Intégration compétences

What Intégration compétences does

Intégration compétences is a non-profit organization (OBNL) headquartered in Beloeil, Quebec, operating as the designated Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE) for the Vallée-du-Richelieu and serving the Montérégie region through a second service point in Chambly. Founded in 1986 as the Corporation Aide et Intégration Jeunesse au Travail (AIJT) and rebranded in 2016, the organization delivers an integrated suite of free services across three streams: youth employment support (job search, career orientation, entrepreneurship pre-startup, school perseverance), youth development (personal autonomy, volunteering, video game tournaments, reading clubs), and immigration integration (intercultural activities, family settlement support, temporary foreign worker services, Café du monde, intercultural hackathon). Programs also extend to schools, community organizations, and regional employers through financial literacy (Mes finances, mes choix), work-study balance workshops, and intercultural management training.

The organization's core physical infrastructure centers on the Fabrique Numérique, a digital fabrication lab equipped with vinyl cutting, sublimation printing, 3D printing, and laser engraving tools, and on the Zone IC — a multifunctional venue inaugurated in June 2025 that combines an event hall, professional podcast and video recording studio, coworking space, and a youth artisan boutique (Boutique IC). These assets support both programmatic delivery and earned-revenue activities. Technology and production capabilities are concentrated in physical fabrication and media tools rather than software or AI systems.

Intégration compétences is funded primarily through government grants at the federal, provincial, and regional levels tied to its CJE, immigration, and youth mandates, with supplementary earned revenue from Zone IC room rental (starting at $200+ tax), podcast studio rental, and Boutique IC product sales. The organization is governed by a volunteer board of directors (President: Éric Lévesque) and led by Director General Mélissa Ouellet, appointed April 2026. Reach spans approximately 25 professionals and counselors, the MRC de La Vallée-du-Richelieu, MRC de Marguerite-D'Youville, MRC de Rouville, and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, with services delivered free of charge to end users.

Name

Intégration compétences

Legal name

Intégration compétences

Website

https://integrationcompetences.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intégration compétences is a Quebec non-profit (OBNL) and designated Carrefour jeunesse-emploi serving youth aged 15–35, immigrants, and regional employers in the Montérégie region through free employment, youth development, and immigration integration services delivered at two service points.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Youth Employment and Immigrant Integration Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Job Readiness Training & Soft Skills Development (EDAKANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace & Career Integration for Immigrants (Credentialing, Job Readiness) (EDAAADAE), Financial Literacy, Budgeting & Personal Finance (EDAMAHAE), Career & Employability Integration Support (Work Culture, Networking, Job Readiness) (EDAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Immigrant integration support
• Community nonprofit services
• Career orientation programs
• Digital fabrication lab

Headquarters

HQ city

Belœil

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Grants: As an OBNL (Non-Profit Organization), Intégration compétences operates primarily through government funding, grants, and subsidies from federal, provincial, and regional programs to fund its employment, immigration, and youth services.
2. Room Rental (Zone IC): The organization generates revenue by renting out its multifunctional Zone IC spaces — including an event hall, podcast studio, and coworking areas — to businesses, organizations, and individuals. Pricing starts at $200+ tax for the event space.
3. IC Boutique: The IC Boutique sells handmade products created by youth (candles, coasters, vases, and customizable items). Proceeds fund youth activities and skill development programs.
4. Mes finances, mes choix — Financial Education: A free financial literacy program offered in schools, organizations, and businesses as a community service, potentially supported by program funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Intégration compétences is a non-profit community organization (OBNL) operating as the designated Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE) for the Vallée-du-Richelieu region of Quebec. It delivers free employment, career orientation, and pre-startup support to youth aged 15–35; immigration settlement and intercultural integration services for newcomers and temporary foreign workers; and revenue-generating services for businesses and organizations including room rentals (Zone IC), podcast studio rental, and customized training. It also operates a Digital Fab Lab (Fabrique numérique) offering access to vinyl cutting, sublimation printing, 3D printing, and laser engraving for youth and partner organizations.

Product overview

Intégration compétences is a non-profit organization (OBNL) operating as a Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (youth employment center) serving the Montérégie region of Quebec. The organization offers an integrated suite of services organized into three main categories: Services aux individus (individual services including employment support, youth programs, and immigration integration), Services aux organismes et écoles (services for organizations and schools including financial education and school perseverance), and Services aux entreprises (business services including hiring support and intercultural training). Key offerings include employment assistance (job search, career orientation, business pre-startup), youth programs (digital fabrication lab, video game tournaments, reading clubs), immigration services (intercultural activities, migrant worker support, intercultural hackathon), community spaces (Zone IC multipurpose venue with podcast studio, room rentals, and youth artisan boutique), and financial literacy education (Mes finances, mes choix program). The organization operates two physical service locations in Belœil and Chambly, Quebec.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zone IC: Multifunctional space offering modern facilities including an event hall, podcast studio, coffee zone, and coworking spaces for events, video capture, podcast recording, corporate object creation, and coworking
• Vocation en Art!
• Mes finances, mes choix
• Café du monde
• Fabrique numérique
• Hackathon interculturel

Products and services

• Job Search Services (Recherche d'emploi)
• Career Orientation (Orientation)
• Business Pre-Startup Support (Prédémarrage d'entreprise)
• Digital Fabrication Lab (Fabrique numérique)
• Immigration Integration Services
• Intercultural Activities and Matching (PASI)
• Temporary Foreign Worker Support (Travailleurs migrants TET)
• Mes finances, mes choix — Financial Education
• Zone IC Event Space Rental
• Podcast Studio Rental (Balado)
• IC Boutique (Boutique IC)
• Laser Engraving & Customization Service for Businesses
• Business Services — Intercultural Training and Recruitment Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 years of continuous service to the Montérégie community since founding in approximately 1985
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-HilairecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Art exhibition partnership in which Vocation en Art! winning artworks are displayed in the rotunda of the Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire. Winners are also awarded gift cards and the opportunity to exhibit alongside established artists like Ulysse Comtois.
• Pôle de la réussite en MontérégiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on the Conciliation études-travail (work-study balance) workshops delivered in schools across the Vallée-du-Richelieu. Three 75-minute workshops covering time management, benefits and risks of working while studying, and employer communication.
• Granby IndustrielminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2024Collaboration to organize a thematic day for temporary foreign workers (TET) at Granby, providing information on workers' rights, community services, financial resources, and safety. Included recreational activities and presentations.
• Centre Patronal SSTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2024Partner in the thematic day for temporary foreign workers in Granby, providing information sessions on occupational health and safety, worker rights, and available services.
• Bonjour Soleil — RFMRVRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2024Family and horticultural animator from Bonjour Soleil-RFMRVR provided guidance for the IC Garden (Jardin d'ICi) activity, supporting youth participants in hands-on horticultural learning.
• Salsa CubataminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner for the Soirées de danse latino (Latin dance evenings), which run every Thursday from June to September at Place de la Seigneurie in Chambly. Salsa Cubata organizes free dance lessons and social dancing events open to all.
• Réseau des Carrefours jeunesse-emploicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2016As a Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE), Intégration compétences is part of the provincial network of CJEs, collaborating on shared initiatives such as the literary collection 'Nos voix de la ville à l'océan' compiled from participants across the network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COSTI Immigrant Services: Large Ontario non-profit offering settlement, employment, language, and newcomer integration services. Highly comparable to Intégration compétences' immigration-services pillar, though significantly larger and Ontario-based.
• ACCES Employment: Ontario non-profit providing employment services, job-matching, and mentorship for immigrants and refugees. Directly comparable to Intégration compétences' immigrant employment, intercultural training, and employer-engagement services, though at a larger scale and different geography.
• Groupe 3737: Quebec non-profit supporting entrepreneurship among newcomers and racialized youth through coworking, training, and mentorship. Comparable to Intégration compétences' business pre-startup, Fabrique Numérique, and intercultural services, with a parallel focus on newcomer economic integration.
• Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de l'Outaouais: Another Quebec CJE in the same Réseau des Carrefours jeunesse-emploi network. Comparable scope of youth-employment, employability, and entrepreneurship services, providing a direct regional benchmark for programming and grant-funded operating model.
• Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Sherbrooke: Quebec CJE delivering the same youth-employment mandate under the Réseau des Carrefours jeunesse-emploi. Operates as a near-clone in a different region, making it the most directly comparable peer for benchmarking scale, programming mix, and funding dynamics.
• YES Employment + Entrepreneurship (YES Montreal): Montreal-based non-profit offering free employment, career exploration, and entrepreneurship services to youth and newcomers. Highly comparable mission and target population to Intégration compétences' youth employment and immigration work, with a larger urban footprint.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA du Québec: Larger multi-mandate community organization offering employment, newcomer, youth, and fitness programs across Quebec. Comparable only at the broad category level — Intégration compétences lacks fitness and child-care lines but overlaps meaningfully on youth employment, immigration, and community programming.

Regional players

• Pôle de la réussite en Montérégie: Regional partner organization that co-delivers Intégration compétences' work-study balance workshops. Operates in the same Montérégie ecosystem with adjacent mandates around school perseverance and youth success, making it a thematic and geographic peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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