Kent Regional Service Commission

Name

Kent Regional Service Commission

Legal name

Kent Regional Service Commission

Website

https://krsc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Other Urban Transit Systems (485119), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN), Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Regional government services
• Land use planning
• Solid waste management
• Building permit services
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Richibucto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Service Delivery: As a public organization established under the Regional Service Delivery Act, the KRSC receives government funding to deliver mandated regional services. No direct revenue from customers; funded through municipal contributions and provincial allocations for service delivery including land use planning, solid waste management, community development, economic development, and public safety.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kent Regional Service Commission is a public government organization that delivers mandated regional services to municipalities, local service districts, and residents of Kent County, New Brunswick. Core service lines include land use planning, building permits (delivered through Cloudpermit), solid waste collection and recycling, community transport, regional trails development, public safety coordination, by-law enforcement, immigration support, recreation programs, and economic development and tourism services. The commission operates two physical offices (Bouctouche and Richibucto) and provides digital access through the Kent Services mobile app and online platforms.

Product overview

Kent Regional Service Commission (CSRK) is a regional municipal organization established in 2013 under the Regional Service Delivery Act. Rather than a product company, it provides government services including land use planning, solid waste management, community development, economic development, public safety, transportation, immigration services, and regional tourism development. The organization offers digital services through its Cloudpermit platform for online permitting and a mobile app called 'Kent Services' for waste collection schedules. Services are organized under thematic areas including planning, solid waste, transport, immigration, regional trails, public safety, by-law enforcement, and recreation/sport/culture programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Use Planning and Building Permit Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Record-breaking $68.7M in building permits issued in 2022, representing 167% increase from 2019
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rural Settlement Network KentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2025Partnership for multicultural community events including Halloween activities and Multicultural Celebration Day, bringing together newcomers and community members for cultural integration activities.
• Kent Youth Coalition / Planète jeunesse KentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2024Partnership with local coalition for regional active trail network public consultations and community public art project initiative at Mgr-Marcel-François-Richard and Clément-Cormier schools.
• Recreation NBminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2024Partnership for Superhero Training program delivering HIGH FIVE PHCD certification and Fundamental Movement Skills training to recreation professionals, community agents, students, summer camp counselors, and coaches in the Kent region.
• Physical Literacy for Communities (LP2C) / Sport for LifeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Regional initiative in partnership with Miramichi to adopt physical literacy for children and youth. Supported by Public Health Agency of Canada with $3.79M federal investment. KRSC participates in 23 community partner tables to enable physical literacy progression.
• Destination Sud-EstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2023Regional tourism marketing agreement signed between KRSC and Destination Sud-Est. The organization serves as the regional destination marketing organization, supporting and accompanying the marketing of regional tourism products in collaboration with key tourism stakeholders. KRSC holds responsibility for regional tourism development under local government reform.
• Richibucto RCMP DetachmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2022Ongoing partnership for positive ticketing program rewarding youth for good behavior and healthy habits. RCMP officers issue 'tickets' that can be exchanged for rewards at local businesses. Over 200 tickets distributed in 2022 edition. Program creates positive links between police and community youth.
• Vitalité Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2022Collaboration to launch the 'Learning Communities' (communautés apprenantes) health model in the Kent region. KRSC volunteered to launch the prototype model which invites community organizations to participate in implementing recommendations from health needs assessments. The partnership aims to improve health services and access to care for the Kent population, with the first Learning Community in New Brunswick.
• CloudpermitcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 August 2021Cloudpermit provides leading-edge software for simple, online construction and development processes. The partnership enables KRSC to digitize construction and planning processes, normalizing internal workflows for more efficient services. The software allows 32,743 residents to apply for permits online and enables builders to submit work digitally. Other regional service commissions in New Brunswick are now considering this software.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Cloudpermit: Vendor providing the online permitting and development management platform that KRSC adopted in 2021; an enabling technology partner rather than a competitor, but materially shapes KRSC's digital service capability.

Direct peers

• Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission: French-language New Brunswick Regional Service Commission operating under the same Regional Service Delivery Act; provides parallel bilingual regional services and is structurally identical to KRSC.
• Northumberland Regional Service Commission: New Brunswick Regional Service Commission operating under the same legislation with equivalent responsibilities for regional planning, solid waste, and inter-municipal coordination — directly comparable organizational model.
• Restigouche Regional Service Commission: Rural New Brunswick Regional Service Commission with the same statutory mandates and bilingual service delivery context as KRSC; comparable in operating scale and demographic profile.
• Fundy Regional Service Commission: Another New Brunswick Regional Service Commission sharing the identical statutory framework, governance structure, and mandated regional service portfolio (planning, solid waste, economic development) as KRSC.
• Saint John Regional Service Commission: New Brunswick Regional Service Commission delivering the same suite of land use planning, solid waste management, and community development services under the Regional Service Delivery Act as KRSC.
• Greater Moncton Regional Service Commission: Sister New Brunswick Regional Service Commission operating under the same Regional Service Delivery Act with parallel mandates for land use planning, solid waste, and regional coordination — only with a larger urban catchment (Moncton CMA), making it the closest functional and statutory peer to KRSC.

Broad incumbents

• Federation of Canadian Municipalities: National association representing Canadian municipalities; comparable as an institutional ecosystem that KRSC's member municipalities participate in, and a relevant source of funding programs and policy frameworks shaping KRSC's operating context.
• Halifax Regional Municipality: Larger Nova Scotia municipal government delivering a much broader portfolio of urban planning, waste, transit, and community services; comparable as a regional municipal service delivery model but at materially greater scale and urban context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kentrsc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kent-regional-service-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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