Comité Sectoriel de main-d'oeuvre - économie sociale et action communautaire

What Comité Sectoriel de main-d'oeuvre - économie sociale et action communautaire does

CSMO-ÉSAC is a Quebec-based nonprofit sectoral workforce committee (OBNL) that provides labour market research, training, and management tools for the social economy and community action sector (ÉSAC), serving more than 11,200 OBNLs (not-for-profit organizations) and cooperatives and 5,432 government-funded community organizations across all 17 regions of Quebec. The organization operates the FC3 Moodle-based asynchronous e-learning platform (offering SOFEDUC-certified UEC credits), publishes the triennial Les Repères national survey (the only reliable statistical portrait of the ÉSAC workforce since 2009), and runs the DATAide digital transformation program for nonprofits.

Its portfolio spans continuing education modules (HR, financial management, governance, social impact measurement, EDI, digital skills), qualifying and diploma programs (RAC96 early childhood education, Parcours travail-études en petite enfance, PAMT home support worker training), downloadable toolkits (HR fact sheets, financial self-diagnostics, governance guides), and the Outil d'identification des besoins de formation sold at $55 CAD per license. Distribution is direct via csmoesac.qc.ca and through partnerships with 21 CEGEPs, the Carrefours Jeunesse-Emploi (CJE) network, and AXTRA's 98 employment counselling organizations.

The organization is primarily funded by the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT) and the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MESS), with the CPMT being the principal institutional funder. Programs are largely free for sector participants, with salary coverage available for advanced DATAide cohorts; modest fee-for-service revenue comes from publications and tool sales. Governance rests on a board representing community action, social economy, and the union movement, with an observer from CPMT; Valérie Roy has served as board president since January 2022. The organization is headquartered at 1431 rue Fullum in Montréal and employs approximately 51 staff.

Name

Comité Sectoriel de main-d'oeuvre - économie sociale et action communautaire

Legal name

Le Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'économie sociale et de l'action communautaire

Website

https://csmoesac.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quebec nonprofit sectoral workforce committee providing training, management toolkits, and labour-market research for the social economy and community action sector, serving 11,200+ OBNLs and cooperatives across all 17 regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development and Continuing Education for the Social Economy and Community Action Sector

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Workforce development training
• Social economy sectors
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Continuing education programs
• Labour market research

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding – Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT): Primary revenue source. The Commission des partenaires du marché du travail contributes to the financing of CSMO-ÉSAC activities, representing the main institutional funding mechanism. Additional government funding comes from the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale for specific programs such as DATAide.
2. Fee-for-Service Publications and Tools: The organization sells training tools, toolkits, and publications such as the Outil d'identification des besoins de formation (priced at $55 CAD) and box-of-tools CD-ROM products, generating supplementary non-governmental revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CSMO-ÉSAC is a sectoral workforce committee that provides free and subsidized continuing education, qualifying and diploma training, management toolkits (HR, governance, financial management, social impact measurement), and the Les Repères national labour force survey to Quebec's social economy and community action organizations. It also administers the DATAide digital transformation support program and the Parcours travail-études en petite enfance work-study program, delivered through the FC3 Moodle-based distance learning platform and partnerships with 21 CEGEPs.

Product overview

CSMO ÉSAC operates as a sectoral workforce development committee for Quebec's social economy and community action sector. The organization provides a portfolio of training services (continuing education, qualifying and diploma programs), management toolkits (HR, governance, financial management, social impact measurement), research programs (Les Repères national survey), and the DATAide digital transformation support program. Training delivery occurs primarily through the FC3 Moodle-based distance learning platform. The organization supports over 11,200 enterprises across Quebec's social economy sector, offering resources in both French and through partnerships with regional organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FC3: Distance learning platform for the social economy and community action sector offering asynchronous online training courses.
• DATAide
• Les Repères

Products and services

• FC3 formation à distance Moodle-based asynchronous e-learning platform managed by CSMO-ÉSAC for the social economy and community action sector. Hosts modules in financial management, social impact measurement, EDI, cooperative principles, and other workforce development topics. Certified by SOFEDUC for UEC continuing education credits. Accessible to organizations across all 17 regions of Quebec.
• Formations continues Continuing education programs covering HR management, financial management, social impact measurement, digital skills, governance, social economy, socio-ecological transition, and equity, diversity and inclusion. Available to OBNLs and cooperatives in the sector, primarily free of charge.
• Formations qualifiantes et diplômantes Qualifying and diploma programs including RAC96 in early childhood education, the Parcours travail-études en petite enfance (COUD), and the Préposé.e d'aide à domicile (PAMT) home support worker training. Designed to address acute labour shortages in targeted occupations.
• Parcours travail-études en petite enfance (COUD) National short-term work-study program alternating work in childcare services and college courses, designed to attract, train, and retain more than 2,400 early childhood educators in Quebec by 2024. Approximately 250 students began training in Fall 2021. Delivered in partnership with 21 CEGEPs across Quebec.
• DATAide digital transformation program Three-tier digital transformation support program for non-profits: introduction workshops (2-hour), digital project planning (5 months with personalized support and salary coverage for advanced participants), and leadership and innovation training. Free to OBNLs; extended to 2027 with MESS funding. More than 1,200 OBNLs trained and 400 have begun concrete digital transformation projects since launch.
• Enquête Les Repères (National Labour Force Survey) National periodic survey providing comprehensive data on the social economy and community action workforce, including organizational health, employment conditions, wages, training needs, and workforce challenges. Conducted every three years since 2009; the only reliable statistical portrait of the sector. Sixth edition launched in 2026.
• Boîte à outils GRH (HR Management Toolkit) Toolkit for human resource management including HR fact sheets, workplace health and safety tools, and HR resources tailored for the social economy and community action sector. Available for download from the publications portal.
• Boîte à outils en gouvernance (Governance Toolkit) Toolkit for democratic governance practices, including practical guides and resources for board management and organizational governance tailored to OBNL and cooperative structures.
• Boîte à outils en gestion financière (Financial Management Toolkit) Financial management toolkit with self-diagnostics, exercises, and downloadable templates adaptable to OBNL or cooperative realities.
• L'ÉDI par et pour l'ÉSAC (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative) Equity, diversity, and inclusion initiative providing questionnaire tools, training, and resources specifically designed for the social economy and community action sector.
• Outil d'identification des besoins de formation Tool for identifying current and forecast training needs, allowing autonomous diagnosis per employee and organization with automatic Excel export capabilities. Sold at $55 CAD per license.
• Soutien à la formation (Training Support Services) Training support services including funding research with the FDRCMO fund and regional training accompaniment for organizations in the social economy and community action sector.
• Formation Mesure d'impact social (Social Impact Measurement Course) Online training 'Initiation à la mesure d'impact social' (Introduction to Social Impact Measurement) on the FC3 platform. First in Quebec for OBNLs and cooperatives. 7 distinct modules available in asynchronous mode with SOFEDUC-recognized UEC credits. Over 2,000 participants have been trained across in-person and distance learning formats.
• Formationcoopératives et mutuelles (Cooperative and Mutual Management Course) Distance learning course 'Gestion des coopératives et des mutuelles : au cœur d'un mouvement' developed in collaboration with RICM (Regroupement interuniversitaire sur les coopératives et les mutuelles). Designed to train over 1,000 participants initially in cooperative and mutual management.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AXTRA – Alliance des centres-conseils en emploiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022AXTRA represents 98 employment counselling organizations across 16 of Quebec's 17 administrative regions. Its General Director, Valérie Roy, serves as President of CSMO-ÉSAC's Board of Directors, creating a direct governance link between the two organizations.
• Regroupement interuniversitaire sur les coopératives et les mutuelles (RICM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRICM brings together four university research entities (Université de Sherbrooke's Institut de recherche et d'éducation pour les coopératives, UQAM's Chaire de coopération Guy-Bernier, Université Laval's Chaire de leadership en enseignement sur l'engagement social, and HEC Montréal's Institut international des coopératives Alphonse-et-Dorimène-Desjardins). RICM developed the content for the cooperative and mutual management distance training program in collaboration with CSMO-ÉSAC and CQCM.
• Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCQCM (comprising leaders of major cooperative and mutualist regroupements) partnered with CSMO-ÉSAC and RICM to develop and launch the distance training program for cooperative and mutual management. CSMO-ÉSAC coordinates the project while CQCM provides sectoral expertise and financing from the FDRCMO (Fonds de développement et de reconnaissance des compétences de la main-d'œuvre).
• SACAIS (Secrétariat à l'action communautaire autonome et aux initiatives sociales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSACAIS is a government secretariat overseeing autonomous community action in Quebec. It receives Les Repères survey results and other sector data from CSMO-ÉSAC to inform policy decisions. It estimates approximately 5,432 community organizations receive government funding.
• MTESS (Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTESS receives Les Repères survey results from CSMO-ÉSAC as part of the interministerial data-sharing framework. The ministry's 2018-2023 Stratégie nationale sur la main-d'œuvre references workforce challenges in the social economy sector that CSMO-ÉSAC's research helps document.
• Réseau des Tables régionales d'organismes communautaires (CTROC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTROC commissioned the salary survey of community organizations in health and social services. CSMO-ÉSAC's research lead, Lynda Binhas, conducted the study, and CTROC representatives presented the results alongside CSMO-ÉSAC.
• TIESS (Territoire, Innovation, Économie sociale et Solidarity)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTIESS provides additional governance tools and resources referenced alongside CSMO-ÉSAC's own governance toolkit. TIESS hosts the 'Gouvernance démocratique' resource portal, complementing CSMO-ÉSAC's tool offerings for the sector.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Imagine Canada: National sector body for Canadian charities and nonprofits, providing research, training, and standards (including the Standards Program). While pan-Canadian rather than Quebec-specific, Imagine Canada serves the same nonprofit constituency as CSMO-ÉSAC and addresses overlapping capacity-building needs.
• BioTalent Canada: Canada's sector council for bio-economy workforce development. Delivers HR research, training, and labour market intelligence for biotech employers, with a mandate and operating model mirroring CSMO-ÉSAC's CPMT-funded structure. Both are part of the broader Canadian sector council ecosystem.
• ECO Canada: Canadian sector council for environmental careers — a near-perfect structural analog to CSMO-ÉSAC. ECO Canada delivers sector-specific HR research, training, and certification for the environmental workforce, funded through government and industry partners. Identical sectoral workforce committee model.
• Regroupement québécois des organismes pour le développement de l'employabilité (RQODE): Quebec coalition of employability development organizations serving similar NPO and community-based clients. Overlapping Quebec-specific workforce development mission targeting community-sector and vulnerable-population employment outcomes.
• AXTRA - Alliance des centres-conseils en emploi: Alliance of 98 employment counseling organizations across 16 of Quebec's 17 regions. AXTRA's General Director (Valérie Roy) serves as CSMO-ÉSAC's Board President, evidencing tight governance integration. Both deliver workforce development services to overlapping Quebec NPO and employment-services audiences.
• Tourism HR Canada: Canadian sector council for tourism workforce development. Delivers labour market research, training, and HR tools to tourism employers — model is structurally identical to CSMO-ÉSAC's operation in the social economy sector. Both are federally/provincially funded sector councils.
• Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM): Quebec apex body for cooperatives and mutuals — a core partner of CSMO-ÉSAC. Both organizations serve the cooperative and mutual sector (3,000 entities, 100,000+ employees) and jointly developed the cooperative management training program. CQCM provides sectoral expertise and FDRCMO funding.
• COCDMO - Coalition des organismes communautaires pour le développement de la main-d'œuvre: Quebec-based coalition of community organizations focused on workforce development in the community sector. The previous CSMO-ÉSAC president (Frédéric Lalande) came from COCDMO, indicating tight sectoral overlap. Both organizations serve overlapping NPO constituencies and jointly shape labor policy.
• TIESS - Territoire, Innovation, Économie sociale et Solidarité: Québec organization supporting social economy innovation through research, tools, and training. TIESS hosts the Gouvernance démocratique resource portal referenced alongside CSMO-ÉSAC's own governance toolkit. Directly comparable mandate around social economy capacity building.

Broad incumbents

• Compétences Québec (formerly CPMT): Quebec's Commission des partenaires du marché du travail, the umbrella funder and political authority for all sectoral workforce committees including CSMO-ÉSAC. Oversees the broader workforce development ecosystem and provides primary funding. A natural parent/incumbent relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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