Vigilance OGM

What Vigilance OGM does

Vigilance OGM is a Quebec-based non-profit advocacy organization founded in 2010 and headquartered in Sutton, Quebec. It operates with a small staff of 5 and is dedicated to opposing the agricultural model based on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and associated pesticides in Quebec and Canada. The organization does not develop or sell commercial technology products; its work centers on research compilation, policy analysis, freedom-of-information requests, public education, and citizen mobilization on GMO labeling, pesticide regulation, and agrochemical industry lobbying.

The organization's core offerings are organized around three advocacy campaigns (OGM, Pesticides, Lobbys) supported by research publications including the six-report Enquâte OGM series produced with the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), a podcast ('Des Rachel qui changent le monde') co-produced with Pivot Média, a tap water testing citizen science program across 30 municipalities, and an email newsletter. It funds these activities through donations collected via the Zeffy peer-to-peer platform and is embedded in a coalition ecosystem of more than 105 groups across Canada, including the Vire au vert electoral coalition. The organization's two named leaders are Coordinator Thibault Rehn and President Christine Gingras.

Name

Vigilance OGM

Legal name

Vigilance OGM

Website

https://vigilanceogm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vigilance OGM is a Quebec-based non-profit advocacy organization, founded in 2010 and operating with 5 staff, that campaigns against GMOs and pesticides through research, citizen mobilization, and coalition activism serving Quebec citizens, municipalities, and organic farmers.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Sutton

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Vigilance OGM is a Quebec-based non-profit advocacy organization that runs campaigns, research, and citizen mobilization to oppose the agricultural model based on GMOs and associated pesticides. Its core work consists of three thematic campaigns (OGM, Pesticides, Lobbys), independent research such as the Enquête OGM reports, a podcast, water-testing citizen-science initiatives, and coalition advocacy demanding mandatory GMO labeling and pesticide reduction.

Product overview

Vigilance OGM is a Quebec-based non-profit advocacy organization that does not offer commercial products. Its activities center on three main advocacy campaigns focused on GMO transparency (OGM), pesticide reduction (Pesticides), and exposing agrochemical industry lobbying (Lobbys). The organization produces research publications including the Enquête OGM reports, operates a podcast titled 'Des Rachel qui changent le monde,' runs citizen science initiatives such as water testing campaigns, and provides a newsletter subscription service for public engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OGM Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 access-to-information requests filed to demand greater government transparency on GMO and pesticide issues.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Réseau canadien d'action sur les biotechnologies (RCAB) / Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVigilance OGM is the Quebec partner of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN). Together they publish research reports such as the 'OGM Enquiry' (Enquête OGM) — six exhaustive reports on the GMO balance sheet after 20 years of use in Canada — and coordinate national campaigns including the GMO labeling petition at the House of Commons.
• Pivot MédiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of the podcast 'Des Rachel qui changent le monde' (Des Rachel qui changent le monde: 60 ans de science, de nature et de lutte contre les pesticides). Pivot Média provided production expertise for this feminist citizen inquiry on pesticides.
• Vire au vert coalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVigilance OGM is a member of the Vire au vert ('Turn Green') coalition of environmental and citizen groups. The coalition collectively developed 48 environmental proposals and specific GMO/pesticide demands for Quebec political parties during the 2022 provincial election. The coalition also advocates for environmental issues to be central to Quebec elections.
• 105 coalition groups (Canada-wide)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVigilance OGM is a signatory to an open letter coordinated with 104 other groups across Canada (about 20 in Quebec) calling on the Ministers of Health and Agriculture to ensure transparency and government oversight on all genetically modified foods and seeds, with no regulatory exemptions for gene-edited organisms.
• Amis de la Terre International (Friends of the Earth International)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVigilance OGM draws on Friends of the Earth International reports for its COP15 campaign content, specifically the report 'Replanter la biodiversité agricole dans la CDB' (Replanting Agricultural Biodiversity in the CBD).
• Fondation David SuzukiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on COP15 activism and joint media statements on pesticide reduction. The Foundation's climate and biodiversity experts participated in COP15 protests organized alongside Vigilance OGM.
• ÉquiterreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉquiterre commissioned a survey (June 2022) on Quebecers' demand for environmental solutions protecting quality of life. Results were shared by Vigilance OGM as part of their joint advocacy work.
• Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Quebec agricultural union that joined Vigilance OGM and other groups in denouncing proposed GMO deregulation reforms and calling for more transparency and democracy in the regulatory process.
• Filière Biologique du Québec (FBQ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Quebec organic sector organization partnered with Vigilance OGM and major groups (UPA, CTAQ, CARTV) to denounce Health Canada's voluntary approach to new GMO regulations as insufficient, warning of direct threats to the organic market.
• Réseau des Fermiers.ères de FamilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThis network of family farmers, represented by president Véronique Bouchard, co-signed the labeling petition and highlighted how the absence of mandatory GMO labeling undermines consumer choice and the efforts of organic farms committed to GM-free products.
• Oiseaux Canada (Birds Canada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered in COP15 protests organized by Vigilance OGM. Highlighted how pesticide use (particularly glyphosate-based herbicides) eradicates milkweed critical to Monarch butterfly larvae, and how insectivore bird populations have declined 60% in Canada since the 1970s.
• Nature CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-participant in COP15 protest actions. Emphasized the need for Canada to implement a pesticide reduction strategy given the ecological damage from intensification of agriculture driven by pesticide and GMO use.
• Environmental DefenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in joint COP15 media actions with Vigilance OGM, calling for ambitious pesticide reduction targets and criticizing industry interference in biodiversity negotiations.
• Victimes des pesticides du QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of the October 2022 open letter to Quebec ministers on pesticides. Coordinator Amandine François works with Vigilance OGM on the '#sortirduglyphosate' campaign and awareness tours on pesticide health risks.
• Mères au frontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuebec mothers' environmental organization that is a signatory of the 105-group open letter demanding transparency and government oversight on all GMOs, and a member of the Vire au vert coalition.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace Canada: Large Canadian environmental NGO with broader scope (climate, oceans, forests) but overlapping campaigns on GMO labeling and pesticide reduction; significantly larger resources but similar advocacy posture.

Direct peers

• Nature Canada: National conservation organization that co-participated in COP15 protests with Vigilance OGM and shares focus on pesticide impacts on biodiversity and bird populations.
• Friends of the Earth Canada: Canadian chapter of Friends of the Earth International, whose reports Vigilance OGM directly leverages for COP15 campaign content; comparable focus on agricultural biodiversity and opposition to agrochemical industry practices.
• Équiterre: Quebec-based environmental and social-justice organization that collaborates with Vigilance OGM on pesticide and environmental advocacy; shares the same Quebec donor base and policy engagement model.
• Fondation David Suzuki: Canadian environmental foundation that has partnered with Vigilance OGM on COP15 protests and joint media statements on pesticide reduction; comparable in mission scope around biodiversity and environmental health advocacy.
• Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN): National coalition coordinating GMO biotechnology advocacy across Canada; Vigilance OGM is the Quebec partner of CBAN and they co-produce the Enquête OGM research series, making CBAN the closest organizational peer.
• Environmental Defence: Canadian environmental advocacy organization that co-participated with Vigilance OGM in COP15 media actions and pesticide-reduction campaigns; similar advocacy tactics targeting federal/provincial regulators.
• Sierra Club Canada: Canadian branch of a major environmental NGO with overlapping advocacy on pesticide regulation, GMO transparency, and industry lobbying — comparable mission and policy engagement style.
• Pesticide Action Network (PAN): International network focused specifically on pesticide reduction and advocacy; Vigilance OGM operates in a closely comparable niche within Quebec/Canada as PAN operates globally.

Emerging players

• Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Consumer-protection and science-based advocacy organization that conducts research and policy work on food transparency and labeling — partial overlap with Vigilance OGM's GMO labeling advocacy though broader in food-policy scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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