CREMIS - Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales, les discriminations et...

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CREMIS (Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales, les discriminations et les pratiques alternatives de citoyenneté) is a Quebec-based non-profit research center founded in 2004 and affiliated with CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, a public health and social services integrated centre. The center operates at the intersection of academic research, public health and social services intervention, and citizen engagement against social inequalities, producing participatory research on themes including homelessness, social rights, health inequalities, food systems, gender and sexual diversity, and Indigenous cultural security. Its core products are the bilingual peer-reviewed Revue du CREMIS journal (17 volumes since 2008, published bi-annually), research articles and reports, thematic dossiers, podcast series ('Balados' including 'Sur le vif'), documentary films, and annual knowledge-mobilization events.

The center's outputs are designed to inform healthcare practice, social policy, and community action across Quebec, serving a mixed stakeholder base of academic researchers, healthcare and social service practitioners, government policymakers, and community organizations. Its dissemination channels include a website, a Cyberimpact-powered newsletter, LinkedIn presence, podcasts, and regional events. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; as a non-profit embedded within the Quebec public health system, CREMIS is funded through its parent CIUSSS and research grants rather than commercial contracts. Its technology footprint is limited to a standard CMS-hosted website with no documented AI, proprietary software, or commercial product roadmap.

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CREMIS - Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales, les discriminations et...

Legal name

Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales, les discriminations et les pratiques alternatives de citoyenneté

Website

https://cremis.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CREMIS is a non-profit Montreal research center, affiliated with CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, that produces participatory research on social inequality, discrimination, homelessness, and citizenship practices. It serves Quebec academics, healthcare practitioners, policymakers, and community organizations through its Revue du CREMIS journal, dossiers, podcasts, and events.

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Montréal

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Canada

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North America

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Core offering

CREMIS is a non-profit social research center that conducts interdisciplinary research on social inequalities, discrimination, and alternative citizenship practices, and disseminates findings through its peer-reviewed journal (Revue du CREMIS), research articles, thematic dossiers, podcasts (Balados), and documentary films. It operates as a public-sector research hub affiliated with CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, bridging university research, frontline health and social services, and community engagement. Its outputs are made freely accessible to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community organizations.

Product overview

CREMIS operates as a social research center producing academic knowledge through its quarterly journal (Revue du CREMIS), individual research articles and reports, thematic dossiers, podcast series (Balados), and documentary films. The center focuses on seven thematic research fields: Territories and Food Systems, Homelessness, Capacities and Social Norms, Social State, Health and Social Inequalities, Knowledge and Citizen Participation, Life Stages, Rights and Justice, and Sexual Diversity and Gender Plurality.

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Brands

• Revue du CREMIS: The journal of CREMIS, published regularly with research on social inequalities, discrimination, and alternative citizenship practices. It sits at the intersection of university research, health and social services intervention, and citizen engagement against social inequalities.

Products and services

• Revue du CREMIS Peer-reviewed academic journal of CREMIS published quarterly, covering topics on social inequalities, discrimination, healthcare, homelessness, social work, and citizenship practices. Each volume focuses on thematic issues such as 'Expériences collectives' (2026), 'Corps engagés' (2025), and historical issues dating back to 2008. Free open access via the CREMIS website.
• Publications et Articles (Research Articles and Reports) Academic articles, research reports, and media content covering thematic areas including homelessness, food systems, social inequalities, mental health, and Indigenous cultural security. Includes reflexive tools for professionals (e.g., a tool to better support people on mental health leave) and the Portail de connaissances en itinérance.
• Balados (Podcasts) Podcast series including 'Sur le vif' episodes featuring discussions on topics such as radical benevolence and youth mental health recovery, used to disseminate CREMIS research findings to broader audiences.
• Dossiers Thématiques (Thematic Research Collections) Curated thematic collections on focused social policy and healthcare topics, such as Indigenous cultural security at CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, designed to synthesize research for practitioners and policymakers.
• Des casseroles à la prise de parole (Documentary) A 2012 documentary produced by CREMIS exploring citizen engagement and democratic participation during the 2012 Quebec student protests, featuring perspectives from various Montreal citizens.

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Direct peers

• CRESPPA - Centre de Recherches Sociologiques et Politiques de Paris: CNRS-affiliated French research lab focused on sociology, politics, and social inequalities. Highly comparable to CREMIS as a francophone academic research center producing peer-reviewed work on marginalization, citizenship, and social research methods.
• Centre de recherche en santé publique de Montréal (CRSPUM): Montreal-based public health research center operating within the Université de Montréal network. Comparable to CREMIS for its research on social determinants of health, vulnerable populations, and CIUSSS partnerships.
• Observatoire québécois des inégalités: Quebec observatory analyzing and disseminating data on social inequalities. Comparable to CREMIS for its focus on documenting discrimination, poverty, and citizenship in Quebec, with knowledge mobilization as a core mission.
• Centre Léa-Roback sur les inégalités sociales de santé: Quebec research center on social inequalities in health, affiliated with Université de Montréal. Direct peer to CREMIS in its focus on health disparities, participatory research, and intersectoral knowledge transfer.
• Institut de recherche en santé publique de l'Université de Montréal (IRSPUM): University of Montreal research institute addressing public health and social determinants of health. Comparable due to overlapping Quebec-based research on health inequalities, marginalized populations, and policy-relevant outputs.
• Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales (CRIS) - Université de Genève: Swiss academic research center on social inequalities from a life-course perspective. Comparable to CREMIS for its interdisciplinary social-science research on discrimination, health, and social policy.

Broad incumbents

• CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal - Direction de la recherche: Parent government health and social services institution housing CREMIS. Comparable as the ecosystem in which CREMIS operates, coordinating practice-based research across social services in Quebec.
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA): National Canadian policy research institute with extensive work on inequality, social policy, and marginalized communities. Comparable to CREMIS for its applied research aimed at influencing public policy, though broader in scope.

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