Culture Laval

What Culture Laval does

Culture Laval is a non-profit (OBNL) regional cultural concertation body headquartered at 3886 boulevard Saint-Martin Ouest in Laval, Quebec. Founded in 2014 as the Conseil régional de la culture de Laval (CRCL) and renamed Culture Laval in 2019, the organization operates as the designated cultural concertation body for the Laval region within the Réseau Culture 360°, a Quebec-wide framework covering 15 regions and approximately 5,000 cultural professionals. Its core function is to convene, represent, and support the regional cultural ecosystem — including artists, cultural organizations, municipalities, and funders — through policy advocacy, advisory services, professional development, and programming aimed at cultural entrepreneurship and digital transformation.

The organization operates the Signé Laval digital platform, a discovery tool that gives visibility to regional cultural offerings, and runs the Cellule Culture-communautés, an intersectoral working group launched in January 2025 to bridge the cultural sector with community actors. Its programmatic portfolio spans professional development, cultural entrepreneurship support, digital transformation advisory, and policy advocacy, including an active campaign for the creation of a Conseil des arts à Laval.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit structure. Revenue is generated principally through annual operating grants from Ville de Laval and the Quebec Ministry of Culture, supplemented by tiered membership dues (CAD $25–$200 per year) and project-based funding tied to specific initiatives such as the partnership with Festival MOSAÏQUE Laval. The organization employs 8 staff and is led by interim CEO Marie-Ève Lepage (since September 2024) and President Geneviève Trudel. A new board of directors for 2026–2027 was announced in June 2026, following the ratification of new general regulations in May 2025.

Name

Culture Laval

Legal name

Culture Laval

Website

https://culturelaval.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Culture Laval is a Quebec non-profit designated regional cultural concertation body serving Laval's cultural ecosystem through policy advocacy, programming, the Signé Laval discovery platform, and support for approximately 5,000 regional cultural professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Development Services

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Regional cultural development
• Arts professional services
• Cultural sector representation
• Artist professional development
• Cultural event coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Laval

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. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual artists, cultural professionals, and organizations. Tiers range from $25 (professional development members) to $200 (partner organizations), with professional individual membership at $50.
2. Training Programs: Professional development and training workshops offered at discounted rates for members. Programs cover topics such as digital marketing, governance, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and cultural mediation.
3. Event Participation: Fees collected for various events, workshops, and professional gatherings organized for the cultural community.
4. Government Grants: Funding from government sources including the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications, Ville de Laval, and other public bodies to support cultural development initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Culture Laval is the designated regional cultural concertation body for Laval, Quebec, providing membership-based professional development, advisory services, artistic entrepreneurship support, digital transformation assistance, training programs, and sector representation to artists, cultural workers, and cultural organizations. The organization operates the Signé Laval digital media platform and directory as its primary public-facing product, reaching tens of thousands of people annually.

Product overview

Culture Laval is a non-profit cultural organization (originally Conseil régional de la culture de Laval, renamed in 2019) that serves as a regional cultural coordination body for Laval, Quebec. The organization offers a portfolio of services organized around four core pillars: professional development (Développement professionnel), artistic entrepreneurship support (Entrepreneuriat artistique), digital transformation (Transformation numérique), and general advisory services. The service ecosystem includes Signé Laval, a digital media platform and cultural directory that serves as the primary public-facing digital product reaching tens of thousands annually. Supporting digital offerings include Balados (podcasts), Dia-log (dialogue platform), and Rubrique numérique (digital content section). The organization also provides member-exclusive services including networking events (5@7, Midi-Culture), training workshops, awards programs, and representation/lobbying activities. The overall architecture is a service-based model rather than a software platform, with Signé Laval being the most product-like digital offering serving both members and the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Signé Laval: Digital platform and magazine serving as the only media entirely devoted to promoting Laval's artists, events, and cultural venues
• Oasis Cartier
• Marché Signé Laval
• Dia-log
• IMPULSIONS
• Cellule Culture-communautés

Products and services

• Signé Laval A digital media platform and cultural directory that showcases Laval's artists, events, and cultural venues. It is the only media entirely dedicated to promoting Laval's artists, events, and cultural spaces, reaching tens of thousands of people annually.
• Service-conseil Advisory services providing guidance on financing, project submissions, digital matters, cultural entrepreneurship, career development, and the Laval cultural ecosystem. Available primarily to members.
• Formation continue Continuing education and training programs for cultural professionals, including workshops on video content creation, Canva, website creation, fundraising, governance, and cultural mediation. Offered at member-discounted rates.
• Prix et bourses Awards and grants programs recognizing excellence among Laval's cultural artists and organizations, including the Prix d'Excellence de Culture Laval and the Prix CALQ - Artiste de l'année à Laval.
• Accompagnement en entrepreneuriat artistique Individualized support for artists and cultural organizations covering entrepreneurial skills development, available resources, and production, promotion, and performance guidance. Delivered through a 6-meeting accompaniment program covering topics from business models to governance.
• Développement professionnel Professional development services helping artists navigate the cultural ecosystem, including guidance on funding programs, grant applications, project presentations, and administrative processes.
• Transformation numérique Digital transformation support services helping cultural organizations adapt to digital technologies and practices.
• Balados Podcast series produced by Culture Laval covering cultural topics and discussions relevant to the cultural sector.
• Dia-log A digital dialogue platform fostering conversations on cultural topics within the cultural community.
• Rubrique numérique Digital content section offering resources and information about digital topics relevant to the cultural sector.
• Marché Signé Laval A market initiative by Culture Laval featuring Laval's cultural offerings and showcasing local cultural products.
• Oasis Cartier A special project by Culture Laval focused on cultural development in the Laval region.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Festival MOSAÏQUE LavalsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Annual cultural festival collaborating on professional development events, including the 2nd edition of the summer professional day focused on festivals as catalysts for community health.
• La Centrale des artistessupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Professional artist services organization collaborating on the summer professional day event with Culture Laval and Festival MOSAÏQUE Laval.
• Cellule Culture-communautéscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Intersectoral working group bringing together cultural and social development actors, launched in January 2025 and funded through the PRDS (Politique régionale de développement social). Culture Laval participates in its launch and coordination.
• Ville de LavalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Key municipal partner in the PDCRL (Plan de développement culturel de la région de Laval), co-signing the five-year cultural development plan and providing ongoing support for regional cultural development initiatives.
• Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Laval (CCIL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-signatory of the PDCRL, representing the business community's interest in cultural development and contributing to economic aspects of the cultural sector strategy.
• Centre de services scolaire de Laval (CSS Laval)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Educational partner co-signing the PDCRL, working to integrate cultural experiences into student learning and connect schools with cultural organizations.
• ROCAL (Regroupement d'Organismes Culturels et d'Artistes Lavallois)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Key advocacy organization for Laval's cultural organizations and artists, co-signatory of the PDCRL and represented on the steering committee.
• Tourisme LavalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Tourism development partner co-signing the PDCRL, working to position culture as a driver of tourism and regional attractiveness.
• Réseau Culture 360°coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella organization bringing together 15 regional councils of culture across Quebec. Culture Laval participates in this network which represents approximately 5,000 artists and cultural organizations. The network advocates for regional cultural development at the provincial level.
• La RuchesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrowdfunding accompaniment organization, referenced as an ally for artistic entrepreneurship support, helping artists access alternative financing methods.
• PRESL (Économie sociale Laval)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial economy network in Laval, partnered for entrepreneurship support services to help artists understand cooperative and social economy models.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Culture Montréal: Regional cultural concertation body for the Montreal agglomeration, operating a near-identical model (membership, training, representation, event programming) but at much larger scale. Most directly comparable peer given shared mandate, funding sources (Ville de Montréal, MCC), and service portfolio.
• Culture Sherbrooke: Regional cultural development council serving Sherbrooke, part of the same Réseau Culture 360° network. Offers directly comparable services (membership, training, advocacy) and operates with a similar small-team, grant-funded nonprofit model.
• Compétence Culture: Umbrella association of Quebec regional cultural councils (the parent network of which Culture Laval is a member through Réseau Culture 360°). Operates in the same cultural concertation space, serving the same regional councils and providing shared training, advocacy, and representation services.
• Culture Centre-du-Québec: Regional cultural council for Centre-du-Québec, another Réseau Culture 360° peer. Closely comparable in size, mandate, and service mix to Culture Laval; useful peer for measuring relative scale and program effectiveness.
• Culture Mauricie: Regional cultural council for the Mauricie region, member of Réseau Culture 360°. Operates the same regional concertation model with comparable membership tiers, training programs, and government funding relationships.
• Culture Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: Regional cultural development council for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, also a Réseau Culture 360° member. Directly comparable in mandate and operating model; useful peer for benchmarking service scope and member engagement.

Emerging players

• Regroupement des arts interdisciplinaires du Québec (RAIQ): Quebec-wide association representing interdisciplinary arts organizations and artists. Comparable in advocacy and professional development role but sector-specific rather than regional; relevant for member organizations Culture Laval serves.
• ROCAL (Regroupement d'Organismes Culturels et d'Artistes Lavallois): Coalition of Laval cultural organizations and artists, formally partnered with Culture Laval and co-signatory of the PDCRL. Operates as a member-advocacy body for organizations rather than individual professionals, partially overlapping Culture Laval's constituency but with distinct governance and mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ): Provincial-level arts council that funds individual artists and organizations across Quebec and co-administers the Prix CALQ - Artiste de l'année à Laval with Culture Laval. Operates as a funder/funder-of-last-resort rather than a regional service body, but is the key institutional counterpart in Culture Laval's ecosystem.
• Conseil des arts de Montréal: Municipal arts council that disburses grants to Montreal-based artists and organizations. Relevant as the structural model Culture Laval is pursuing through its proposed Conseil des arts à Laval initiative, and as the funding counterparty that Montreal-based Laval artists often access instead.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4A8KB67Y6yyEzUKSYR7DAQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/culturelaval
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conseil-regional-de-la-culture-de-laval
• Instagraminstagram.com/culture_laval

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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