What Le Journal Le Soir does

Le Journal Le Soir (legal name: Le Soir Rimouski-Neigette, Mitis et Matapédia) is an independent, privately-held French-language regional newspaper headquartered in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. It serves residents of three regional county municipalities (MRCs) — Rimouski-Neigette, La Mitis, and La Matapédia — in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, covering local politics, regional economy, community news, education, health, justice, environment, and culture, with dedicated coverage of local sports teams including Océanic (junior hockey), Pionniers Football, and the Puribec senior baseball league.

The publication operates a multi-format product portfolio anchored by the print newspaper (éditions papier) and its PDF digital counterpart (journaux électroniques), supplemented by a mobile application for iOS/Android, an email newsletter, and a podcast line ('Balados') hosted on its own YouTube channel. The technology backbone is a WordPress-based content platform with dedicated social media distribution across Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, and YouTube, plus physical distribution through designated deposit points across the three MRCs. Revenue is generated through three streams: digital and print subscriptions (pricing not publicly disclosed; subscribers must contact the publisher directly) and advertising from local businesses and regional advertisers. Some editorial capacity is supplied through the federally-supported Initiative de journalisme local, whose journalists file recurring bylines on the site, suggesting partial subsidization of newsroom costs.

Name

Le Journal Le Soir

Legal name

Le Soir Rimouski-Neigette, Mitis et Matapédia

Website

https://journallesoir.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Journal Le Soir is an independent French-language regional newspaper serving the Rimouski-Neigette, La Mitis, and La Matapédia MRCs in Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region, distributing local news, sports, and culture via print, website, mobile app, podcasts, and social channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rimouski

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital subscriptions: The newspaper offers digital editions through its website, allowing readers to access electronic versions of the newspaper. These electronic newspapers are available for download as PDF files.
2. Print subscriptions: Physical paper editions are available through designated deposit points across the region.
3. Advertising: The newspaper generates revenue through advertising placements from local businesses and advertisers, including display ads, classifieds, and promotional content visible on the website and in print editions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Le Journal Le Soir is an independent regional French-language newspaper publishing print editions and electronic PDF editions that deliver hyperlocal news, sports (Océanic hockey, Pionniers football, Puribec baseball), culture, politics, economy, and community content to readers in the Rimouski-Neigette, La Mitis, and La Matapédia MRCs of Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Beyond the print and digital newspaper, the product portfolio includes a mobile application, podcast series (Balados), and an email newsletter.

Product overview

Le Journal Le Soir is a regional French-language newspaper serving Rimouski-Neigette, La Mitis, and La Matapédia in Quebec. The publication operates as a unified product portfolio centered on its core print and digital newspaper offerings. The main product line includes the print newspaper (Éditions papier) and its electronic/digital counterpart (journaux-electroniques), with supplementary digital products including a mobile application, podcast series (Balados), and email newsletter (Infolettre). The portfolio also encompasses specialized content verticals such as chronic columns covering gardening, finance, and local culture, plus dedicated coverage of the local public market (Marché public de Rimouski).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journal Le Soir — Éditions papier (Print Newspaper)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Initiative de journalisme local (Local Journalism Initiative)coreOthersLe Journal Le Soir participates in the Initiative de journalisme local, a program that supports local journalism in Canada. Several articles on the website credit 'Alexandre D'Astous - Initiative de journalisme local' as the author, indicating collaboration with this national program to enhance local news coverage in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• La Presse: Quebec's largest French-language digital-first news outlet (La Presse+). Comparable as a major Quebec French-language publisher transitioning from print to digital subscription, but operating at substantially larger scale and serving a province-wide audience.
• Le Devoir: Montreal-based independent French-language daily with strong national reach. Comparable through its independent, non-corporate-affiliated editorial positioning and print+digital+podcast distribution model, though operating at much larger national scale than Le Journal Le Soir.
• TVA Nouvelles (Regional Quebec): Quebecor-owned private broadcaster providing regional Quebec news coverage including Bas-Saint-Laurent. Comparable as a multi-platform French-language regional news competitor with broadcast, digital, and mobile distribution covering the same readership base.
• Le Journal de Montréal: Quebec's highest-circulation French-language daily (Quebecor-owned). Comparable as a major French-language Quebec newspaper with print, digital, classifieds, and obituaries, though operating as a tabloid-style incumbent rather than a small independent regional outlet.
• ICI Radio-Canada Première (Bas-Saint-Laurent): Public broadcaster's regional service covering the same Bas-Saint-Laurent geography as Le Journal Le Soir. Comparable as a hyperlocal news provider for the same MRCs with broadcast + digital + newsletter distribution, competing for the same local audience and advertiser attention.

Direct peers

• Le Quotidien: Saguenay-based French-language regional daily newspaper covering the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. Closely comparable as a Gesca/Quebecor-owned regional Quebec daily serving a similar geographic scope and rural/urban reader mix with print and digital subscription and advertising.
• Le Soleil: Quebec City-based French-language regional daily newspaper covering provincial and regional news, sports, and culture. Directly comparable as a regional Quebec daily operating in print and digital with subscription and advertising revenue models similar to Le Journal Le Soir, though serving a larger metropolitan market.
• Le Nouvelliste: Trois-Rivières-based French-language regional daily serving the Mauricie region. Comparable regional Quebec daily with print deposit distribution, digital edition, classifieds, obituaries, and local political coverage — directly analogous business model to Le Journal Le Soir at slightly larger scale.
• La Tribune: Sherbrooke-based French-language regional daily covering the Estrie region. Comparable as a Quebec regional daily operating with print editions, digital subscriptions, classifieds, and local political/sports/cultural coverage in a similar geographic and demographic profile.

Regional players

• L'Avantage Rimouskois: Free weekly French-language community newspaper serving the greater Rimouski area. Comparable as a local community print and digital outlet covering overlapping Rimouski-Neigette geography, competing directly for local advertising dollars and classifieds in the same MRC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JournalSoir
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/journallesoirca
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100082601147661
• Instagraminstagram.com/journallesoir
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-journal-le-soir

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Investors

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Investments

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