Economie sociale Laurentides

What Economie sociale Laurentides does

Économie sociale Laurentides is a non-profit regional social economy hub (Pôle d'économie sociale) operating in the Laurentides region of Quebec, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Sainte-Adèle with a secondary office in Mirabel. The organization supports the creation and development of collective enterprises — primarily cooperatives and non-profit organizations (OBNLs) — through direct accompaniment, training programs, networking, and advocacy. Its member ecosystem comprises approximately 470 collective enterprises employing roughly 7,460 people and generating an aggregate $877M in annual regional revenue (2022 statistics). The organization functions as a coordination and support body rather than a product company; its core offerings include the 'ABC de l'économie sociale' introductory sessions, monthly co-development cohorts (Cohorte de codéveloppement), periodic communities of practice, and member-directory services such as room rental and catering at its L'Usine Lab facility.

The business model is non-commercial and mission-driven. Services are provided free of charge to entrepreneurs and community members, with no publicly disclosed pricing for members or the public. Revenue appears to be derived from a combination of membership fees, government grants, and partnership agreements, consistent with the funding model of Quebec's 22 regional social economy poles coordinated under the Chantier de l'économie sociale. Go-to-market is community-led: outreach occurs through content marketing (website, newsletter, YouTube enterprise portraits), social media, free events and workshops, and partnership-driven campaigns such as the November 2025 'S'enrichir collectivement' initiative. Customer acquisition is driven by referrals from MRCs, CDROL, and the broader regional development network rather than sales motions.

Strategic positioning centers on the organization's status as a recognized regional interlocutor on social economy matters. In November 2025, the hub formalized partnerships with CDROL (Coopérative de développement régional Outaouais-Laurentides) for coordinated service delivery and with Synergie Économique Laurentides for the Pacte d'engagement en réemploi — a regional commitment to position reuse as an essential service. The organization is led by Amélie Girard (Directrice générale) and operates with a small staff of approximately 7 employees, reflecting its role as a lean coordination hub rather than a service-delivery scale operator. No technology platform, proprietary software, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the digital stack consists of standard small-nonprofit tooling including a WordPress-based website, Airtable intake forms, and Zoom/Teams for virtual sessions.

Name

Economie sociale Laurentides

Legal name

Économie sociale Laurentides

Website

https://economiesocialelaurentides.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Économie sociale Laurentides is a non-profit regional hub that supports the creation and development of cooperatives and non-profit enterprises across Quebec's Laurentides region through free accompaniment, training, and networking services for its 470 member organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Economy Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Social economy development
• Collective enterprise support
• Cooperative advisory services
• Nonprofit incubation services
• Community economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-Adèle

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership-based services: The organization operates as a social economy pole that supports the creation and development of collective enterprises. Revenue appears to come from membership fees, government funding, and partnership agreements rather than product sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Économie sociale Laurentides is a non-profit regional social economy hub (Pôle d'économie sociale) that supports the creation, development, and consolidation of collective enterprises — cooperatives and organisms à but non-lucratif (OBNL) — in Quebec's Laurentides region. It provides free advisory accompaniment, signature training programs (ABC de l'économie sociale), monthly co-development cohorts, and thematic communities of practice, while advocating for the social economy with regional and provincial governmental partners and operating the L'Usine Lab shared workspace facility.

Product overview

Économie sociale Laurentides is a non-profit organization (Pôle d'économie sociale) that serves as a regional hub supporting the development of social economy enterprises in the Laurentides region of Quebec. Rather than offering a commercial product or software platform, the organization provides advisory services, training programs, and networking opportunities for collective enterprises including cooperatives and non-profit organizations (OBNL). Key services include the 'ABC de l'économie sociale' introductory sessions, co-development cohorts for collective enterprise managers, partnership development with CDROL, and initiatives such as the 'S'enrichir collectivement' campaign showcasing local social economy enterprises. The organization functions as a coordination and support body rather than a product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Usine Lab: A lab/workspace facility operated by the organization for projects and events

Products and services

• Accompagnement et formation pour entreprises collectives Personalized advisory and training services that support the creation and development of collective enterprises (cooperatives and non-profits / OBNL) in the Laurentides region, delivered free of charge to entrepreneurs and community members through individual consultations starting from a public Airtable-based accompaniment intake form on the ÉSL website.
• ABC de l'économie sociale A free introductory training program on the social economy model (its structures, rules, and operations) for entrepreneurs and curious individuals evaluating a cooperative or OBNL project, offered jointly with CDROL and the Pôle d'économie sociale de l'Outaouais through free virtual sessions open to the public.
• Cohorte de codéveloppement A recurring monthly co-development cohort for managers and directors of collective enterprises, structured around small-group peer exchange where participants share current challenges and gain perspective from other practitioners in a confidential setting.
• Communauté de pratique Periodic thematic communities of practice organized around specific themes (such as 'La communication bienveillante' / kind communication) that bring together members of the social economy ecosystem for peer discussion and collective intelligence on shared topics.
• L'Usine Lab A shared lab / workspace facility operated by Économie sociale Laurentides that hosts projects, meetings, and events for member enterprises and the broader social economy ecosystem in the Laurentides region.

Quantifiable outcome

• 470 collective enterprises supported in Laurentides region
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Synergie Économique LaurentidescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Joint initiative to launch the Pacte d'engagement pour le réemploi and regional report on ressourceries. Collaboration to establish a common and structured approach to make reuse a cornerstone of socio-ecological transition in the Laurentides.
• Coopérative de développement régional Outaouais-Laurentides (CDROL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2025First partnership agreement signed to strengthen social economy in the region. Collaboration aims to develop a coherent and complementary continuum of services for social economy enterprises at all stages of development. Includes collaborative governance with mixed coordination committees and weekly meetings between advisors.
• Association des ressourceries du QuébecmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Pacte d'engagement pour le réemploi and the report 'De l'ère du recyclage à celle du réemploi: bâtir la filière de demain' to support ressourceries (reuse centers) in the region.
• MRC de Thérèse-De BlainvillemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 'S'enrichir collectivement' campaign to highlight five collective enterprises embodying social economy values, vitality, and concrete impact. Campaign includes ten video capsules produced by TVBL.
• Conseil des préfets et des élus des Laurentides (CPERL)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the 'S'enrichir collectivement' campaign to promote social economy enterprises and values across the Laurentides region.
• Pôle d'économie sociale de l'OutaouaismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of ABC de l'économie sociale webinars and educational sessions on social economy for entrepreneurs across both regions.
• Culture LaurentidescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on TISSÉ SERRÉ project - a living laboratory for cultural mutualization. Invites professional artists and cultural organizations to develop mutualization projects around collective spaces, human resources, and cultural tourism.
• Connexion LaurentidesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized panel on innovation in social economy with multiple regional partners including École des entrepreneurs du Qc.
• École des entrepreneurs du Qc – campus des LaurentidesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized panel on innovation in social economy, bringing expertise on entrepreneurship development.
• Chantier de l'économie socialemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial social economy organization that unites all 22 poles across Quebec. Supports Mois de l'économie sociale (Social Economy Month) initiatives and provides access to financial tools including RISQ and Fiducie du Chantier.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Association des ressourceries du Québec: Quebec-wide association of ressourceries and co-author of the 'De l'ère du recyclage à celle du réemploi' report. Directly comparable as a membership-based support organization for circular economy enterprises, intersecting with the hub's ressourcerie work.
• Coopérative de développement régional Outaouais-Laurentides (CDROL): Regional cooperative development cooperative that signed a core partnership agreement with Économie sociale Laurentides in November 2025 to provide coordinated support across the enterprise lifecycle. Operates an overlapping mandate on cooperative creation and development in the same geography.
• Synergie Économique Laurentides: Regional economic development organization in the Laurentides and core partner on the Pacte d'engagement en réemploi. Overlaps in regional entrepreneurship support and serves a comparable SMB/non-profit audience across the same territory.
• Culture Laurentides: Regional cultural development council and core partner on the TISSÉ SERRÉ cultural mutualization living laboratory. Comparable mandate of supporting a specific sector of collective enterprises in the Laurentides.
• Connexion Laurentides: Regional innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem player in the Laurentides that co-organized the social economy innovation panel with École des entrepreneurs du Qc. Comparable role as a regional connector for entrepreneurs and SMBs.
• Pôle d'économie sociale de l'Outaouais: Sister Pôle d'économie sociale serving the Outaouais region with the same mandate, member-based service model, and ABC de l'économie sociale training portfolio. Explicitly referenced as a co-organizer of joint webinars in the source data, making it the closest functional twin.

Regional players

• Pôle d'économie sociale de la Montérégie: One of the 22 Quebec Pôles d'économie sociale serving the Montérégie region with the identical mandate and service portfolio. Highly comparable model but operates in a different geography and does not directly compete for Laurentides members.
• Pôle d'économie sociale de Montréal: The Montréal Pôle d'économie sociale, operating the same model in Quebec's largest social economy market. Comparable structure and service catalog but anchored in a denser, more urban enterprise base.

Others

• Société d'aide au développement des collectivités (SADC): Federation of locally driven non-profit organizations supporting small business and community economic development across rural and peri-urban Quebec regions. Provides an adjacent Canadian model of regional enterprise support with overlapping entrepreneurial and community development remit.

Broad incumbents

• Chantier de l'économie sociale: Provincial coordinating body that unites all 22 Pôles d'économie sociale across Quebec and provides access to financial tools including RISQ and Fiducie du Chantier. Functions as the umbrella network that defines and resourced the Pôle model in which Économie sociale Laurentides operates.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/economiesocialelaurentides
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@economiesoci Laurentides
• Facebookfacebook.com/economiesocialelaurentides
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/economie-sociale-des-laurentides

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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