MRC du Val-Saint-François

What MRC du Val-Saint-François does

MRC du Val-Saint-François is a Regional County Municipality (MRC) — a statutory supralocal government body in the Estrie administrative region of Quebec, Canada — serving 31,000+ residents across 18 constituent municipalities. Its core mandate is regional land-use planning delivered through the Schéma d'aménagement et de développement, complemented by intermunicipal housing programming (PRMHH), an active Plan climat, and an Agricultural Zone Development Plan (PDZA 2024-2029). The organization is led by Pierre Tétrault (Prefet, since 2023-11-23) and Directrice générale Geneviève Giasson (appointed 2022-01-06), operating with a team of approximately 47 employees including the eight-person DVSF / development-services staff.

The MRC delivers a broad envelope of supralocal public services: waste management, economic and community development (including a revolving fund and Accompagnement-conseil pour PME), agricultural programming under the PDZA, cultural funding through the Entente de développement culturel with the CALQ and the City of Sherbrooke, cycling-infrastructure projects, and a vegetable-bag / farmers' market circulation scheme run through a public online reservation portal with a $5 deposit per eligible resident. It additionally pursues environmental and circular-economy programs — notably refrigeration-equipment recovery with SORAC, agricultural-plastics recovery through AgriRÉCUP, and the EUMC-EUSE project.

Commercially, the MRC is not a revenue-generating enterprise; it is funded through municipal assessments on the 18 member municipalities, plus provincial (Quebec) and federal transfer payments, supplemented by earmarked contract awards (e.g., the 2026 Okidoo Interactif shared-transport contract at $801,500) and partnership contributions. Its "customer" base is structurally diversified: citizens, 18 municipal councils, local SMEs, agricultural producers, cultural organizations, and external partner networks. Recent strategic activity has emphasized cross-MRC regional collaboration — most notably an 8-MRC shared-transport platform with Okidoo Interactif — indicating gradual expansion of the MRC's effective service perimeter across Estrie.

Name

MRC du Val-Saint-François

Legal name

MRC du Val-Saint-François

Website

https://val-saint-francois.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MRC du Val-Saint-François is a Quebec Regional County Municipality in Estrie serving 31,000+ residents across 18 municipalities, delivering supralocal public services in land-use planning, waste management, economic development, agricultural programming, cultural funding, cycling infrastructure, and interterritorial shared transport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal/Regional Government Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Real Estate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) & Infrastructure-Adjacent Real Estate Advisory (BPAJANAL)

Keywords

• Regional government services
• Municipal waste management
• Economic development funding
• Land use planning
• Cultural program funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond, Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal taxation: MRC collects taxes from its 18 member municipalities to fund regional services and administration.
2. Government transfers and grants: Provincial and federal government funding for specific programs including cultural development, economic development, agricultural development, environmental initiatives, and transportation.
3. Economic development services: Provides financing programs (Fonds de développement économique, Fonds local d'investissement, Fonds local de solidarité) to support local businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MRC du Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois is a regional county municipality in Estrie, Quebec that delivers supramunicipal public services to 18 member municipalities and roughly 31,000 residents. Its offering covers regional planning and land use, waste management (curbside collection, ecocentres, recycling), economic and business development support through D\u00e9veloppement Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois, collective transportation, cultural and agricultural funding programs, and climate/environmental planning.

Product overview

MRC du Val-Saint-François is a regional county municipality offering a portfolio of municipal services including waste management (blue bins, brown bins, ecocentres, hazardous waste collection), economic development (business financing, entrepreneurship support via Développement Val-Saint-François), transportation (collective and adapted transport with a regional digital platform), cycling infrastructure (La Cantonnière network), cultural funding (Fonds d'initiatives culturelles), agricultural development (local vegetable bag program Mon sac de légumes locaux), environmental initiatives (climate action plan, renewable energy), and partnership services (SORAC refrigeration recovery). These are government/public services, not commercial technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Développement Val-Saint-François (DVSF): The economic development service of the MRC, providing business advice, financing, entrepreneurship support, tourism promotion, and workforce attraction/retention programs for the Val-Saint-François territory.
• Tourisme Val-Saint-François
• Réseau cyclable La Cantonnière

Products and services

• Gestion des mati\u00e8res r\u00e9siduelles (Waste Management Services) Municipal service covering waste collection, recycling (blue bins), composting (brown bins), garbage bins, and special collections for the 18 municipalities and roughly 31,000 residents of Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois.
• D\u00e9veloppement Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois (Economic Development Services) Economic development service offering business counseling, financing programs (Fonds de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique, Fonds local d'investissement, Fonds local de solidarit\u00e9, Fonds \u00e9coresponsable, Fonds d'initiatives culturelles), tourism promotion, and workforce attraction and retention for businesses and entrepreneurs in the Val-Saint-Fran\u00e7ois territory.
• Transport collectif et adapt\u00e9 (Collective and Adapted Transportation) Shared passenger transportation services for rural and semi-urban areas, including a digital platform for trip planning, reservation, and tracking used collectively by 8 MRCs in the Estrie region.
• Fonds d'initiatives culturelles (Cultural Initiatives Fund) Annual grant program supporting local cultural projects in categories such as Culture and Nature, Literacy and Culture, and Oral History. Recipients include Biblioth\u00e8que RCM Daniel-M\u00e9nard (received $5,000 for 'La bo\u00eete \u00e0 souvenirs' intergenerational memory project) and Centre d'art de Richmond.
• Mon sac de l\u00e9gumes locaux (Local Vegetable Bag Program) Agricultural development program enabling citizens to purchase bags of locally grown vegetables at $17 per bag (4 varieties) through an online ordering platform managed by TACAF, connecting local farmers such as Exploitations R.P. Legault, Les Jardins du Haricot Magique, Racines et Chlorophylle, and La Cl\u00e9 des Champs de Saint-Camille with consumers.
• \u00c9cocentre r\u00e9gional (Regional Ecocentre) Regional waste disposal facility at 666 chemin Keenan, Canton de Melbourne, accepting various materials for recycling including commercial refrigeration appliances (via SORAC partnership), agricultural plastics (via AgriR\u00e9CUP), electronics, and household hazardous waste. Diverted 39 tonnes of household hazardous waste from landfill in 2026.
• R\u00e9seau cyclable La Cantonni\u00e8re (La Cantonni\u00e8re Cycling Network) Regional cycling trail network including the Sentier de l'Ardoise (connecting Valcourt to Racine), Sentier de la Vall\u00e9e, and the L'Ardoise route, managed by the MRC with seasonal access.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130 people served with local vegetables through pilot project, 612 bags distributed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Okidoo InteractifcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 July 2026Technology provider selected through public tender for a common digital platform to support collective and adapted transportation for 8 MRCs in Estrie. Contract value of $801,500 for platform implementation and support.
• SORAC (Société de récupération des appareils commerciaux)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2026Partnership for recovery of commercial and institutional refrigeration and freezer equipment. SORAC is the organization recognized by RECYC-QUÉBEC to implement extended producer responsibility for commercial refrigeration equipment. The MRC provides an official drop-off point at the regional ecocenter for these appliances.
• Bibliothèque RCM Daniel-MénardminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Recipient of $5,000 from Fonds d'initiatives culturelles for 'La boîte à souvenirs' intergenerational memory project.
• Centre d'art de RichmondminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Cultural organization collaborating on cultural development projects with FIC funding.
• Table de coordination agroalimentaire et forestière des Sources (TACAF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Joint initiative for Mon sac de légumes locaux project implementing PDZA (Agricultural Zone Development Plan) across MRC des Sources and MRC du Val-Saint-François territories. TACAF manages the online ordering platform.
• MRC de Nicolet-YamaskaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2024Partner in La Tournée de la Saint-François tourism circuit project around the Saint-François river.
• MRC de DrummondminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2024Partner in La Tournée de la Saint-François tourism circuit project.
• Communauté des Abénakis d'OdanakminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2024Indigenous community partner in La Tournée de la Saint-François tourism circuit.
• Corporation de développement communautaire (CDC) Val-Saint-FrançoisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2024Renewed alliance for poverty reduction and social exclusion prevention through Alliance pour la solidarité.
• Éco Entreprises QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2024Partnership enabling continuation of polystyrene (styrofoam) management plan through Bac Impact initiative for selective collection compliance.
• AgriRÉCUPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2023Agricultural materials recovery drop-off point established at regional ecocenter to reduce agricultural waste and provide free nearby recovery solution.
• Centre d'aide aux entreprises (CAE) Val-St-FrançoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for joint entrepreneurship support through initiatives like 'Espace entreprendre' breakfast sessions and Performance PME annual event.
• RECYC-QUÉBECcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment organization responsible for extended producer responsibility programs that the MRC collaborates with for waste management and recycling initiatives.
• Table des MRC de l'EstriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional table coordinating among 9 MRCs in Estrie for shared initiatives including transportation, culture, and economic development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MRC du Granit: Estrie MRC of similar rural character and population, sharing the same provincial regulatory framework and supramunicipal functions as Val-Saint-François.
• MRC des Sources: Direct collaboration partner with MRC du Val-Saint-François through TACAF (joint agri-food development) and shared transport platform, making it a strong operational peer.
• MRC de Coaticook: Another small Estrie MRC with similar rural profile, supramunicipal responsibilities, and reliance on agricultural and tourism drivers — directly comparable in scope and budget.
• MRC du Memphrémagog: Adjacent Estrie MRC with overlapping regional service portfolio and an active economic-development arm, useful for benchmarking MRC-level programs and partnership structures.
• MRC de Nicolet-Yamaska: Tourism-circuit peer also partnering on La Tournée de la Saint-François; operates under the same Quebec MRC framework with similar sized regional responsibilities.
• MRC de Pierre-De Saurel: Quebec MRC of similar scale providing regional coordination, waste management, and economic development services as a direct functional peer.
• MRC du Haut-Saint-François: Neighbouring MRC in the Estrie region of Quebec with comparable population scale and mandate, providing the closest functional peer for regional planning, waste management, and economic development services.
• MRC de Drummond: Tourism-circuit partner along La Tournée de la Saint-François; comparable Quebec MRC running economic development, cultural funding, and environmental services.
• MRC de Rouville: Quebec MRC operating under the same Municipal Affairs framework and offering a comparable supramunicipal service portfolio to Val-Saint-François.
• MRC d'Acton: Small rural Quebec MRC with comparable population scale and mandate, sharing funding mechanisms and service-delivery structure with Val-Saint-François.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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