CLÉE-Comité de Liaison Étudiants/Entreprises de Polytechnique

What CLÉE-Comité de Liaison Étudiants/Entreprises de Polytechnique does

CLÉE-Comité de Liaison Étudiants/Entreprises de Polytechnique is a student committee at Polytechnique Montréal in Québec, Canada, that organizes the annual Journées Carrières (Career Fair), a multi-day in-person recruitment event connecting engineering students with companies seeking interns and full-time hires. Operating under the Association Étudiante de Polytechnique (AEP) and in collaboration with the graduate student association AECSP and the university's career services office (Service des Stages et emplois, SSE), the committee serves both undergraduate and graduate students across 12+ engineering disciplines including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, geological, industrial, computer, software, mechanical, mining, and physics engineering. The committee's core offering is the annual Career Fair event itself, supplemented by an online company registration platform, student-facing career preparation resources (FAQs, networking tips), and a targeted expertise matching system that pairs companies with students based on engineering disciplines and specialized certificates such as cybersecurity, industrial IoT, and building systems.

The underlying technology is minimal: a WordPress-based website (jc.aep.polymtl.ca) handles company and student registration forms, content publication, and event information. No proprietary platform, app, AI capabilities, integrations, or API surfaces are disclosed. The committee operates with approximately 7 student volunteer staff, organized on annual team cycles (e.g., the 2023-2024 cycle was led by President Jade Adonis).

CLÉE's business model is event-driven and transaction-based: companies pay tiered participation fees per event day based on headcount size — $850 CAD for large companies (200+ employees), $750 CAD for medium companies (50–200 employees), and $600 CAD for small companies (under 50 employees), with additional representatives costing $50 each. The Winter 2026 edition hosted more than 140 companies, spanning aerospace (MDA Space), mining (Agnico Eagle), construction (Kiewit), energy (Hydro-Québec), telecommunications (TELUS), banking (Banque Nationale), defense/security (CST Canada), rail infrastructure (CDPQ Infra), and transportation (Alstom). As a non-profit student committee under AEP, CLÉE does not pursue commercial profit; fee revenue is reinvested into event operations and the parent association.

Name

CLÉE-Comité de Liaison Étudiants/Entreprises de Polytechnique

Legal name

CLÉE-Comité de Liaison Étudiants/Entreprises de Polytechnique

Website

https://jc.aep.polymtl.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CLÉE is a student committee at Polytechnique Montréal that organizes the annual Journées Carrières career fair, connecting engineering students across 12+ disciplines with 140+ employers recruiting interns and graduates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Recruitment Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD)

Keywords

• Engineering career fair
• Student recruitment events
• Campus recruiting services
• University employment services
• Talent networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Career Fair Participation Fees: Companies pay registration fees to participate in the annual career fair. Fees are tiered by company size: large companies (+200 employees) pay $850 CAD, medium companies (50-200 employees) pay $750 CAD, and small companies (under 50 employees) pay $600 CAD. Additional representatives beyond the included allotment cost $50 each.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CLÉE is a student committee at Polytechnique Montréal that organizes the annual Journées Carrières (Career Fair), a multi-day in-person event connecting engineering students with companies seeking interns and graduates. The offering includes booth space at Polytechnique Montréal campus for company recruitment, with tiered pricing based on company size and supporting online registration. The Winter 2026 edition hosted more than 140 companies across engineering disciplines including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, computer, software, mechanical, mining, and physics engineering.

Product overview

CLÉE organizes the annual Journées Carrières Polytechnique career fair, which serves as the primary platform connecting Polytechnique Montréal students with companies for recruitment purposes. The service includes an online company registration platform where businesses can sign up for booths, specify recruitment goals, and provide descriptions. Students receive career preparation guidance and can network with participating companies. The event targets various engineering disciplines including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, computer, software, mechanical, mines, and physics engineering, as well as specialized certificates in cybersecurity, industrial IoT, and building systems. The service is offered as a single annual event with supporting registration and preparation tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journées Carrières Polytechnique (Career Fair Event) An annual multi-day in-person career fair held at Polytechnique Montréal campus (Pavillon Pierre-Lassonde and Claudette McKay), enabling companies to set up booths from 10h to 16h to recruit interns and full-time graduates across more than 12 engineering disciplines. Companies register online, select participation days, and receive booth space, lunch for representatives, and parking passes.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association Étudiante de Polytechnique (AEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CLÉE is part of AEP, which is the student association of Polytechnique Montréal. AEP provides organizational support and legitimacy for the career fair activities, connecting the student committee with institutional resources and the broader student community.
• Association des étudiants des cycles supérieurs de Polytechnique (AECSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner representing graduate students at Polytechnique Montréal. AECSP works with CLÉE to ensure the career fair serves both undergraduate and graduate student populations, expanding the talent pool available to participating companies.
• Service des Stages et emplois (SSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Polytechnique Montréal career services office (SSE) collaborates with CLÉE to organize the career fair. SSE provides institutional support, access to student career data, and alignment with the school's internship and employment programs.
• Polytechnique MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe career fair takes place at Polytechnique Montréal's campus, utilizing university facilities. Polytechnique provides the venue and institutional backing through its various departments, including the student association and career services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• WayUp: Entry-level and student-focused recruiting marketplace increasingly used by employers as a substitute for traditional career-fair participation.
• JobTeaser: European-originated student and graduate recruiting platform with growing Canadian presence, providing an alternative digital channel to physical career fairs for connecting students and employers.

Broad incumbents

• Symplicity: Long-established provider of campus career-services and recruiting platforms used by hundreds of universities; competes with CLÉE by enabling digital-first employer-student matching.
• Handshake: Dominant online campus-recruitment platform used by most North American universities. Disrupts in-person fairs like CLÉE's by offering year-round, low-friction student-employer matching at scale.

Direct peers

• Concordia University - Career and Recruitment Services: Concordia's centralized career services host multiple career fairs across engineering, computer science, and arts, competing for the same Montréal student demographics and corporate recruiter budgets.
• Université de Montréal - Service de placement et carrière: Sister institution within the Université de Montréal ecosystem where Polytechnique resides. Adjacent career-services operations targeting engineering-adjacent students in the same geographic cluster.
• Université Laval - Services de placement et carrière: Major Quebec French-language university with active engineering career services and fairs. Comparable Francophone engineering-talent marketplace and recruiter dynamics.
• École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) - Career Services: Adjacent Montréal-based French-language engineering school operating its own recruitment events (Salon des stages et emplois). Same city, same language, same engineering-student audience - the most direct comparator to CLÉE's Polytechnique career fair.
• McGill University Engineering Career Fair: Engineering career fair run by/with McGill's career services for Montreal-based engineering talent. Competes for the same pool of regional engineering recruiters and student attendees.

Others

• CEWIL Canada (Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning): National body supporting co-op, internship and work-integrated learning programs across Canadian universities. Ecosystem coordinator adjacent to CLÉE's mission of matching engineering students with employers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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