Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec

What Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec does

The Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec (FKQ) is a Montreal-based non-profit professional federation founded in 1988 that serves as the sole designated professional body for kinesiologists in the province of Quebec. It has approximately 1,800 members, including more than 1,300 accredited kinesiologists (bachelor-degree holders who have cleared the Federation's accreditation process) drawn from 10 recognized university kinesiology programs, plus additional post-graduate, retired, affiliate, professor, and student categories. The organization's core products and services comprise accreditation (an online, Teams-proctored exam available in French and English), a public member directory of 1,222 individuals and 424 organizations, a continuing-education program requiring 15 credits annually, a code of ethics and complaints-handling committee, official receipt issuance rights that enable client insurance reimbursement, and a small e-commerce storefront selling practice-support products such as receipt books, the Léger Beep Test, TEAP manuals, body-composition calipers, and promotional posters. Underlying technology is light and operationally focused: a Yapla-powered member portal, an online accreditation exam administered via Microsoft Teams, an electronic toolkit integrated with Hexfit, and standard social/content channels (blog, podcast, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn). No proprietary technology, AI/ML, or platform of consequence is described. The business model is subscription-recur

Name

Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec

Legal name

Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec

Website

https://kinesiologue.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec is the sole designated professional federation for kinesiologists in Quebec, providing accreditation, mandatory liability insurance, continuing education, and advocacy to roughly 1,800 members including 1,300+ accredited kinesiologists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Membership Services

NAICS

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54199), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

Keywords

• Professional kinesiology federation
• Kinesiology accreditation services
• Professional liability insurance
• Continuing professional education
• Professional association membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from accredited kinesiologists, post-graduate students, retired members, affiliate members, professor members, and student members provide the primary revenue stream. Fees vary by membership category and include varying levels of insurance coverage.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec (FKQ) is a non-profit professional federation that accredits kinesiologists in Quebec, administers annual memberships, offers professional liability insurance through its partnership with Prolink, issues official receipts that enable insurance reimbursement for clients, runs an online accreditation examination, provides continuing education, and advocates for the formal regulation of the kinesiology profession under the Office des professions du Québec.

Product overview

The Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec operates as a professional membership organization offering physical products for kinesiology practice (official receipts, fitness testing materials, promotional posters, body composition tools), digital exam services for accreditation, and online resources including electronic toolkits. The core offering centers on member accreditation and professional standards, with supporting products for fitness assessment and practice management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mon kinésiologue mon allié: Public-facing blog platform providing educational content about kinesiology, physical activity, health, and wellness for the general public.

Products and services

• Accredited Member Membership (with Prolink insurance) Full annual membership for practicing accredited kinesiologists that bundles the Federation's membership benefits with mandatory professional liability insurance through Prolink. Priced at $259.27 CAD all-inclusive, or $195.46 CAD base plus a minimum $73 Prolink insurance component, with a $34.49 file opening and analysis fee and a $29.32 annual fee remitted to the Canadian Kinesiology Alliance. Includes receipt issuance rights, continuing education access, and full practice support.
• Accredited Member Membership (other insurance)
• Accredited Post-Graduate Student Membership
• Parental Leave Member Membership
• Retired Member Membership
• Affiliate Member Membership
• Professor Member Membership
• Student Member Membership
• Online Accreditation Examination
• Official FKQ Receipt Books (paper, carbon copy)
• Beep Test (Course navette 20 m)
• Manuel TEAP
• Promotional Posters (Le Kinésiologue)
• Adipomètre (Skinfold Caliper)
• Muscular Endurance Tests (Dr. Léger)
• Progressive Track Running Tests (Dr. Léger)
• Trousse du kinésiologue (Electronic Toolkit)

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance Canadienne de la Kinésiologie (ACK)coreOthersNational kinesiology alliance receiving annual membership fees from provincial federations. FKQ members' fees are remitted to ACK through their provincial membership.
• Paracyclisme CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParacyclisme Canada collaborated with FKQ member Valérie Creo to provide adapted cycling equipment and expertise for a patient rehabilitation case, connecting the client with specialized handcycling resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ): Quebec's physiotherapy professional order is a comparable regulated health professional body operating under the Office des professions du Québec, with overlapping scope (rehabilitation, physical activity) and similar member-services, accreditation, and complaints functions.
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): ACSM is a large international professional association certifying exercise physiologists, personal trainers, and health fitness specialists, providing an analog for FKQ's standards-setting, continuing education, and advocacy function in kinesiology.
• Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec (OEQ): In June 2026 the Quebec government designated the OEQ as the host order to integrate kinesiologists into the professional system, making it both collaborator and structural peer: a larger Quebec health professional order that now governs kinesiology's regulatory framework.

Direct peers

• Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP): CSEP is the national credentialing body for exercise physiologists and personal trainers in Canada, providing certifications (CSEP-CEP, CSEP-PT), continuing education, and advocacy highly analogous to the FKQ's role for kinesiologists.
• Alliance Canadienne de la Kinésiologie (ACK): The Canadian Kinesiology Alliance is the national federation that receives annual membership fees remitted from provincial bodies like FKQ, coordinating kinesiology advocacy and standards across Canada. It is the most direct peer given shared mandate and overlapping member base.
• Alberta Kinesiology Association (AKA): AKA is the provincial kinesiology association in Alberta, the closest structural peer to FKQ: a regional professional body accrediting kinesiologists, with membership dues, advocacy, and continuing education delivered at the provincial level.
• British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists (BCAK): BCAK is the BC provincial kinesiology association providing accreditation pathways and member services closely analogous to FKQ; it also participates in the Alliance Canadienne de la Kinésiologie alongside FKQ.
• Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA): CATA is a national professional association certifying athletic therapists in Canada via accredited programs and certification exams, analogous in structure and purpose to the FKQ for kinesiologists across rehabilitation and sports-performance practice.
• Ontario Kinesiology Association (OKA): OKA represents kinesiologists in Ontario with a comparable mandate: accreditation support, liability insurance partnerships, advocacy, and continuing education for kinesiology practitioners, paralleling FKQ's structure in Quebec.

Emerging players

• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA): NSCA is a leading international credentialing body for strength and conditioning coaches and sports scientists, comparable to FKQ as a credential issuer operating at the intersection of physical activity, performance, and exercise science.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyNstUnVOn6hg9E94LwNLAw
• Facebookfacebook.com/lafkq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/f-d-ration-des-kin-silogues-du-qu-bec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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