Manoir Ronald McDonald de Québec

What Manoir Ronald McDonald de Québec does

Manoir Ronald McDonald de Québec (legal name: Fondation des amis de l'enfance (Québec) Inc.) is a registered Canadian charity operating a 20-bedroom family accommodation house in Quebec City as part of the global Ronald McDonald House Charities network. The organization provides temporary housing, meals, laundry, common spaces, and activities to families whose children are receiving pediatric medical care at healthcare facilities in the Quebec region. The facility serves over 1,000 families annually drawn from 240+ cities and communities, with an average stay of 8 nights per family.

The Manoir does not sell a technology product and operates no proprietary software platform; its core "product" is the physical hospitality experience (accommodation, meals, laundry, community spaces) delivered through a referral-based model in which regional hospitals direct eligible families to the house. The organization augments this with structured programming such as the "À table pour les familles" meal sponsorship initiative, post-stay alumni community engagement, and family ambassador roles.

Revenue is generated through a diversified nonprofit funding mix: individual donations (including memorial giving, family and room sponsorships), corporate sponsorships anchored by McDonald's Restaurants of Canada under the global RMHC network, organized fundraising events, and accommodation payments from families (pricing not publicly disclosed). The organization markets itself through its website, annual reports (2022, 2023, 2024), email communications, fundraising events, and family testimonials, while distributing its service directly via family reservations and hospital referrals.

Name

Manoir Ronald McDonald de Québec

Legal name

Fondation des amis de l'enfance (Québec) Inc.

Website

https://manoirquebec.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manoir Ronald McDonald de Québec is a Quebec City-based registered charity operating a 20-bedroom Ronald McDonald House that provides free temporary accommodation, meals, and support services to over 1,000 families annually whose children receive pediatric medical care in the Quebec region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Family Accommodation Services

NAICS

Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Family-Oriented Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family-friendly serviced apartments (THAMACAG)

Keywords

• Family accommodation services
• Charitable family lodging
• Pediatric hospitality support
• Family housing charity
• Community lodging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Charitable donations from individuals who support the organization's mission to keep families together during children's medical treatments. The organization runs donation campaigns, memorial donations, and family sponsorship programs.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partners including McDonald's provide financial support, cause marketing, and employee engagement programs. New sponsorship program for meal provision ('À table pour les familles').
3. Fundraising Events: Organized fundraising activities and benefit events to generate revenue and community awareness. Activities include fundraising events and benefit event organization.
4. Family Accommodation Fees: Families pay for their accommodation though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Payment for accommodation is mentioned in the stay process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Provides temporary accommodation and support services to families whose children are receiving pediatric medical treatment at healthcare facilities in the Quebec City region. The 20-bedroom house functions as a home-away-from-home, offering private bedrooms, meals, laundry facilities, common spaces, and activities. Services are sustained through charitable donations, corporate sponsorships (including McDonald's), and fundraising events.

Product overview

Maison Ronald McDonald de Québec is a charitable organization offering a single unified service: providing free temporary housing and support services to families whose children are receiving medical treatment at healthcare facilities in the Quebec region. The organization operates as a 'home away from home' offering accommodation (private bedrooms), meals (including the new 'A Table' sponsorship program for daily meals), laundry facilities, common spaces, and activities. The core product is the familial accommodation service, supplemented by meal services, laundry, and common areas. The organization is not a technology company and does not offer software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Accommodation Stay (Hébergement familial)
• À Table pour les familles (Meal Sponsorship Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 families served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McDonald's Restaurants of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcDonald's maintains a significant relationship with the Maison Ronald McDonald de Québec as part of the global Ronald McDonald House Charities network. McDonald's supports the organization through corporate giving, cause marketing, and employee engagement programs. The Manoir is the Quebec chapter of this international charitable network dedicated to supporting families with sick children.
• Healthcare Facilities (Quebec Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospitals and pediatric healthcare facilities in the Quebec City area refer families to the Manoir for accommodation during children's medical treatments. This referral relationship ensures families in need can access the Manoir's services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ronald McDonald House Saskatchewan: RMHC chapter operating family lodging near Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. Same network and operating model; comparable small-facility scale to the Quebec house.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Alberta: RMHC chapter serving Calgary and Red Deer with family lodging tied to Alberta Children's Hospital. Direct network peer operating the same lodging-plus-meals-plus-support service bundle.
• Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon: RMHC chapter operating family lodging near BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver. Same mission, network affiliation, and corporate-sponsorship model; larger scale than the Quebec house and useful as a benchmarking peer.
• Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario: RMHC chapter providing family lodging near London, Ontario pediatric hospitals. Direct network peer with comparable scale, fundraising mix, and hospital-referral-driven demand.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto: Largest Ronald McDonald House chapter in Canada, operating family lodging near Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Directly comparable operating model — same RMHC network, same family-lodging mission, same donation/corporate funding mix.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic: Atlantic Canada RMHC chapter serving the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Same network, same pediatric-family lodging mission, useful as a smaller-market peer for benchmarking.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Ottawa: Ottawa-based RMHC chapter providing family lodging near CHEO. Same network brand and operating model; comparable scale and donor base composition in a bilingual Canadian market.
• Les Amis Ronald McDonald (Maison de Montréal): Quebec's other RMHC-affiliated family lodging house serving Montreal pediatric hospitals. Direct peer with the same Francophone charitable structure, McDonald's anchor sponsorship, and hospital-referral go-to-market.

Emerging players

• Starlight Children's Foundation Canada: Canadian charity addressing the needs of seriously ill children and their families through hospital playrooms, wish-granting, and in-hospital programs. Complementary — not lodging-direct — but reaches the same pediatric demographic and competes for the same corporate and individual donor dollars.

Others

• Ronald McDonald Family Rooms (RMHC program): In-hospital Family Rooms run by RMHC across Canada. Same parent charity and donor base, but a different lodging format (sleeping rooms inside hospitals) — relevant for understanding how the network allocates capital between house and room formats.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manoir-ronald-mcdonald-de-qu%C3%A9bec

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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