Proulxsavard Architects

What Proulxsavard Architects does

PROULXSAVARD ARCHITECTES is a Quebec-based architecture firm founded in 1984 in Rimouski by Benoît Proulx. Operating as a private partnership under three principal architects—David Savard, Jean-Raphaël Pigeon, and Hugues St-Hilaire—the firm is described as the largest architecture firm in Eastern Quebec and employs approximately 30 professionals. It provides full-service architectural services to public and private sector clients primarily in Quebec, spanning healthcare and research, education, public safety, sports and recreation, commercial and industrial, housing and accommodation, and culture and heritage projects.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into seven practice divisions covering the full project lifecycle: advisory and consultation services, preparatory studies (surveys, regulatory studies, feasibility analysis), design services (concept development, plans, specifications), tender management, construction-phase administration, post-construction services, and supplementary services including 3D visualization. Underlying technical capabilities include building information modeling, 3D presentation production, sustainable design practices, and adherence to Canadian construction codes and regulations. Quality assurance is delivered through structured project management and continuous professional training of staff.

The business operates on a project-based professional services model with fees determined by scope, complexity, and project size, none of which are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, with client acquisition through direct engagement, professional referrals facilitated by memberships in the Order of Architects of Quebec (OAQ), the Association of Architects in Private Practice of Quebec (AAPPQ), the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (IRAC), and the Canada Green Building Council, as well as participation in public procurement processes for institutional projects. Geographic scope is concentrated in Quebec, with deep roots in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

Name

Proulxsavard Architects

Legal name

PROULXSAVARD ARCHITECTES

Website

https://proulxsavard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PROULXSAVARD ARCHITECTES is a Quebec-based architecture firm founded in 1984 in Rimouski, providing full-service architectural design and project management to public and private clients across healthcare, education, sports, commercial, and cultural sectors in Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building information modeling
• Construction management services
• Institutional architecture firm
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Rimouski

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Professional architecture services including consulting, design, construction oversight, and post-construction services for institutional, commercial, and residential projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Proulxsavard Architects is an architecture firm providing full-lifecycle architectural services from preparatory studies and concept design through tendering, construction-phase supervision, and post-construction handover. It serves institutional, commercial, and residential clients in Quebec across seven project sectors—healthcare and research, public safety, education, sports and recreation, commercial and industrial, housing and accommodation, and culture and heritage—delivered by a team of approximately 30 architects and support staff using building information modeling, 3D visualization, and sustainable design practices.

Product overview

PROULXSAVARD ARCHITECTES is an architecture firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional architectural services organized into seven core service divisions: Services consultatifs (advisory and consultation), Services d'études préparatoires (preparatory studies), Services de conception (design), Services d'appel d'offres (tendering), Services durant la construction (construction phase), Services après la construction (post-construction), and Services supplémentaires (additional services such as 3D presentations). The firm specializes across seven project sectors: Santé et recherche (healthcare and research), Sécurité publique (public safety), Éducation (education), Sports et loisirs (sports and recreation), Commercial et industriel (commercial and industrial), Habitations et hébergements (housing and accommodation), and Culture et patrimoine (culture and heritage). The service divisions form an integrated project lifecycle from initial consultation through post-construction support, while the project sectors represent the firm's specialized practice areas.

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Products and services

• Advisory and Consultation Services (Services consultatifs) Consultation and advisory services including consultation, expertise, health assessments, technical evaluations, facade inspections, budget estimates, special committee participation, and area calculations, delivered to clients requiring architectural counsel on institutional, commercial, and residential projects in Quebec.
• Preparatory Study Services (Services d'études préparatoires) Front-end architectural services including surveys and planning, applicable regulation studies, alternative measure requests, variance applications, budget estimates, functional and technical programs, and pre-conceptual or feasibility studies, used by clients to scope and justify projects before detailed design.
• Design Services (Services de conception) Core architectural design services including 2D sketches, concept reports, preliminary budget estimates, preliminary plans and specifications preparation, permit application plans, final plans and specifications preparation, final estimates, and meetings and reports, used by clients to develop and approve building designs.
• Tender Services (Services d'appel d'offres) Tendering services including tender publication assistance, site visit direction, addenda issuance, bid opening and analysis, contract preparation and signing assistance, and material equivalence management, used to run competitive procurement for construction work.
• Construction-Phase Services (Services durant la construction) Construction administration and oversight services including construction plans preparation, site directives and change orders, payment request verification and certificate issuance, shop drawing and sample verification, site meetings and reports, site supervision, and provisional and final acceptance certificates, used to safeguard design intent during construction.
• Post-Construction Services (Services après la construction) Handover and post-construction support services including maintenance and operation manual preparation, as-built plans preparation, staff training assistance, and evacuation plan creation, used to close out construction and support ongoing building operations.
• Additional Services (Services supplémentaires) Supplementary services including 3D presentations and perspective production, and work progress validation, used by clients to communicate designs to stakeholders and to confirm progress against design specifications.

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Private Consulting OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliances with private consulting organizations to expand expertise and participate in large-scale projects.
• Public Consulting OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliances with public consulting organizations to expand expertise and participate in large-scale projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• WSP Architecture: Global professional services firm with significant Quebec buildings practice delivering architecture alongside engineering services. Represents a broad incumbent offering bundled design services that mid-sized firms must compete against.
• Stantec Architecture: Global design and engineering firm with substantial Quebec architecture and buildings practice. Competes for large institutional mandates as part of a broader multi-disciplinary portfolio, offering integrated engineering-architecture delivery.

Direct peers

• Dialog Design: Canadian architecture practice with strong institutional, healthcare, and education portfolio. Comparable full-service architecture offering and similar public-sector client focus, though operating across broader Canadian geography.
• Architecture Lemay: One of Canada's largest architecture firms, headquartered in Montreal with deep Quebec institutional and commercial practice. Competes for the same large-scale Quebec public and private mandates and represents a credible scale competitor.
• NEUF architect(e)s: Quebec-based architecture firm with similar institutional focus across healthcare, education, and commercial projects. Comparable mid-sized professional services firm operating in Quebec, directly competing for the same public-sector mandates.
• BIRTZ Architecture + Design: Montreal-based architecture firm specializing in healthcare, educational, and cultural facilities. Direct overlap in sector mix and Quebec geography, making it a close peer for institutional and public-sector RFPs.
• Provencher Roy: Large Quebec architecture firm with strong institutional and urban-design portfolio. Operates in the same Quebec market with overlapping sector expertise in healthcare, cultural, and commercial buildings, competing for similar public clients.
• Cardin Ramirez Julien: Quebec architecture firm with strong institutional portfolio in healthcare, education, and cultural sectors. Comparable in size and service offering, is a close competitor for Quebec public procurement mandates.
• ABCP Architecture: Quebec-based architecture firm focused on public and institutional projects including healthcare and education. Operates in the same geographic market with similar client base and project types.

Regional players

• GKC Group Architectes: Quebec-based architecture firm with strong institutional and public-sector focus, similar in scale to Proulxsavard. Competes in the same Quebec market for healthcare, education, and municipal clients, representing a comparable regional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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