C.É.I.N.R

What C.É.I.N.R does

C.É.I.N.R (Centre d'Écoute et d'Interprétation des Nouvelles Recherches du croire) is a community nonprofit organization founded in 1984 in Montréal, Quebec, by Richard Bergeron, Gisèle Rivard, and Pierre Pelletier. Originally established as C.I.N.R. (Centre d'information sur les nouvelles religions) to support individuals with experiences in sects and new religious movements, the organization has progressively broadened its mandate to address contemporary forms of belief, cultural diversity, identity transformation, medicalization of existence, and caregiver suffering. Its core offering is the Service d'écoute et d'accompagnement — individual and clinical listening services delivered through a hybrid Lacanian psychoanalytic and theological methodology developed over four decades. Complementary offerings include clinical supervision for 'professionals in impossible jobs,' an academic journal (Revue Ouvertures) relaunched in 2013, recurring seminar and cartel work cycles, continuing-education programs in collaboration with the Université de Montréal (notably REL 6322), and a preserved Fonds d'archives containing over 2,000 audio cassettes, complete journal runs, and rare documents spanning Quebec theological research since the 1970s.

The organization's technical foundation is its proprietary psychoanalytic-theological framework, which integrates Lacanian clinical listening with theological interpretation of belief, transference, and displacement. Distribution operates through two physical offices (Montréal at Université de Montréal and Rouyn-Noranda in Abitibi-Témiscamingue), Zoom-based seminars, a YouTube archive channel, the Revue Ouvertures journal website, and academic collaborations. The revenue model is charitable: donations and symbolic contributions calibrated to participants' means, supported by registered Canadian charity status (Numéro d'organisme de charité: 132473364 RR0001). Customer segments are bifurcated between a primary general-public audience seeking existential/spiritual support and a secondary segment of healthcare, social work, education, and spiritual-accompaniment professionals seeking clinical supervision and practice reflection.

Name

C.É.I.N.R

Legal name

C.É.I.N.R (Centre d'Écoute et d'Interprétation des Nouvelles Recherches du croire)

Website

https://ceinr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

C.É.I.N.R is a Montréal-based nonprofit founded in 1984 offering listening and accompaniment services, clinical supervision, academic research, and an archival collection on contemporary forms of belief, using a Lacanian psychoanalytic-theological methodology to serve the general public and helping professionals in Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pastoral Counseling and Theological Research

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Libraries and Archives (51921), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAHAD

Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

SECONDARYMPAJABAK

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

Keywords

• Psychoanalytic accompaniment services
• Theological belief research
• Clinical listening services
• Spiritual direction services
• Religious studies archives

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a registered charity organization (Numéro d'organisme de charité: 132473364 RR0001), C.É.I.N.R relies on donations and symbolic contributions modulated according to participants' financial capacity. The organization states that financial capacity is never a reason to not engage with their services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

C.É.I.N.R provides individual spiritual, existential, and analytical accompaniment combining Lacanian psychoanalysis with theology, addressing questions of belief, suffering, loss, desire, identity, and meaning. The organization also delivers clinical supervision for professionals, hosts seminars and cartel working groups, publishes the Revue Ouvertures academic journal, and maintains a preserved archive fonds of more than 2,000 audio cassettes, journals, theses, and rare documents on belief research in Quebec.

Product overview

C.É.I.N.R (Centre d'Écoute et d'Interprétation des Nouvelles Recherches du croire) is a community organization operating since 1984 that offers a portfolio of services centered on new research on belief. Its core offerings include: (1) Service d'écoute et d'accompagnement — individual spiritual/existential/analytical accompaniment and clinical supervision; (2) Revue Ouvertures — an academic journal at the intersection of theology, psychoanalysis, and culture; (3) Séminaires et cartels — seminars and small-group analytical working groups; and (4) Fonds d'archives — a preserved collection of religious/theological research materials including journals, audio cassettes, theses, and rare documents. These services are complemented by continuing education and institutional collaborations. The organization focuses on contemporary expressions of belief, clinical theology, and psychoanalytic approaches to questions of faith and suffering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revue Ouvertures: Academic journal dedicated to new research on belief, published by C.É.I.N.R, covering theology, psychoanalysis, clinical practice, and contemporary culture.

Products and services

• Service d'écoute et d'accompagnement (Listening and Accompaniment Service)
• Revue Ouvertures (Academic Journal)
• Séminaires et cartels (Seminars and Cartel Working Groups)
• Fonds d'archives (Archive Fonds)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 years of continuous operation and research on belief in Quebec

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Université de Montréal (UDM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2024Academic collaboration through the course REL 6322 'Problématiques contemporaines et théologie' offered at Université de Montréal. Professor Guy-Robert St-Arnaud teaches the course from September 4 to December 18, 2024, on Wednesdays from 16:00-19:00. This represents an established educational partnership integrating C.É.I.N.R research into university curriculum.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Institut d'études religieuses (Université de Montréal): The academic partner that hosts C.É.I.N.R's headquarters and where the REL 6322 course is delivered. Conducts scholarship and training in theology, religious studies, and spiritual care — the same broad space as C.É.I.N.R's research output and formation programs.
• Info-Secte: Quebec-based nonprofit offering listening, information, and accompaniment services for individuals and families affected by cults, sects, and new religious movements. Closely mirrors C.É.I.N.R's original mission (founded 1984 as Centre d'information sur les nouvelles religions) and serves a similar French-speaking Quebec population.

Broad incumbents

• Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS, University of Victoria): Canadian academic research center conducting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of religion, culture, and contemporary social issues — comparable to C.É.I.N.R's research mandate, but as a university-based center with grant funding rather than a community organization.
• Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC/ACSS): National professional association that certifies and supports spiritual care providers and clinical pastoral educators across Canada. Comparable to C.É.I.N.R in addressing the supervision and formation needs of caregivers and spiritual-care professionals, but with broader scope and institutional reach.

Others

• École lacanienne de psychanalyse (ELP): International Lacanian psychoanalysis school that trains practitioners in the same clinical-theoretical framework C.É.I.N.R uses for its accompaniment work. Not a direct competitor, but a comparable ecosystem that legitimizes and supplies the methodological foundation of C.É.I.N.R's listening services.

Regional players

• Institut de pastorale (Saint Paul University, Ottawa): Canadian academic institute delivering formation in pastoral care, spiritual accompaniment, and clinical theology — directly overlapping with C.É.I.N.R's clinical supervision and 'impossible jobs' professional support offerings, though serving a bilingual national audience rather than Quebec-only.
• Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses (Université Laval): Quebec-based theological faculty offering academic programs, research, and publication in theology and religious sciences — overlapping with C.É.I.N.R's scholarship and formation work, but operating in a different Francophone city and primarily as a degree-granting institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ceinr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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