North Cochrane Addiction Services

What North Cochrane Addiction Services does

North Cochrane Addiction Services Inc. (operating as Services de Toxicomanie Cochrane-Nord Inc. / NCAS / STCN) is a non-profit, community-based addiction treatment agency headquartered in Kapuskasing, Ontario, that has been designated as one of 14 assessment and referral centres in Ontario since 1984. The agency delivers a full clinical service portfolio for substance use, gambling, smoking, and concurrent mental health disorders across four Cochrane District locations (Kapuskasing, Cochrane, Hearst, Smooth Rock Falls) and a 24/7, 27-bed residential facility, the Cochrane District Detox Centre, operated in partnership with Smooth Rock Falls Hospital. Service mix includes the Adult, Youth, Family, Drug Use, Alcohol Use, Gambling, Smoking Cessation, Opioid Case Management, and "Pulling Punches" anger management programs; a Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM/ARMT) Clinic; a Virtual Concurrent Disorder Service; Naloxone kit distribution; facilitated AA/NA/Al-Anon self-help groups; intake and assessment using the GAIN-Q3 standardized instrument; and information/community outreach sessions including school visits and radio programming. All services are provided free of charge, confidentially, and bilingually in French and English.

The business model is a fully publicly funded non-profit: 100% of operating revenue comes from Ontario Health North (Santé Ontario Nord), and the organization charges no fees to clients. There is no commercial revenue stream and no pricing model—the agency's "customers" in the funder sense are a single provincial health authority, while its end beneficiaries are individuals and families in the Cochrane District affected by addiction. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on referrals from hospitals, primary care providers, social services, police, courts, and lawyers, supplemented by self-referrals and outreach through schools and community information sessions.

Underlying technology is limited: the technology stack is a Wix-hosted bilingual website (designed by Université de Hearst students) and a Facebook page for community engagement. The proprietary clinical methodology is the use of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Q3 (GAIN-Q3) assessment tool to generate a GAIN Q3 Recommendation & Referral Summary (Q3RRS) for treatment planning. There is no disclosed mobile app, API, or AI/ML capability in the source material. The 2025-2026 Board is chaired by Éric Martel, with Sonia T Gravel serving as Executive Director.

Name

North Cochrane Addiction Services

Legal name

North Cochrane Addiction Services Inc.

Website

https://addictionservicestoxicomanie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Cochrane Addiction Services is a non-profit, government-funded addiction treatment agency headquartered in Kapuskasing, Ontario, operating since 1984 to provide free, bilingual (French/English) substance use, gambling, and concurrent disorder services across four Cochrane District locations and a 27-bed residential detox centre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Detoxification Centers (Medical Detox) (HLAFACAD), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Substance abuse counselling
• Withdrawal management
• Community health services
• Gambling support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kapuskasing

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Funding: Fully funded by Ontario Health North (Santé Ontario Nord). All services are provided free of charge to clients. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

North Cochrane Addiction Services operates as a community-based addiction treatment agency providing assessment, individual and group counselling, withdrawal management, residential support, opioid case management, gambling support, smoking cessation, youth and family programs. All services are provided free of charge in both French and English across four locations in the Cochrane District, anchored by a 27-bed 24/7 detox facility. The agency is fully funded by Ontario Health North (Santé Ontario Nord).

Product overview

North Cochrane Addiction Services (NCAS) is a community-based addiction treatment agency offering a comprehensive suite of programs and services for substance abuse and gambling problems. The organization operates as a portfolio of interconnected clinical programs including the Opioid Case Management Program, Adult Program, Youth Program, Family Program, and specialized services such as Pulling Punches (anger management and addiction), Drug Use, Alcohol Use, Gambling, and Smoking Cessation programs. Key service delivery mechanisms include the RAAM (Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine) Clinic, the Cochrane District Detox Centre (a 27-bed residential facility), Virtual Concurrent Disorder Service, and community outreach through Information Sessions and a Resource Centre. Supporting infrastructure includes Intake and Assessment services using the GAIN-Q3 methodology, Self-Help Groups (AA, NA, Al-Anon), and Naloxone Kit Distribution. All services are provided free of charge, confidentially, in both French and English, serving individuals, families, and communities across the Cochrane District.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cochrane District Detox Centre (CDDC): A 27-bed substance-free live-in facility operated 24/7 that provides Withdrawal Management Services, Residential Support Services and Case Management Services. Sponsored by Smooth Rock Falls Hospital, opened November 1989.
• RAAM Clinic (ARMT)

Products and services

• Opioid Case Management Program Program providing services to opioid users, pregnant women, and women in parenting roles, including counselling, case management, educational groups, and community outreach to support healthier lifestyles.
• Adult Program Program for adults aged 18 and older whose drug or alcohol use is causing harm, offering education on physical and psychological effects and positive behavioural techniques.
• Youth Program Program for youth up to 18 years of age offering assessment, referral, relapse prevention, harm reduction, education about effects of addiction, and school visits.
• Family Program Program helping family members affected by a loved one's substance abuse or gambling, covering co-dependency, enabling, effects on family, and positive behavioural techniques.
• Pulling Punches Brief anger management and addiction program consisting of three parts: Understanding your Rage, Tools for Managing Anger, and Anger Reduction and Long-Term Changes.
• Drug Use Program Program addressing drug use issues including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, speed, and prescription or over-the-counter medication, helping individuals understand and overcome addiction.
• Alcohol Use Program Program addressing alcohol use problems, helping individuals recognize signs of problem drinking and overcome alcoholism through education and support.
• Gambling Program Program addressing problem gambling including relapse prevention, risk reduction, education on physical and psychological effects, and cognitive dissonance awareness.
• Smoking Cessation Program offering counselling support and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) at no cost, including nicotine patches, inhalers, lozenges, and gum to help quit smoking.
• RAAM (Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine) Clinic Rapid access clinic providing immediate addiction medicine services with locations in Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, and Hearst.
• Virtual Concurrent Disorder Service Virtual service for concurrent disorders addressing both substance use and mental health issues simultaneously.
• Cochrane District Detox Centre 27-bed residential facility operating 24/7 offering Withdrawal Management Services, Residential Support Services, and Case Management Services for individuals 16 and older, including acute crisis beds, withdrawal management beds, and residential support beds.
• Intake, Assessment and Treatment Planning Services Process including intake and screening, assessment using the GAIN-Q3 tool, and collaborative treatment planning with clients to identify appropriate resources and programs.
• Self-Help Groups Facilitation of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Al-Anon/Alateen meetings for individuals and families seeking peer support.
• Naloxone Kit Distribution Distribution of naloxone kits with training on recognizing overdose signs, administering the medication, and performing rescue breathing or CPR, including Good Samaritan Act information.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Smooth Rock Falls HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsors the Cochrane District Detox Centre (CDDC). The 27-bed facility is operated in partnership with the hospital, providing withdrawal management and residential support services 24/7.
• Addiction Research FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partner that helped the founding committee submit their proposal to establish an Assessment and Referral Centre for the North Cochrane Region in the early 1980s.
• Université de HearstminorOthersWebsite designed by students of Université de Hearst: Annie Plourde, Marie-Claude Baril, Manon Aubin under supervision of Marc Bédard. Pierre Ouellette contributed photography.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Homewood Health: One of Canada's largest mental health and addiction treatment providers, operating residential and outpatient programs including the Homewood Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Centre. Major incumbent with overlapping services in Ontario.
• Renascent Treatment Centres: Ontario-based addiction treatment provider offering residential and outpatient programs. Larger and more specialized in residential treatment than NCAS, but directly comparable in core addiction services delivery model.
• EHN Canada (Edgewood Health Network): National network of inpatient and outpatient addiction and mental health treatment facilities. Broader scope and private-pay model than NCAS, but directly competes for the same Ontario addiction-treatment referral pipeline.

Direct peers

• Jean Tweed Centre: Toronto-based non-profit offering trauma-informed addiction, mental health, and women's services. Comparable in non-profit status, community-based delivery, and program breadth, though urban rather than rural.
• Wayside House of St. Catharines: Ontario community-based addiction recovery residence operated by Community Addiction Services of Niagara. Closely comparable operating model: publicly-funded, multi-site community agency offering residential and outpatient addiction services.
• Addiction Services of Thames Valley: Community-based, publicly-funded addiction services provider in southwestern Ontario operating multiple offices and outpatient programs. Closest structural analog to NCAS in terms of public-funder model, geographic reach, and breadth of programs.

Others

• ConnexOntario: Provincial information and referral service for mental health, addiction, and problem gambling services across Ontario. Indirectly comparable as a system-level adjunct rather than a direct clinical provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/north.cochrane.addiction.services.de.toxicomanie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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