Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal (CGTSIM)

What Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal (CGTSIM) does

The Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal (CGTSIM) is a Quebec public body established in 1972 under the Education Act (Loi sur l'instruction publique) that provides centralized school tax management and pooled services to the five school service centres (CSS) and school boards (CS) on the Island of Montréal. Its core mandate covers centralized school tax collection across approximately 530,000 accounts representing $391.8 million in annual billing, centralized treasury management that pools funds from member CSS/CS to negotiate favorable rates and reduce borrowing costs, a Cooperative Purchasing System (SAC) covering 14 product/service categories that processed $16.6M in volume with $1.7M in estimated savings in 2024-2025, and a self-insurance Risk Management Plan (RGR) established in 1987. The organization also allocates $13.5M annually to underprivileged areas based on a published Map of School Success and Social Deprivation.

CGTSIM operates a secure online platform (TFP — tfp.cgtsim.qc.ca), powered by technology partner GRICS, enabling property owners to view tax bills, enroll in online billing, and access account statements, while a separate professional portal serves notaries, lawyers, and mortgage creditors with fee-based data consultation services. Revenue mechanics are administrative in nature: pass-through tax collections, modest transaction fees for ancillary services to property owners ($15-25 per request) and professionals ($40-100 per consultation), plus retained interest on pooled treasury funds. The CGTSIM does not pursue commercial customers; all services are mandated by Quebec law to the 5 institutional members, with individual property owners as end-users of the tax-collection workflow. Following the adoption of Bill 23 in December 2023, the organization holds an expanded statutory mandate enabling it to provide services province-wide to any CSS/CS that signs an agreement, though no out-of-Island agreements are yet documented.

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors composed of the director generals of each member CSS/CS plus four persons designated by the Quebec Minister of Education, with the current Board President being Ms. Isabelle Gélinas and General Director Ms. Sylvie Chagnon. Headquartered at 500 boulevard Crémazie Est in Montréal with a staff of approximately 28 employees, CGTSIM is a low-headcount, mandate-driven public entity whose competitive position rests on statutory authority rather than market-based differentiation. Website accessibility compliance reached 97.40% as of a March 2026 WCAG 2.1 Level AA audit.

Name

Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal (CGTSIM)

Legal name

Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal

Website

https://cgtsim.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal (CGTSIM) is a Quebec public body that centralizes school tax collection and pooled treasury, purchasing, and risk-management services for the five school service centres and school boards on the Island of Montréal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Tax Administration

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO)

Keywords

• School tax administration
• Public sector services
• Tax billing services
• Centralized cash management
• Cooperative purchasing

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. School Tax Collection: The CGTSIM collects school taxes on behalf of the 5 school service centres and school boards of the Island of Montréal. The organization issues, collects, and manages annual school tax bills for approximately 530,000 accounts, with annual billing of $391.8 million. Revenue is collected from property owners and remitted to member CSS/CS organizations after deducting operational costs and allocating funds to underprivileged areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CGTSIM is a Quebec public body that provides centralized school tax administration services to the five French-language school service centres (CSS) on the Island of Montréal. It manages approximately 530,000 tax accounts, bills $391.8 million CAD annually, and offers shared services including tax billing and collection, cash management, cooperative purchasing, and risk management to its member organizations.

Product overview

CGTSIM operates as a centralized school tax management organization offering four core services: (1) Centralized School Tax Management for nearly 530,000 accounts representing $391.8M in annual billing, (2) Centralized Cash Management pooling funds for optimal returns, (3) Cooperative Purchasing System enabling volume-based procurement across 14 categories, and (4) Risk Management Plan providing self-insurance coverage. Supporting these is an online platform (TFP) for property owners and professionals to access tax accounts, plus an underprivileged areas support program allocating $13.5M annually for educational catch-up measures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centralized School Tax Management
• Centralized Cash Management (Trésorerie)
• Cooperative Purchasing System (SAC)
• Risk Management Plan (RGR)
• Online School Tax Platform (TFP)
• Underprivileged Areas Support Program

Quantifiable outcome

• $391.8M in annual school tax billing across 530,000 accounts managed centrally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1972CSSDM is one of three school service centres served by the CGTSIM. It receives centralized school tax management, treasury pooling, and cooperative purchasing services. In 2024-2025, CSSDM received $6,082,653 in underprivileged area allocations from the CGTSIM.
• Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSSMB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1972CSSMB is one of three school service centres served by the CGTSIM. In 2024-2025, CSSMB received $2,533,303 in underprivileged area allocations from the CGTSIM.
• Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSSPI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1972CSSPI is one of three school service centres served by the CGTSIM. In 2024-2025, CSSPI received $4,032,978 in underprivileged area allocations from the CGTSIM, the second highest allocation among member organizations.
• Commission scolaire English-Montréal (EMSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1972EMSB is one of two school boards served by the CGTSIM. In 2024-2025, EMSB received $583,733 in underprivileged area allocations from the CGTSIM.
• Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (LBPSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1972LBPSB is one of two school boards served by the CGTSIM. In 2024-2025, LBPSB received $267,333 in underprivileged area allocations from the CGTSIM.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• BC Assessment: British Columbia's provincial property assessment authority producing annual property valuations for ~2 million properties. Comparable centralized property tax infrastructure serving a different Canadian province with no overlap with CGTSIM's Quebec territory.
• Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC): Ontario's provincial property assessment body responsible for assessing ~5 million properties. Highly comparable in function (centralized property-related valuation and taxation services) but serves Ontario rather than Quebec, making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ): Quebec government agency providing driver licensing, vehicle registration, and insurance administration. Comparable as a Quebec public body delivering high-volume administrative services to citizens through digital and in-person channels, though operating in transportation rather than education taxation.
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): Federal tax collection agency administering income tax, GST/HST, and federal levies for all Canadians. Operates at much larger scale than CGTSIM but shares the same core function of centralized tax billing, collection, and digital service delivery to taxpayers.
• Retraite Québec: Quebec government agency administering the Quebec Pension Plan and public sector retirement plans. Comparable Quebec public body operating pooled financial services at provincial scale, though focused on retirement benefits rather than education taxation.

Direct peers

• Revenu Québec: Quebec's provincial tax collection agency, handling income tax, sales tax, and other provincial levies. While CGTSIM focuses narrowly on school tax, Revenu Québec operates the broader Quebec digital tax platform (Mon dossier, clickDroit) and serves similar taxpayer/property owner segments in Quebec.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cgtsim

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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