Action-Gardien, CDC de Pointe-Saint-Charles

What Action-Gardien, CDC de Pointe-Saint-Charles does

Action-Gardien, CDC de Pointe-Saint-Charles is a community development corporation (Corporation de Développement Communautaire) and Quebec-registered non-profit (OBNL) founded in 1981 and operating exclusively in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighborhood of Montreal. With a staff of 7, it functions as a grassroots community organizing and social services body rather than a technology product company. Its activities span housing advocacy, defense of collective interests in territorial planning dossiers (Bridge-Bonaventure, former CN lands, Quartier 21), affordable transportation advocacy via the Mouvement pour un transport public abordable (MTPA) coalition, and direct programming across seniors (Aîné.e.s), youth and family (including the Projet IMF initiative), the queer community, feminist actions, mental health, food security, and homelessness resources.

The organization maintains a website (actiongardien.org) that functions as a resource directory, news feed, member portal, and policy documentation archive rather than a commercial platform. Its products and services are entirely community-based: a community resource directory ("Bottin des ressources"), member-only space, insurance offerings for other OBNLs, employment listings, a "Carte de la Pointe en 2030" neighborhood projection, and a 2024-2029 strategic planning document. There is no proprietary software, API, or technology stack disclosed.

Action-Gardien's business model is that of a traditional community non-profit: it does not charge for services, does not disclose pricing, and does not generate commercial revenue. Its operations are funded through Quebec's community development ecosystem — likely a combination of Centraide du Grand Montréal, municipal grants, provincial program funding, and member dues — though specific funding sources are not disclosed in the available data. Revenue, headcount growth, and pricing models are all undisclosed, consistent with the organization's non-commercial orientation.

Name

Action-Gardien, CDC de Pointe-Saint-Charles

Legal name

Action-Gardien, CDC de Pointe-Saint-Charles

Website

https://actiongardien.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Action-Gardien is a 1981-founded Quebec non-profit community development corporation serving residents of Montreal's Pointe-Saint-Charles neighborhood through advocacy, social services, and territorial planning representation. It employs 7 staff and addresses housing, transit, food security, youth, seniors, and mental health needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community advocacy services
• Housing affordability advocacy
• Food security programs
• Social services support
• Territorial planning advocacy

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Action-Gardien is a community development corporation that defends the collective interests of residents of the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighborhood in Montreal. It delivers advocacy, social services, and territorial planning representation across program verticals covering housing, affordable transportation, seniors, youth and families, queer community members, women, mental health, and food security. Services are offered directly to neighborhood residents through community meetings, resource directories, documentation, employment listings, and participation in municipal planning decisions such as Bridge-Bonaventure, the former CN lands, and Quartier 21.

Product overview

Action-Gardien, CDC de Pointe-Saint-Charles is a community development corporation (CDC) operating in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec. The organization functions as a community advocacy and social service organization rather than a technology product company. Its activities focus on community organizing, housing advocacy, social rights defense, food security, mental health support, youth and family services, seniors' services, LGBTQ+ advocacy, feminist actions, and urban planning initiatives. The organization provides resources including a directory of community resources, documentation, employment listings, insurance services for non-profits, and member services. The website does not offer a technology product, platform, or software service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Territorial Planning Advocacy

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• MEPACQ: Mouvement d'éducation populaire et d'action communautaire du Québec — the umbrella network representing Quebec's community action organizations. Comparable as the institutional framework within which Action-Gardien operates and through which it accesses funding and coordination.
• FRAPRU: Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain — a Quebec-wide coalition for housing and urban planning advocacy. Operates at a broader geographic scale but addresses the same housing affordability and territorial defense issues Action-Gardien pursues at the neighborhood level.

Direct peers

• Concertation Saint-Henri: Community development coalition serving the Saint-Henri neighborhood of Montreal. Operates with a comparable community development, advocacy, and territorial planning mandate in an adjacent neighborhood with similar socioeconomic profile.
• Comité logement de la Petite-Patrie: Housing rights advocacy committee serving the Petite-Patrie neighborhood of Montreal. Directly comparable as a community-based non-profit advocating for tenant rights, affordable housing, and defense against displacement — overlapping heavily with Action-Gardien's housing mandate.
• CDC de Verdun: Another recognized Corporation de Développement Communautaire serving the Verdun borough of Montreal. Directly comparable as a neighborhood-rooted CDC delivering community advocacy, housing defense, and social development services under the same Quebec institutional framework.
• Solidarité Mercier-Est: Community organization serving the Mercier-Est sector of east-end Montreal. Comparable as a neighborhood-anchored non-profit delivering social advocacy, food security, and community development programming.
• Projet changement: Community organization in Montreal delivering neighborhood-level social services and advocacy. Comparable in scope, mission, and operating model to Action-Gardien as a small, multi-issue community non-profit rooted in a specific Montreal neighborhood.

Emerging players

• PIN — Popular Information Network: Montreal-based community popular education and information organization supporting grassroots advocacy. Partially comparable as a community non-profit working on civic engagement and rights defense, though focused more on communications infrastructure than territorial planning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/action-gardien-cdc-de-pointe-saint-charles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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