Canadian Sleep Society

What Canadian Sleep Society does

The Canadian Sleep Society (Société canadienne du sommeil / SCS) is a national nonprofit professional organization founded in 1986 to improve sleep health across Canada through research promotion, clinical standards, professional education, and public advocacy. Headquartered in Canada and operating bilingually in French and English, it serves as the country's primary convening body for sleep medicine, connecting physicians, psychologists, sleep technologists, researchers, and trainees across disciplines and provinces. Its offerings are programmatic rather than technology-based: the biennial Canadian Sleep Congress rotating across major Canadian cities, monthly trainee seminars, the CSS/CSCN Trainee Task Force, special interest groups in pediatric sleep and insomnia, the BRPT-approved Continuing Education Credit program for sleep technologists, the public 'Dormez là-dessus!' campaign on sleep health, the Participate in Research program, and the Sleep Spindle Crowdsourcing Project delivered via modasleepscoring.com.

The society is governed by a volunteer executive committee and led operationally by an Executive Director (Catherine Bourguinat, PhD, MPH) who oversees both the 'Dormez là-dessus' campaign and CSS operations, with a Secretary/Treasurer (Najib T. Ayas) and an elected student representative on the executive. Revenue is generated through annual membership dues across professional, student, and sleep technologist categories, biennial congress registration fees, voluntary donations, and CEC accreditation application fees paid by educational providers. The organization maintains no software platform, sells no physical products, and discloses no AI, API, or proprietary technology stack. Distribution is primarily through the scs-css.ca website, direct membership enrollment, in-person and virtual events, social media (Facebook, X), and the Vigilance newsletter.

Its strategic partnerships span the Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network, the Institut de la santé circulatoire et respiratoire, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists, the Canadian Thoracic Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the World Sleep Society. The organization received the World Sleep Society's Distinguished Activity Award for World Sleep Day 2021 in recognition of trainee-led activities. CSS holds no identified parent company, has no subsidiaries, and is not publicly traded.

Name

Canadian Sleep Society

Legal name

Canadian Sleep Society

Website

https://scs-css.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Canadian Sleep Society (Société canadienne du sommeil), founded in 1986, is Canada's national nonprofit professional organization for sleep medicine. It serves clinicians, researchers, sleep technologists, trainees, and the public through biennial congresses, accredited continuing education, trainee programs, and the 'Dormez là-dessus' public health campaign.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society / Sleep Medicine

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sleep Health & Recovery Education (EDAAAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sleep Diagnostics & Monitoring (PSG/Home Sleep Testing, Actigraphy) (HLAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Sleep medicine research
• Professional medical society
• Continuing medical education
• Public health advocacy
• Sleep disorder treatment

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for healthcare professionals, researchers, students, and sleep technologists. Members receive access to publications, conferences, and professional development resources.
2. Conference Registration: Revenue from registration fees for the biennial CSS conference and other educational events including Sleep Camp and public lectures.
3. Donations: Voluntary donations to support sleep research advancement and public education campaigns like the 'Dormez là-dessus' public health campaign.
4. CEC Accreditation Fees: The society acts as an accrediting body approved by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) for continuing education credits. Educational providers pay application fees for CEC accreditation of programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Canadian Sleep Society is a national nonprofit professional organization that advances sleep medicine and sleep research in Canada through membership programs, a biennial scientific congress, continuing education accreditation for sleep technologists, trainee seminars and student awards, special interest groups, and the national "Dormez là-dessus!" public health campaign. It serves clinicians, researchers, sleep technologists, trainees, and the Canadian public with resources, advocacy, and education.

Product overview

The Canadian Sleep Society (SCS) is a national professional organization — not a software product company — whose offerings consist of programs, events, and services rather than a technology product. Its core digital presence is its bilingual website (scs-css.ca), which provides information about the society, membership, advocacy, research training, student programs, and sleep technologist resources. The society operates a public health campaign ('Dormez là-dessus!'), organizes biennial scientific congresses (e.g., Ottawa 2023, Montreal 2025), and delivers programs including monthly trainee seminars, a continuing education credit (CEC) program for sleep technologists recognized by the BRPT, special interest groups (Pediatric Sleep Interest Group and Insomnia Interest Group), a research participation program connecting the public with sleep studies, student initiatives including the CSS/CSCN Trainee Task Force, and the Sleep Spindle Crowdsourcing Project. These are membership services and public health/education programs, not software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dormez là-dessus (Sleep On It): Canadian public health campaign on sleep aimed at informing the public, demystifying sleep, proposing solutions for people suffering from sleep disorders, and making sleep quality a priority for public health.

Products and services

• CSS Membership Program Annual membership program for healthcare professionals, sleep researchers, students, and sleep technologists, providing access to publications (including the Vigilance newsletter), conference discounts, clinical guidelines, and the society's professional network. Membership categories include individual professional, student, and sleep technologist tiers.
• Canadian Sleep Society Biennial Congress A biennial scientific congress bringing together sleep researchers, clinicians, sleep technologists, and trainees in Canada for research presentations, trainee days, continuing education sessions, and networking. Past editions include Ottawa (2001, 2023), Quebec City (2004, 2011), Montreal (2007, 2025), Toronto (2009, 2015), Halifax (2013), Calgary (2017), Vancouver (2019 jointly with World Sleep 2019), and virtual (2021).
• "Dormez là-dessus!" Canadian Public Health Campaign on Sleep

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizes the Canadian Sleep Congress biennially with international attendance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institut de la santé circulatoire et respiratoire (ISCR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The ISCR (Institute for Circulatory and Respiratory Health) has provided funding for past CSS conferences and collaborates on student travel bursaries. This partnership supports trainee attendance at national sleep conferences and advances sleep research in Canada.
• Réseau Canadien du Sommeil et des Rythmes Circadiens (CSCN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The CSCN partners with CSS on the joint Trainee Task Force to provide opportunities and tools for trainees in sleep, sleep disorders, and circadian rhythms. The partnership maximizes networking across Canada and facilitates knowledge transfer activities.
• Canadian Sleep and Circadian NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for research studies such as the Sleep Apnea Care in Canada patient survey led by UBC and University of Calgary researchers.
• Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BRPT has approved CSS/SCS as an accrediting body for Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for sleep technologists. Programs approved by CSS automatically count towards BRPT recertification for RPSGTs.
• Réseau Québécois de Recherche sur le SommeilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting the March 2025 public lectures event at Concordia University, contributing to the Quebec sleep research community engagement.
• Consortium Canadien de Recherche sur le SommeilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting the March 2025 public lectures, promoting research sleep initiatives across Canada.
• Fondation Sommeil (Sleep Foundation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting public lectures and the broader 'Dormez là-dessus' public health campaign. Referenced for patients seeking specialized sleep nurse consultations.
• World Sleep SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership that resulted in the 2019 CSS conference being held jointly with World Sleep 2019 in Vancouver, creating a major international sleep medicine gathering.
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a related professional organization, indicating affiliation and collaboration opportunities within the North American sleep medicine community.
• Canadian Thoracic SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint statement issued with the Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists regarding the Philips Respironics product recall, demonstrating collaboration on respiratory sleep issues.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• British Sleep Society: U.K.-based professional society for clinicians and scientists in sleep medicine. Similar scope to CSS — clinical, research, and educational programming — but anchored in the British healthcare and academic ecosystem.
• Australasian Sleep Association: Peak professional body for sleep clinicians and researchers in Australia and New Zealand. Closely analogous to CSS in mandate (clinical standards, research, education) but serving the Australasian region.
• Asian Sleep Research Society: Federation of national sleep societies across Asia. Comparable structure to CSS as a national-society-style organization but operating across multiple Asian countries rather than a single nation.
• European Sleep Research Society: European counterpart organizing the biennial ESRS congress and promoting sleep research across Europe. Parallel in structure and mission to CSS but operating in a different geography with a larger member base.

Broad incumbents

• World Sleep Society: International umbrella organization for sleep research and sleep medicine societies; CSS partnered with World Sleep to host the joint World Sleep 2019 congress in Vancouver. Functions as a broader incumbent whose global role overlaps with national societies like CSS.

Direct peers

• Sleep Foundation: U.S. nonprofit focused on public sleep health education and consumer-facing sleep information. Closest peer to CSS's 'Dormez là-dessus' public education mission and a partner referenced for patient sleep nurse consultations.
• Sleep Research Society: U.S.-based professional society promoting sleep and circadian research, co-hosting the annual SLEEP meeting with AASM. Mirrors CSS's research-engagement and trainee-development mission at greater scale.
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine: The U.S. national professional society for sleep medicine, offering membership, accreditation, conferences (SLEEP annual meeting), and clinical guidelines. Direct functional counterpart to CSS operating in a larger market; listed by CSS as a related organization.

Others

• Canadian Thoracic Society: Canadian specialty society covering respiratory medicine; has issued joint statements with CSS on respiratory sleep issues such as the Philips Respironics recall. Adjacent specialty society rather than direct sleep peer.
• Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network (CSCN): Canadian research network partnering with CSS on the joint Trainee Task Force and sleep apnea research. Functions as a research-enabling collaborator and complementary community rather than a competing society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/cansleepsociety
• Facebookfacebook.com/cansleepsociety

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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