OOAQ

What OOAQ does

The Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec (OOAQ) is a professional regulatory order (ordre professionnel) established under Quebec's Professional Code, founded circa 1955 and supervised by the Office des professions du Québec. Its statutory mandate is the regulation of speech-language pathologists (orthophonistes) and audiologists (audiologistes) in Quebec, comprising approximately 2,900 orthophonistes and 450+ audiologistes. OOAQ enforces reserved professional titles and activities, maintains a public register of authorized practitioners, administers disciplinary processes and complaint handling, and delivers continuing-education oversight.

OOAQ's product surface is operational rather than commercial. Core digital assets include SOCRATE, a continuing-education and professional-development platform built on the Lära LMS; the Portail des membres (portail.ooaq.qc.ca), a secure ThinClient member portal for membership management; and a set of public-facing resources including a member credential-verification directory, practitioner finder tools for private-practice orthophonistes and audiologistes, and educational content on hearing, vestibular health, and communication disorders. The organization also produces the "Dans le creux de l'oreille" podcast in partnership with Savoir média.

OOAQ's revenue model is membership-dues driven, with auxiliary income from registration fees, continuing-education activities, and ancillary member services. Distribution occurs through a Montreal headquarters, digital portals, and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky). The organization's strategic positioning is centered on public protection — including enforcement against unauthorized practice (e.g., 2021 and 2022 criminal convictions and a 2026 joint warning with the Ordre des audioprothésistes du Québec) — and on policy advocacy in adjacent areas such as OTC hearing-aid regulation.

Name

OOAQ

Legal name

Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec

Website

https://ooaq.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec (OOAQ) is the statutorily mandated regulatory order overseeing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Quebec, enforcing reserved professional titles, administering continuing education, and protecting the public for approximately 3,350 registered professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and fees: OOAQ generates revenue through membership fees, registration fees for orthophonists and audiologists, professional development activities, and other services related to professional regulation.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OOAQ is the professional regulatory order for speech-language pathologists (orthophonistes) and audiologists (audiologistes) in Quebec, established under Quebec's Professional Code. It maintains the official register of members, sets and enforces professional standards, delivers continuing education through the SOCRATE platform, handles public complaints and disciplinary processes, and ensures that only registered members may use the protected professional titles or perform reserved professional activities.

Product overview

OOAQ (Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec) operates as a professional regulatory order rather than a technology product company. Its digital offerings consist of internal member-facing platforms and public information resources. The primary platform is SOCRATE (built on Lära LMS), a professional development and continuing education system for its members. Additional services include a secure member portal, public member verification tools, searchable directories for finding speech-language pathologists and audiologists, and extensive educational content on hearing health and communication disorders. The organization does not offer external-facing products or services to the general market beyond regulatory and informational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOCRATE: Professional development platform of OOAQ for continuing education and professional training of members.

Products and services

• SOCRATE Continuing education and professional development platform (LMS built on Lära) used by OOAQ members (orthophonistes and audiologistes) in Quebec to fulfill ongoing training requirements.
• Portail des membres Secure member portal allowing OOAQ members to manage their membership, renew registration, update professional information, and access member-only resources.
• Répertoire des membres (Member Directory) Public searchable directory used by the public and employers to verify whether a speech-language pathologist or audiologist is a registered member in good standing with the Order.
• Trouver un orthophoniste Search tool that helps members of the public locate private-practice orthophonistes registered with OOAQ in Quebec.
• Trouver un audiologiste Search tool that helps members of the public locate private-practice audiologistes registered with OOAQ in Quebec.
• Information Resources on Audiology Public educational resources on audiology covering hearing health, vestibular disorders, hearing loss in children, industrial noise, and related topics.
• Balado Dans le creux de l'oreille (Podcast) Podcast series covering hearing health topics (hearing in adults, children, industrial noise, tinnitus) produced in partnership with Savoir média.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La PersonnelleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance partner mentioned for promotional purposes. OOAQ has promotional partnerships with insurance companies for member benefits.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA): Saskatchewan's professional body for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Similar mandate to OOAQ, though in a smaller jurisdiction with combined association-regulator role.
• Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA): Alberta's regulator for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Comparable in mandate and structure to OOAQ, though operating in a different province.
• College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of British Columbia (CSHBC): BC's regulatory body for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing instrument practitioners. Comparable in mandate to OOAQ but operating in a different Canadian province.

Others

• Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec (CIQ): Umbrella organization representing Quebec's professional orders including OOAQ. Coordinates inter-order policy advocacy and is directly relevant to OOAQ's operating environment.
• Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ): Quebec's largest professional order for nurses. Comparable in structure and regulatory function to OOAQ, though covering a much larger healthcare profession.
• Canadian Alliance of Regulators for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: National body that brings together provincial regulators (including OOAQ and CASLPO) to coordinate on standards, professional mobility, and harmonization across Canadian jurisdictions. Directly relevant peer given OOAQ's participation.

Broad incumbents

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): U.S. national professional association for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. While primarily an association rather than a regulator, it operates in the same professional space as OOAQ and serves a comparable member base.
• Office des professions du Québec (OPQ): Quebec government body that oversees all professional orders including OOAQ. Sets the regulatory framework within which OOAQ operates and is the source of OOAQ's statutory authority.

Direct peers

• Ordre des audioprothésistes du Québec (OAQ): Quebec's professional order for hearing-aid specialists. Operates in the same jurisdiction as OOAQ with an adjacent audiology mandate; OOAQ and OAQ have already executed joint enforcement actions together.
• College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO): Ontario's regulatory body for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The most directly comparable peer to OOAQ, with a near-identical mandate over the same two professions in Canada's largest province.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/ooaq.qc.ca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOMl_RSl03Dzg5zTRX1izcA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ordre-des-orthophonistes-et-audiologistes-du-Québec-OOAQ-286966305093140/?fref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ooaq
• Instagraminstagram.com/ooaq_officiel

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Investors

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