Association professionnelle des designers d'intérieur du Québec (APDIQ)

Name

Association professionnelle des designers d'intérieur du Québec (APDIQ)

Legal name

Association professionnelle des designers d'intérieur du Québec (APDIQ)

Website

https://apdiq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Association professionnelle des designers d'intérieur du Québec (APDIQ) is a 1936-founded nonprofit professional association of 12 employees serving 382 interior designers in Quebec through credential support, continuing education, advocacy, and member services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Licensure & Certification Exam Prep (Bar/CPA/NCLEX/PMP, etc.) (EDAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certification & Exam Prep Course Marketplaces (EDAFAIAJ), Professional Certification & Training Content Publishing (Exam Prep, CE/CPD) (MPAJACAL), Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Interior design certification
• Continuing education training
• Professional membership dues
• Industry advocacy representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership fees that vary by profile (provisional member, certified member, out-of-practice member, teacher member). Dues provide access to training, events, member directory, legal aid services, and communications.
2. Continuing education and training: Training programs offered free to members as part of membership, with fees charged to non-members. Revenue generated from course registrations, with pricing ranging from $75-$195 per course depending on content.
3. Annual colloquium: Annual event featuring conferences, workshops, and networking opportunities. Participation fee of approximately $245 for non-members, free for members included in dues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

APDIQ is a nonprofit professional association that represents interior designers in Quebec through membership, certification, advocacy, and continuing education. It administers the NCIDQ and RIDA qualification pathways, delivers the Formations APDIQ continuing education catalog, hosts the annual Colloquium and Prix d'Excellence awards, publishes the Autre Perspective podcast, and maintains a public member directory of certified designers across Quebec regions.

Product overview

APDIQ is a professional association for interior designers in Quebec that offers a comprehensive ecosystem of member services, professional development, and industry recognition. The core offerings include certification pathways (NCIDQ and RIDA), continuing education through the Formations APDIQ program covering topics like acoustic treatment, legal risks, building systems, and materials, annual events including the Colloque annuel and Prix d'Excellence awards, the Balado Autre Perspective podcast, and a searchable member directory. Additional member benefits include OOTI software partnership for firm management, Novum legal services, and MRa group insurance programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formations APDIQ (Continuing Education Programming)

Quantifiable outcome

• 382 members listed in online directory
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OOTIcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2026Six-month technology cohort launching February 2026 providing project management and billing software to APDIQ member firms with fewer than five employees. Participating firms receive free OOTI licenses for six months, followed by 50% discount for six months. Non-selected member firms and architecture firms with APDIQ members receive 10% exclusive discount. The partnership aims to help small design firms better structure their organization and understand project profitability.
• ARIDO (Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2025Mutual Recognition Agreement (ARM) signed March 28, 2025, between APDIQ and ARIDO. This formal agreement recognizes professional qualifications between the two provinces, facilitating cross-province mobility for interior designers and strengthening collaboration between the Quebec and Ontario professional associations. The agreement is based on trust and mutual respect for each organization's qualification criteria.
• MRa Cabinet en assurance de personnescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership announced January 2025 offering personal insurance services to APDIQ members. Coverage includes disability insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, business overhead expense insurance, supplementary health accident insurance (including travel insurance and telemedicine), and dental insurance. Available to self-employed members, business owners, their employees (firms with 25 or fewer employees), and salaried workers without group coverage. Launch campaign with reduced insurability requirements available until August 30, 2025.
• DinecminorOthersAnnual partner for 2025, offering dining furniture solutions for interior design projects.
• Euro Tile and StoneminorOthersAnnual partner for 2026, providing tile and stone materials for interior design projects.
• House of RohlminorOthersAnnual partner for 2026, offering bathroom and kitchen fixtures and finishes.
• KollectifminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner that invited APDIQ to participate in the 'Autre Perspective' podcast series, providing exposure for the association's perspectives on interior design industry trends.
• Novum (Legal Services)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal services partnership providing members with access to legal aid for professional practice issues, contract matters, and liability concerns. Partnered for legal risk webinars on interior design practice.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Interior Designers of Canada (IDC): National Canadian association coordinating provincial interior design bodies, including advocacy and cross-jurisdictional credentialing — directly relevant given APDIQ's push for legislative recognition and inter-provincial mobility.
• Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO): Provincial professional association for interior designers in Ontario and the direct reciprocal partner under APDIQ's March 2025 Mutual Recognition Agreement; comparable in mandate, certification, and advocacy for a single province.

Regional players

• British Institute of Interior Design (BIID): UK-based professional interior design institute with a similar certification-and-membership model; useful benchmark for APDIQ's regulatory advocacy approach in a non-Canadian jurisdiction.
• Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ): Quebec professional order regulating architects; comparable as a Quebec-based statutory professional body and a relevant stakeholder for APDIQ's interior-design title-protection advocacy.

Others

• Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA): Accreditor of interior design programs in North America; relevant given APDIQ's partnerships with Cégep Dawson, Cégep Lanaudière, and Université de Montréal, which may pursue CIDA accreditation.
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ): Body that owns the NCIDQ examination for which APDIQ delivers preparation; an ecosystem partner whose credentialing framework underpins much of APDIQ's training revenue.

Broad incumbents

• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID): Large U.S. professional interior design association offering certification, CE, advocacy, and member benefits at national scale — a broader incumbent benchmark for APDIQ's service-line breadth and operational maturity.
• International Interior Design Association (IIDA): Global commercial-interior-design association with CE, certification, and event programs; comparable in mission and product mix to APDIQ but operates at much larger geographic and membership scale.
• Design Council (UK): National design-promotion body offering training, advocacy, and member resources; a broader-incumbent reference point for APDIQ's positioning of design as a regulated profession.

Emerging players

• Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC): Educator-focused association supporting interior design faculty and curriculum — directly comparable to APDIQ's teacher-member tier and university partnerships (Université de Montréal).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaCyBWFiOsnGo1Qq1slk06g
• Facebookfacebook.com/APDIQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-professionnelle-des-designers-d-int-rieur-du-qu-bec-apdiq-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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