TQSOI

Name

TQSOI

Legal name

Table de quartier sud de l'Ouest-de-l'Île

Website

https://tqsoi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Housing, Urban/Regional Planning & Community Development (BPAIABAM), Housing Development, Construction & Rehabilitation Programs (BPAIANAB), Community Health & Health Equity/Social Determinants Units (HLAJAAAO)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Social development planning
• Food security programs
• Affordable housing initiatives
• Community engagement coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Pointe-claire

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Funding and Grants: TQSOI operates as a non-profit organization funded through grants from government sources (municipal, provincial, federal), Centraide Grand Montréal, and other foundations. The organization does not charge membership fees and relies on collective funding to support its community development activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

TQSOI (Table de quartier sud de l'Ouest-de-l'Île) is a non-profit community council that coordinates social development initiatives across seven municipalities in the southern West Island of Montreal. It facilitates collaboration between citizens, elected officials, community organizations, businesses, and institutions through a five-step social development methodology, addressing four priority areas: Housing, Food Security, Population Well-being, and Environment. The organization delivers programs such as the Neighbourhood Market, Community Housing Toolbox, Housing for All collective impact initiative, CALODI tenant support, the West Island Food Security Network, and inclusion initiatives for immigrant and ethnocultural minorities.

Product overview

TQSOI is a non-profit community organization serving as a community council for the southern West Island of Montreal. Rather than a unified technology product, TQSOI offers a portfolio of community programs and initiatives organized around four priority areas: Food Security, Housing, Population Well-Being, and Environment. Key offerings include the Neighbourhood Market (a solidarity produce market), the Community Housing Toolbox (an online resource for housing development), Housing for All (a collective impact initiative), CALODI (a tenants' rights organization), the West Island Food Security Network, the 'Together for a More Inclusive Southern West Island' project, and strategic publications including the Social Development Action Plan and Community Portrait reports. TQSOI does not offer a software platform, API, or AI-enabled products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neighbourhood Market A solidarity market held in Pointe-Claire during summer months that improves access to affordable, fresh, local fruits and vegetables through a pay-what-you-can model with produce sourced directly from local farms. Targeted at residents of the southern West Island facing food insecurity.
• Community Housing Toolbox An online resource providing tools, guides, and knowledge to community members for developing affordable, accessible, and sustainable community housing in the West Island. Targeted at local groups and individuals interested in community housing development.
• Housing for All (Un toit pour tous et toutes) A collective impact initiative addressing systemic barriers to community housing development by partnering with local community groups and tackling affordability challenges through a systems-change approach. Targeted at community groups and vulnerable tenants in the West Island.
• CALODI (Comité d'action des locataires de l'Ouest-de-l'Île) A tenants' rights organization created in 2023 to support and protect tenants' rights in the West Island, providing a dedicated phone line (514-543-2616) and support services. Has helped 300+ tenants since creation. Targeted at renters in the West Island.
• West Island Food Security Network A network project funded by Centraide Grand Montréal connecting stakeholders, decision-makers, citizens, and funders to create collaboration opportunities aimed at achieving food security in the West Island. Targeted at food security stakeholders, policymakers, engaged citizens, and funders.
• Together for a More Inclusive Southern West Island A project focused on improving participation of people of immigrant origin and ethnocultural minorities in community organizations and decision-making processes, including development of a Community of Practice and Recognition Program. Targeted at immigrant and ethnocultural minority residents of the southern West Island.
• Social Development Action Plan 2024-2029 A five-year strategic plan addressing four priority areas (Housing, Food Security, Population Well-being, and Environment) with 13 pathways developed through community consultation. Targeted at TQSOI members, partners, and stakeholders across the southern West Island.
• Southern West Island Community Portrait A consultation report highlighting issues and needs across 9 areas including Housing, Food Security, Poverty Reduction, Health, Seniors, Family, Youth, Education, Transit, and Environment based on Statistics Canada 2021 census data. Targeted at community organizations, policymakers, and the general public.
• Youth Volunteer Fair An annual event connecting local organizations with young people aged 12-17 to promote youth volunteerism in the West Island community. The 2023 edition engaged 11 organizations with 136 participants including 56 youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ tenants helped by CALODI tenant support services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• YMCA West IslandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2023Partnership for community food drives. Collaborated on October 2023 food drive that collected donations from 262+ cars, resulting in approximately 50 boxes to each of 4 food banks.
• TQNOIM (Table de quartier nord de l'Ouest-de-l'Île)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2023Co-lead partner in the West Island Food Security Network project, which covers the entire West Island territory (both north and south). Collaborates on food security initiatives and advocacy.
• PME MTL Ouest-de-l'îleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2023Collaborated with TQSOI and TQNOIM on organizing the Food Security Forum, bringing together over 75 stakeholders to discuss food security needs and challenges.
• Corbeille de PainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the Neighbourhood Market providing ready-made meals and participating in food waste reduction initiatives. Also manages the Food Security Network newsletter.
• City of Pointe-ClaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on the Neighbourhood Market initiative, hosting the solidarity market in the parking lot of the Bob Birnie Arena.
• DynamominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity organization that accompanied the evaluation committee during the participatory evaluation process of the Territorial Social Development Action Plan 2016-2021.
• West Island CIUSSSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare and social services institution partnering on inclusion projects and community initiatives targeting immigrant and ethnocultural minorities.
• West Island Local Community OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious community organizations, municipalities, schools, and libraries as main partners for the inclusion project focused on immigrant and ethnocultural minority participation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TQNOIM (Table de quartier nord de l'Ouest-de-l'Île): The northern West Island counterpart Table de quartier that operates the identical community council model across the complementary half of the West Island. TQNOIM is a co-lead partner with TQSOI on the West Island Food Security Network, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• West Island Citizens Group (WICG): Volunteer-led West Island civic advocacy group. TQSOI's Treasurer is a leader and spokesperson for WICG, indicating close alignment in community advocacy mission and overlapping membership in the same territory.
• West Island Community Resource Centre: Long-standing West Island social service coordination body founded and led by a former TQSOI Board Secretary. Operates a comparable community resource and referral function in the same territory.
• West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA): West Island community advocacy organization led by TQSOI's Board President Joan Lee. Operates with a similar volunteer-driven model addressing community representation, equity, and inclusion for a defined population in the same territory.
• Community Perspective in Mental Health (PCSM): West Island mental health peer-support and advocacy organization where TQSOI's Treasurer serves. PCSM addresses a specific population within the broader Population Well-being priority that TQSOI coordinates across the same territory.

Others

• Community Housing Transformation Centre (CHTC): National non-profit funder that supports TQSOI's CALODI tenant-rights organization. While not a direct peer, CHTC operates in the same affordable-housing development space as TQSOI's Community Housing Toolbox and Housing for All programs.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA West Island: Established multi-service community organization offering youth, housing, food security, and immigrant integration programs across the same West Island territory. Comparable in mission but materially larger in resources, staff, and infrastructure.
• West Island CIUSSS: The integrated health and social services centre covering the same West Island territory. CIUSSS is a strategic partner on inclusion and health-related community initiatives and addresses many of the same social determinants of health that TQSOI targets.
• Centraide Grand Montréal: Regional United Way funder that operates as a broader community convening and impact-investment body across Greater Montreal. Centraide funds TQSOI's Housing for All and West Island Food Security Network projects and shares the same convening function, but at a metropolitan scale rather than a single sub-region.

Regional players

• Volunteer West Island: Regional volunteer-centre organization operating in the same West Island territory with a similar community-engagement mandate, including a Corporate Volunteer Program. TQSOI's Board includes a former Community Relations Coordinator and Corporate Volunteer Program Coordinator from this organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWjciaYKRNqtFLm2nxXQH9w
• Facebookfacebook.com/TQSOI.community.council
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tqsoi
• Instagraminstagram.com/tabledequartiersud

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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