What Votepour.ca does

Votepour.ca is a Quebec-registered non-profit organization (organisme à but non lucratif) that conducts citizen participation, public consultation, and social acceptability projects for municipalities, regional county municipalities (MRCs), public organizations, and local enterprises. Its core work involves designing and facilitating participatory processes — surveys, workshops, public assemblies, and field engagement — to inform local development, strategic plans, and climate action. The organization has built two branded forums that double as thought-leadership platforms: the Forum on Social Acceptability (FASQc), co-developed with Université Laval and Futur Simple, and OFFnumérique, focused on digital divide issues. Founded circa 2014 and operational since at least 2016, Votepour.ca operates from Quebec City with a small team and reports having completed more than 15 citizen participation campaigns and engaged 4,000+ individuals on digital divide issues alone.

The core service offering is structured into three delivery modes — turnkey offerings (offre clé en main), consulting services (services-conseils), and training programs (formations) — covering seven expertise areas: social acceptability, public participation, territorial planning, strategic planning, climate action, social development, and digital divide. Since 2024, climate action accompaniment under the Quebec ATCL program has become a central growth vertical, with mandates across multiple MRCs including Côte-de-Beaupré, Île-d'Orléans, Rimouski-Neigette, Rouyn-Noranda, Bellechasse, and Avignon. Technology is non-proprietary: a secure digital consultation platform combined with online forms, tablets, and field work, with no disclosed AI/ML components, patents, or API products.

The business model is a hybrid of professional services consulting and grant-funded non-profit operations. Revenue streams include fee-for-service consulting contracts with municipalities and MRCs, plus grants and project funding from Foundation Lucie et André Chagnon, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Government of Canada through Initiatives canadiennes pour des communautés en santé (ICCS), and the Fonds du Grand Mouvement Desjardins. Customers are concentrated in the Quebec public sector; named clients include Ville de Québec, Ville de Terrebonne, Centraide du Québec, the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM), and multiple MRCs. Go-to-market relies on direct outreach, RFP responses, recurring event presence (FQM Congress, FASQc, OFFnumérique), and content marketing through a resource library and newsletter.

Name

Votepour.ca

Legal name

Votepour.ca

Website

https://votepour.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Votepour.ca is a Quebec-based non-profit organization that designs and facilitates citizen participation, public consultation, and social acceptability projects for municipalities, MRCs, public organizations, and local enterprises, with growing focus on climate action accompaniment and digital inclusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Participation Consulting

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC), Nonprofit, Social Services & Community Development Congresses (THAHAJAO)

Keywords

• Citizen participation services
• Public consultation
• Social acceptability facilitation
• Climate action consulting
• Digital inclusion research

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarke City

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal and institutional consulting contracts: Votepour.ca performs citizen participation, public consultation, and social acceptability services at the request of municipalities, public organizations, and businesses. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service consulting engagements, which may be structured as project-based contracts or multi-component service agreements. The organization is a nonprofit entity (OBNL) operating in Quebec.
2. Government and foundation grants: Votepour.ca receives funding from government programs (e.g., Accélérer la transition climatique locale - ATCL) and foundations such as the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon, the Government of Canada (ICCS), and others to support specific projects (digital divide, climate action). These grants support project delivery and research-action initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Votepour.ca is a non-profit organization that conducts citizen participation, public consultation, and social acceptability activities on behalf of municipalities, public organizations, and local enterprises across Quebec. The organization designs and facilitates structured participatory processes that combine digital tools (online questionnaires, consultation platforms) with extensive field work to capture citizen voices, including those of vulnerable and digitally excluded populations. Services are delivered as turnkey engagements, consulting, accompaniment, programs, and training.

Product overview

Votepour.ca is a non-profit organization offering citizen participation and social acceptability services, primarily serving municipalities, public organizations, and local enterprises in Quebec. The core offering consists of citizen participation facilitation services, which include various engagement methodologies, consultation design, and community mobilization. The company operates through several branded programs: OFFnumérique (digital divide forum), FASQc (Forum on Social Acceptability), and Climate Action Accompaniment. Services are delivered through flexible delivery models including turnkey offers, consulting services, and training programs. The organization also conducts research and publishes resources on digital inclusion, climate action, and citizen engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OFFnumérique: A forum on digital divide organized by Votepour.ca
• Forum sur l'acceptabilité sociale

Products and services

• Citizen Participation Services Facilitation of citizen participation, consultation, and awareness activities conducted on behalf of municipalities, public organizations, and local enterprises to better guide local project development and social acceptability.
• Climate Action Accompaniment Participatory approaches supporting municipalities in designing and implementing climate action plans, including citizen engagement and social acceptability assessment for climate measures. Delivered to MRCs under Quebec's ATCL program.
• Turnkey Offer (Offre clé en main) Comprehensive consultation and participation services where Votepour.ca manages all activities from conception to execution for the client.
• Consulting Services (Services-conseils) Strategic and operational advisory services based on sharing knowledge, experiences, and responsibilities to strengthen client autonomy in citizen participation.
• Training (Formations) Educational programs and workshops to build capacity within organizations regarding citizen participation and social acceptability methodologies.
• Digital Divide Expertise Specialized knowledge and consultation services addressing digital divide issues, including research, literature reviews, and practical interventions for organizations supporting digitally marginalized populations.
• OFFnumérique Forum A forum dedicated to digital divide issues, bringing together professionals, experts, and decision-makers from community, institutional, technological, and research sectors to discuss and address digital inclusion challenges.
• FASQc - Forum on Social Acceptability A national forum exploring the role of social dialogue and social acceptability in achieving socio-ecological transition, held in collaboration with Université Laval and Futur Simple.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ individual citizen participations obtained in 16 months using low-cost tools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, supporting and major.

• Université LavalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Université Laval is a key research partner in Votepour.ca's climate action and social acceptability initiatives. The university co-developed the Forum on Social Acceptability (FASQc) and contributes to the UrbiGES project. Researchers such as Stéphane Roche and Valériane Champagne St-Arnaud collaborate on climate action mapping and dialogue methodologies.
• Futur SimplecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Futur Simple collaborates with Votepour.ca on climate communication strategies and social dialogue facilitation. The firm co-leads the Forum on Social Acceptability (FASQc) and is credited as a presenter on climate action dialogue. Clémence Lalloz from Futur Simple co-facilitates social dialogue workshops.
• Obvia (Observatoire de la transformation numérique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerObvia, the Observatory on Digital Transformation, partnered with Votepour.ca to produce several research publications on the digital divide, including a comparative review on digital inclusion in public services and a literature review on reducing digital divide impacts on marginalized populations. Votepour.ca pilots these collective projects.
• Communauté de pratique en communication climatiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThis community of practice contributes to the Forum on Social Acceptability (FASQc), providing expertise on misinformation in social acceptability processes, led by Alexander Walsh.
• UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearchers Corinne Gendron and Stéphanie Yates from UQAM contribute to the FASQc forum programming, focusing on social acceptability measurement and modeling.
• UQO (Université du Québec en Outaouais)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearcher Alice Friser from UQO contributes expertise on measuring social acceptability through modeling, as part of the FASQc forum programming.
• Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFQM collaborates with Votepour.ca as a presenter and partner at the annual Forum on Social Acceptability (FASQc) and is a participant in the UrbiGES project. Régis Labeaume, ex-mayor of Québec, and Gabriel Rojo from FQM participated in a FASQc panel. FQM is also a client for policy development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ipsos Canada: Global public opinion and market research firm with a sizeable Quebec/Canada presence, offering citizen engagement, public consultation, and social research at scale. Comparable as a broader incumbent that competes for the same municipal and public-sector RFPs, with deeper resources and a wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• Léger: Quebec-based market research and public opinion firm with a large public-sector practice, regularly conducting citizen engagement and consultation research for governments and institutions across Canada. Comparable because it operates in the same Quebec public consultation and citizen insights space, serving many of the same municipal and institutional clients.
• SOM Recherches: Long-established Quebec-based survey and public opinion research firm that conducts citizen consultations and social research for public bodies and organizations. Comparable in that it delivers citizen participation data and consultation services to Quebec municipalities and public institutions using similar methodologies.

Others

• Fondation du Grand Montréal: Quebec civic foundation supporting community development, social inclusion, and metropolitan projects. Comparable as a Quebec civic ecosystem actor and potential funder/partner, though operating in grantmaking rather than direct citizen participation delivery.

Regional players

• Espace MUNI: Quebec-based municipal capacity-building organization that supports municipalities and MRCs with training, networking, and advisory services. Comparable as a Quebec-focused enabler of municipal practice, operating in adjacent ecosystem space to Votepour.ca's municipal clientele.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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