Kelvin Emtech's 30+ years of excellence in building electromechanical engineering.
• Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)coreOthersProfessional engineering license holder and member in good standing of the Order of Engineers of Quebec.
• APEGA (Alberta)minorOthersProfessional engineering practice rights in Alberta through the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.
• Engineers Nova ScotiaminorOthersProfessional engineering practice rights in Nova Scotia.
• PEO (Ontario)minorOthersProfessional engineering practice rights in Ontario through Professional Engineers Ontario.
• APEGNB (New Brunswick)minorOthersProfessional engineering practice rights in New Brunswick through the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick.
• NAPEG (Northwest Territories)minorOthersProfessional engineering practice rights in Northwest Territories through the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Professional Engineers and Geoscientists.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a global consulting and engineering firm with Canadian operations providing water, environment, infrastructure, and building engineering services. It is a broad incumbent peer that overlaps with DEC on civil engineering, stormwater management, and sustainable building design mandates.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with major Canadian operations covering buildings, infrastructure, water, and energy. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same multi-residential, institutional, and municipal mandates DEC pursues, with significantly larger scale.
• WSP Global: WSP is one of the world's largest professional services consulting firms with substantial Canadian operations spanning property & buildings, transportation, and environment. It competes for the same large developer, municipal, and institutional engineering mandates as DEC but at a fundamentally different scale and geographic footprint.
• AtkinsRéalis: AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin) is a Canadian-headquartered global engineering services firm with major buildings, nuclear, and infrastructure practices. It competes with DEC for institutional and commercial building engineering work and has substantially greater resources and project finance capabilities.

Direct peers

• Pageau Morel et Associés: Pageau Morel is a Quebec-rooted MEP engineering consulting firm specializing in mechanical and electrical design for buildings, with strong institutional and cultural-building expertise. It is a directly comparable Quebec MEP consulting peer with overlapping multi-residential and institutional clientele.
• EXP: EXP is a global multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with significant Quebec presence providing MEP, civil, structural, and environmental services. It competes head-to-head with DEC on multi-residential, institutional, and commercial building projects across Canada.
• Norda Stelo: Norda Stelo is a Quebec-based engineering consulting firm providing multidisciplinary services including building mechanical/electrical, civil, and project management. It overlaps with DEC's municipal, institutional, and industrial building engineering practices in Quebec.
• BBA Consultants: BBA is a Quebec-based engineering consultancy with ~1,400 employees providing electrical, mechanical, civil, and process engineering across energy, mining, and infrastructure. It directly overlaps with DEC on building electromechanical and civil engineering services for institutional and industrial clients in Quebec and beyond.
• CIMA+: CIMA+ is one of Canada's largest privately-held engineering consulting firms with deep Quebec roots and broad MEP, civil, structural, and project management capabilities. It is a direct comparable in terms of multidisciplinary building engineering services for developers, municipalities, and institutional clients across Canada.
• FNX-INNOV: FNX-INNOV is a Quebec-based engineering firm offering mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil services with a strong focus on infrastructure, municipal, and building projects. It directly competes with DEC for Quebec municipal, institutional, and developer mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/desjardins-experts-conseils
• Instagraminstagram.com/desjardinsexpertsconseils

Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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