Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire

What Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire does

Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire is a non-profit environmental organization headquartered in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, mandated with stewardship of the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary. Its core function is environmental characterization and conservation planning, delivered through four principal programs: the Plan Directeur de Caractérisation de l'Eau et des Rivières (PDCER), identification and protection of ecologically significant sites (ISÉE), Manicouagan river characterization, and community-facing educational activities. The organization serves regional county municipalities (MRCs), local schools, Indigenous communities (notably the Innu Community of Pessamit), and federal/provincial agencies that consume its data outputs.

The committee has built a substantive empirical base through field operations: approximately 40,000 fish counted, 6,500 fish measured, 140 American eels documented, more than 1,160 hectares of intertidal habitat mapped, and 7 coastal marshes characterized. Field data is structured through the OGSL (Open GeoSpatial Stack for Limnology) infrastructure, which standardizes how observations are captured, stored, and shared across the broader ZIP committee network. The organization's deliverables are public-good outputs — conservation plans, ecological datasets, and educational programming — rather than commercial products.

The business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. Operating support comes from three named anchor funders: Pêches et Océans Canada (federal), MELCCFP (provincial), and Fondation Alcoa (foundation). No commercial revenue line, fee-for-service offering, or individual-donor fundraising program is referenced. The 10-person staff delivers programming within this grant envelope, with a multi-year funding horizon running through 2022-2026. The committee does not compete in a commercial market; it operates within a coordinated Canadian coastal-zone stewardship framework alongside Stratégies Saint-Laurent and other ZIP committees.

Name

Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire

Legal name

Comité Zip de la rive nord de l'estuaire

Website

https://zipnord.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire is a Baie-Comeau-based non-profit that conducts environmental characterization and stewardship of the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary, producing ecological data and educational programming for communities, schools, MRCs, and Indigenous partners under a grant-funded operating model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coastal Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Assessments (EUAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI), Wetlands & Waters of the U.S. Delineation / Riparian Assessments (EUAHAHAC), Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH), Terrestrial Ecology & Habitat Surveys (EUAHAHAA)

Keywords

• Coastal habitat conservation
• Ecological data collection
• Environmental education programs
• Species at risk monitoring
• Community environmental stewardship

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: The organization operates primarily through government funding from federal and provincial departments, including Pêches et Océans Canada and the MELCCFP, as well as private foundation grants such as from the Fondation Alcoa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire runs scientific environmental characterization and coastal protection programs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence estuary, led by the Programme sur les données environnementales côtières de référence (PDCER). It also conducts identification of ecologically significant sites, ecogeomorphological characterization of aquatic habitats at the Manicouagan River mouth, operates a Fonds sur les espèces en péril with species sponsorship, and delivers free environmental education activities to schools. Outputs are ecological datasets, habitat inventories, conservation plans, and youth/community engagement programs.

Product overview

Comité ZIP de la Rive Nord de l'Estuaire is a non-profit environmental organization that does not operate a technology product. The organization focuses on coastal zone protection along the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary through environmental research programs, ecological data collection, and educational activities. Its portfolio consists of environmental characterization programs (PDCER, habitat identification, Manicouagan river mouth characterization) that generate ecological data accessible via the Observatoire Global du Saint-Laurent (OGSL) platform, and school-based educational activities covering aquatic biodiversity, water quality, and coastal ecosystems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programme sur les données environnementales côtières de référence (PDCER)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40,000 fish counted and 6,500 measured through systematic inventories
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Pêches et Océans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Primary funding partner for the Programme sur les données environnementales côtières de référence (PDCER). The program received renewed funding for 4 additional years (2022-2026) following initial success from 2018-2022. Minister Diane Lebouthillier of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard expressed support for the project's contribution to understanding the St. Lawrence estuary ecosystem.
• Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment funding partner supporting the project on identification of ecological interest sites along the north shore of the maritime estuary. The ministry is committed to Quebec's 30% protected areas target by 2030.
• Observatoire Global du Saint-Laurent (OGSL)coreTechnology or IntegrationData platform partner hosting ecological data collected by the Comité ZIP. Data from the PDCER program including fish counts, measurements, and habitat mapping is accessible through the OGSL catalogue.
• Communauté des Innus de PessamitmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous community partner represented on the Board of Directors. The organization provides support to youth from Pessamit for discovery and monitoring of the marsh ecosystem.
• Stratégies Saint-LaurentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental organization network partner, with shared logo presence on the organization's website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Stratégies Saint-Laurent: The umbrella network of St. Lawrence environmental organizations, a current partner of the Comité ZIP. Comparable in subject matter (St. Lawrence ecosystem health) and audience (regional stakeholders, governments) but acts as a coordinator rather than a field operator.
• Regroupement national des Comités ZIP: The national association that federates all Quebec ZIP committees. Directly comparable ecosystem participant with shared funding streams, governance norms, and operational mandate across all member ZIP committees.
• Fondation Alcoa: A current foundation funder of the organization's Manicouagan river-mouth characterization project. Comparable in its interest in watershed and habitat conservation, but acts as a grant-maker rather than an operator.

Direct peers

• Comité ZIP du Haut-Saint-Laurent: A Quebec ZIP committee covering the upper St. Lawrence, operating on the same community-led, grant-funded model for integrated coastal-zone management and ecological characterization.
• Comité ZIP des Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Another Quebec ZIP committee focused on coastal habitat protection, species-at-risk conservation, and community engagement around the Magdalen Islands — same network model, same funding sources (DFO, MELCCFP), and same coastal-characterization activities.
• Comité ZIP de la Rive Sud de l'Estuaire: A sister 'Comité ZIP' operating on the south shore of the St. Lawrence estuary, run under the same ZIP committee mandate of integrated coastal-zone management along the estuary — directly comparable in mission, scope of work, and revenue model.
• Comité ZIP Côte-Nord du Golfe: An adjacent Quebec ZIP committee covering the Côte-Nord Gulf region. Operates the same ZIP mandate, is staffed similarly, and pursues comparable coastal characterization and community-engagement work in an adjacent territory.

Broad incumbents

• Conservation de la nature Canada (Québec): Canada's largest private land conservation NGO with a Quebec chapter. Comparable in habitat protection, species-at-risk focus, and reliance on foundation/government funding, but with a national footprint and broader scope than coastal monitoring alone.
• Société pour la nature et les parcs (SNAP Québec): A Quebec-focused environmental NGO advocating for protected areas and conservation. Comparable in protected-areas advocacy and St. Lawrence engagement, but with an advocacy-focused rather than field-data-collection mission.
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Québec: A chapter of CPAWS Canada working on parks and wilderness protection in Quebec. Comparable in conservation mandate and protected-area targets (30x30), but operates at province-wide advocacy scale rather than community-level field work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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