Office des professions du Québec

What Office des professions du Québec does

Office des professions du Québec (OPQ) is a Quebec provincial government regulatory body operating under the Gouvernement du Québec. Its statutory mandate is to ensure that each of Quebec's 46 professional orders (ordres professionnels) adequately protects the public from professional misconduct, incompetence, and unauthorized practice. The organization coordinates across the professional order ecosystem, working in conjunction with the Commissaire à l'admission aux professions on professional admissions and the Bureau des présidents des conseils de discipline on disciplinary proceedings oversight.

OPQ delivers its mandate through administrative and informational services rather than commercial products. Its core "platform" consists of a government regulatory information management system and a public-facing web portal hosted under the Quebec.ca government domain. Services include professional order statistics, public complaint filing procedures, professional admissions information, regulatory news (Actualités réglementaires), publications, and a biannual newsletter (infolettre). The organization maintains an official LinkedIn page for stakeholder communications. The President, Mélanie Hillinger, leads the organization with a staff of 63 employees based in Québec, Québec.

OPQ is not a commercial entity and does not generate market revenue. It is funded through provincial government appropriations, and any fees associated with professional order admissions or complaint processes are governed by Quebec legislation rather than market pricing. The entity's value proposition is structural: it provides centralized regulatory oversight, standardized complaint processing, and assurance of competency standards across Quebec's professional self-regulation system. Its distribution and communication channels are limited to the Quebec.ca government portal and official social media accounts, serving Quebec residents and the 46 professional orders as its defined stakeholder base.

Name

Office des professions du Québec

Legal name

Office des professions du Québec

Website

https://opq.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Office des professions du Québec is a Quebec provincial government regulatory body that oversees all 46 professional orders in the province to ensure public protection. It delivers administrative services, complaint processing oversight, and admissions coordination for Quebec citizens and professional orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulation Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

Keywords

• Professional regulation oversight
• Public protection services
• Professional order governance
• Regulatory complaint processing
• Professional admission oversight

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Office des professions du Québec supervises Quebec's 46 professional orders to ensure each protects the public. It oversees professional admission standards, processes and channels public complaints, coordinates disciplinary activities, and publishes regulatory information and a biannual newsletter. The organization operates as a centralized regulator under Quebec's Professional Code with statutory authority over professional governance.

Product overview

Office des professions du Québec is a government regulatory body, not a product company. Its 'services' consist of government information portals and administrative services including professional order statistics, complaint filing against professionals, admission to professional orders, regulatory news (Actualités réglementaires), publications, and a biannual newsletter. There is no commercial product portfolio, platform architecture, or named software products to enumerate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Order Regulatory Oversight
• Public Complaint Service
• Professional Admission Standards Coordination
• Infolettre Regulatory Newsletter

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Commissaire à l'admission aux professionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related government body under the Office's organizational structure that handles professional admission matters, ensuring standardized entry requirements across Quebec professional orders.
• Bureau des présidents des conseils de disciplinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related government body that coordinates discipline hearing chairpersons across all Quebec professional orders, supporting consistent disciplinary proceedings.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Others

• Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ): The professional order governing physicians in Quebec and one of the 46 orders under OPQ's oversight. Directly comparable in regulatory scope (medical profession) and Quebec jurisdiction.
• Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ): One of Quebec's largest professional orders representing nurses. Comparable to OPQ as a Quebec-based professional regulatory body that OPQ supervises, with shared subject matter in healthcare professional regulation.

Direct peers

• Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA): National agency that registers and regulates 16 health professions in Australia. Directly comparable to OPQ as a multi-profession regulatory body coordinating across separate professional boards with a public-protection mandate.
• Professional Standards Authority (UK): UK body that oversees the nine statutory bodies that regulate health and care professionals and reviews the performance of other professional regulators. Functionally analogous to OPQ's meta-regulatory oversight of Quebec's 46 professional orders.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, UK): UK regulator of 15 health and care professions with a structure similar to OPQ's multi-profession oversight model, including registration, education standards, and fitness-to-practice proceedings.

Regional players

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO): Ontario's medical regulator and one of Canada's largest provincial professional regulatory bodies. Comparable to the orders OPQ oversees in mandate and structure, though it operates in a different province.
• Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ): Quebec government body that regulates building construction, safety, and contractor licensing. Comparable to OPQ as a Quebec provincial regulator focused on public protection and professional/contractor licensing oversight.
• Engineers and Geoscientists BC: British Columbia's regulator for engineering and geoscience professions. Comparable to one of Quebec's regulated professional orders in scope and mandate, with similar registration, discipline, and standards-setting functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/office-des-professions-du-qu%C3%A9bec

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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