COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent

What COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent does

COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent is a Quebec-based regional intersectoral concertation network headquartered at 186 Lavoie, Rimouski, with an additional office at 192 rue Saint-Germain Est in Rimouski-Neigette and a local chapter in Trois-Pistoles. Founded in 2004, it celebrated 20 years of intersectoral collaboration in 2024 and operates through local MRC-level chapters across the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, with documented coverage of 11 MRC territories and named local chapters in La Matanie, La Matapédia, La Mitis, Les Basques, Rimouski-Neigette, Rivière-du-Loup, Témiscouata, and Kamouraska.

The organization is not a technology or product company; it is a social mobilization and coordination network that brings together schools, healthcare providers (CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent), school service centers (e.g., Centres de services scolaire des Phares and du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs), municipal governments (MRCs), the Pôle régional en enseignement supérieur, community organizations (e.g., Loisir et Sport Bas-Saint-Laurent, Les Saveurs du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi), and funders. It addresses five strategic issues: early childhood development (0-5), school perseverance, health and well-being, transition to adult life, and prevention of child maltreatment. Operational scale is documented at over 350 actions and initiatives in 2020-2021 and nearly 300 in 2019-2020.

The business model is a non-profit, foundation-and-government-funded coordination model. Revenue streams derive from financial partnerships with the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon and M361 Moteur d'impact social, government funding from the Gouvernement du Québec, and local MRC-level support. All programs and resources are provided free of charge to partner organizations and families; there are no commercial products, no pricing tiers, no apps, and no APIs. The network distributes resources through a partner-organization channel (schools, healthcare, municipalities, community groups) and reaches partners and families through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, email newsletters, and regional events (Journées de la persévérance scolaire, Assemblée régionale des partenaires, Forum en loisir). The team operates as coordinators, implementation agents, and accompaniment agents at regional and MRC levels, with no publicly disclosed headcount or revenue figures.

Name

COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent

Legal name

COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent

Website

https://cosmoss.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent is a Quebec-based non-profit regional concertation network, founded in 2004, that coordinates intersectoral partners (schools, healthcare, municipalities, community groups) across 11 MRC territories to support youth development, school perseverance, health, and family well-being through foundation- and government-funded programs delivered free to partners and families.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Youth Development Coordination Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAHAI

Student Welfare, Pastoral Care & Safeguarding Services

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Overseas Secondary School Programs (Boarding, Exchange, Summer)

SECONDARYHLAJAOAG

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

Keywords

• Youth development
• Intersectoral collaboration
• Community coordination
• Social mobilization
• Family services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rimouski

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Government Funding: Funding from foundations and government bodies to support regional youth development initiatives and intersectoral collaboration programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent is a regional intersectoral collaboration network that brings together schools, healthcare providers, municipal governments, and community organizations across all 11 MRC territories of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It coordinates youth development initiatives in five areas: early childhood development, school perseverance, health and well-being, transition to adult life, and prevention of mistreatment. Programs, documentation, tools, and regional events are delivered free of charge to partner organizations and families.

Product overview

COSMOSS Bas-Saint-Laurent is a regional intersectoral collaboration network focused on youth development. It is not a technology product company but rather a coordination initiative bringing together partners across health, education, employment, and community sectors. The network provides documentation, tools, programs, and initiatives to support youth and families across eight MRC territories in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. Key focus areas include early childhood development, school perseverance, healthy living habits, transition to adult life, and child maltreatment prevention. The organization shares resources through a website providing access to documentation, tools, news, and regional information rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COSMOSS Les Basques: Local MRC-level chapter of COSMOSS serving the Les Basques territory
• COSMOSS Rimouski-Neigette
• COSMOSS La Matanie
• COSMOSS La Matapédia
• COSMOSS La Mitis
• COSMOSS Rivière-du-Loup
• COSMOSS Témiscouata
• COSMOSS Kamouraska

Products and services

• Regional Intersectoral Coordination Services Core coordination service mobilizing education, health, municipal, and community partners around five priority issues: early childhood development, school perseverance, health and well-being, transition to adult life, and prevention of mistreatment. Delivered free of charge to partner organizations and families across Bas-Saint-Laurent.
• Boîte à outils (Regional Toolbox) Shared toolbox of documentation, programs, and best practices made available to partner organizations participating in the COSMOSS network across the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
• Journées de la persévérance scolaire (Regional Mobilization Events)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 350 actions and initiatives implemented annually across the region
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• L'Entente sectorielle de développement social du Bas-Saint-LaurentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSectoral agreement for social development bringing together regional stakeholders for coordinated action.
• Les centres de services scolaires du Bas-Saint-LaurentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional school service centers as key partners in educational perseverance and youth development initiatives.
• Le Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux du Bas-Saint-LaurentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated health and social services center as key partner in health and well-being initiatives.
• Pôle régional en enseignement supérieur du Bas-Saint-LaurentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional higher education pole partner supporting youth transition to post-secondary education and training.
• MRC de Rimouski-NeigettecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional county municipality providing local governance and financial support for youth initiatives in Rimouski-Neigette territory.
• Centre de services scolaire des PharescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool service center partner in Rimouski-Neigette territory contributing to educational initiatives.
• Les Saveurs du Bas-Saint-LaurentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food and culinary organization collaborating on healthy eating initiatives.
• Carrefour Jeunesse EmploiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth employment center collaborating on socio-professional integration programs.
• Loisir et Sport Bas-Saint-LaurentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional recreation and sports organization supporting outdoor activity initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• M361 Moteur d'impact social: Quebec social impact intermediary supporting regional mobilization and collective impact initiatives, comparable in operating model to COSMOSS and listed as a core financial partner.
• Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon: Major Quebec philanthropic funder that backs both COSMOSS and a portfolio of similar youth and family initiatives, representing an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct peer but highly relevant for understanding the funding landscape.
• Coalition Interagence Sida (and other Quebec intersectoral coalitions): Quebec intersectoral coalition model mobilizing health, community, and public actors around shared social objectives; not a direct competitor but a governance and coordination model analog to COSMOSS.

Direct peers

• Québec en Forme: Quebec provincial initiative promoting healthy lifestyle habits among youth through intersectoral partnerships, directly aligned with COSMOSS's health and well-being focus area and sharing the same Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon funding ecosystem.
• Réseau québécois de Villes et Villages en santé: Quebec network promoting intersectoral action at the municipal level for community well-being, sharing COSMOSS's logic of mobilizing local partners (municipal, health, community) around shared social objectives.
• Avenir d'enfants: Quebec-wide early childhood mobilization initiative with a comparable intersectoral (school, health, community, municipal) coordination model focused on child development outcomes from 0-5 years, structurally similar to one of COSMOSS's five pillars.
• Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi (various regional offices): Quebec network of youth employment centers providing socio-professional integration services, directly aligned with COSMOSS's transition-to-adult-life pillar and listed as one of COSMOSS's actual strategic partners.
• Réseau québécois des Corporations de développement communautaire (RQCDC): Quebec network of community development corporations coordinating intersectoral local action on social issues, structurally similar to COSMOSS as a regional mobilization table linking community, municipal, and institutional actors.

Emerging players

• Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches (and other Centraide regional branches): Regional fundraising and social coordination networks in Quebec that mobilize intersectoral resources for vulnerable populations including youth, with comparable regional coordination structures and community-led mobilization approaches.
• Réseau des Carrefours jeunesse-emploi du Québec: Provincial umbrella for the Carrefour Jeunesse-emploi network, with comparable regional presence and youth-transition focus, representing a scale-up model for what COSMOSS does at the MRC level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC791MSNIwBJgV32qkpF5xBw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/cosmossBasSaintLaurent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cosmoss-bas-saint-laurent
• Instagraminstagram.com/cosmossbassaintlaurent

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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