CJE Abitibi-Ouest

What CJE Abitibi-Ouest does

Carrefour jeunesse-emploi d'Abitibi-Ouest (CJEAO) is a Quebec-registered non-profit organization (OSBL) founded in 1996, headquartered at 299 Rue Principale, La Sarre, and operating for 30 years across the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest territory covering 21 municipalities. The organization provides free services to two primary client groups: youth aged 12 to 35 and newcomers (immigrants and non-immigrant arrivals), plus secondary support to local employers and municipalities on workforce and welcome matters. Service delivery is organized around three core lines — Services conseils (employment counseling, job search, coaching, retention), Développement social (school perseverance, youth entrepreneurship, prevention programming), and Attraction et accueil (regional attraction, immigrant integration, exploratory stays) — operationalized through 13 active programs including the REPÈRES scholarship with Desjardins, Place aux jeunes, Vitalité rurale, Espaces parents, and MIFI's PAC-OBNL Appui aux collectivités.

CJEAO operates no proprietary technology platform and is not a technology product company. Its infrastructure consists of a public website (cjeao.qc.ca), a regional job portal (cjeao.jobstat.ca), a Facebook presence, downloadable guides and templates (welcome kit for municipalities, employer best-practices guide, Guide des meilleures pratiques en intervention interculturelle), and in-person service delivery at its La Sarre office and across the MRC territory. Program offerings include financial-literacy workshops (Mes finances, mes choix with Desjardins), rural vitality field ambassadors, addiction-prevention programming in secondary schools, parenting support spaces, and youth committees.

The business model is that of a grant-funded community non-profit: CJEAO charges no fees to individuals, and operating revenue is derived from multiple Quebec provincial and regional government sources — notably MIFI (Ministry of Immigration), Secrétariat à la jeunesse, Emploi-Québec, CISSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest — alongside program-specific support from Desjardins. There is no venture, private equity, or institutional ownership structure. Distribution relies on direct in-person service, referrals from schools and government services, exploratory stays for prospective migrants, and self-serve downloads of municipal and employer toolkits.

Name

CJE Abitibi-Ouest

Legal name

Carrefour jeunesse-emploi d'Abitibi-Ouest

Website

https://cjeao.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carrefour jeunesse-emploi d'Abitibi-Ouest (CJEAO) is a Quebec non-profit founded in 1996 that delivers free employment, social-development, and immigrant-integration services to youth aged 12-35, newcomers, employers, and municipalities across the 21-municipality MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employment and Newcomer Settlement Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Newcomer integration
• Social development programs
• Regional settlement services
• Career counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

La Sarre

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: CJEAO operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily by government sources including MIFI (Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration), MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest, Secrétariat à la jeunesse (SAJ), Employment-Québec (Emploi-Québec), and CISSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue. All services to individuals are provided free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CJEAO is a non-profit (OSBL) Carrefour jeunesse-emploi that delivers free employment counseling, social development, and newcomer attraction/welcoming services to youth aged 12 to 35 and immigrants settling in the Abitibi-Ouest region of Quebec. Services are organised into three pillars — Services conseils, Développement social, and Attraction et accueil — and operationalised through 13 active programs funded by Quebec and regional government partners.

Product overview

CJEAO operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides employment assistance, social development, and immigrant attraction/welcoming services through 13 distinct programs. The three core services are: Services conseils (employment counseling, job search support, career orientation), Développement social (youth engagement, school perseverance, entrepreneurship support), and Attraction et accueil (regional integration, immigrant support, territorial promotion). Programs include employment assistance, youth committees, financial literacy workshops, immigration integration support, rural vitality initiatives, parent support spaces, addiction prevention, and youth attraction schemes. All services target youth aged 12-35 and newcomers to Abitibi-Ouest, and are provided free of charge.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Services conseils (Employment Counseling) Core employment counseling service pillar of CJEAO, offering career guidance, job-search support, return-to-school accompaniment, and entrepreneurship orientation to youth aged 12-35 in Abitibi-Ouest, operationalised through 13 active programs.
• Développement social (Social Development) Core social development service pillar of CJEAO delivering community-based projects that foster belonging, civic engagement, and personal development for youth across the Abitibi-Ouest MRC.
• Attraction et accueil (Attraction and Welcoming) Core regional attraction and welcoming service pillar offering francization, settlement accompaniment, socio-professional integration support, and workforce attraction services to newcomers and immigrants settling in Abitibi-Ouest.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MRC d'Abitibi-OuestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest provides funding for the Vitalité rurale program and collaborated with CJEAO on the welcome kit (pochette d'accueil) for municipalities. The MRC is the regional government entity covering 21 municipalities in Abitibi-Ouest.
• CISSS de l'Abitibi-TémiscaminguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCISSS provides funding for Espaces Parents (parenting support) and the Prévention des dépendances (addiction prevention) program delivered in schools. Partnership involves program delivery in healthcare/social services domain.
• Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Rouyn-NorandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in the REPÈRES scholarship program alongside CJEAO and CJET. Together, the three CJEs cover the entire Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
• Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Témiscamingue (CJET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in the REPÈRES scholarship program alongside CJEAO and the Carrefour de Rouyn-Noranda. Together, the three CJEs cover the entire Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
• Place aux jeunes en régioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial network organization providing program framework and support for youth regional attraction initiatives. CJEAO is a local delivery partner for the program.
• Centre de services scolaire du Lac-AbitibiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership referenced in the welcome kit for providing school information to new residents. Also associated with francisation services for newcomers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maison de la Famille d'Abitibi-Ouest: Local Abitibi-Ouest nonprofit offering family support, parenting workshops, and community services in the same territory as CJEAO. Operates with overlapping funding sources (CISSS, MRC) and serves a related parent-and-family segment.
• Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Rouyn-Noranda: Neighboring CJE in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and co-partner with CJEAO in the REPÈRES scholarship program. Directly comparable: same Quebec CJE network mandate, same youth (12-35) and newcomer target segments, same government funding model.
• Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Témiscamingue (CJET): Third regional CJE in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and explicit CJEAO partner in the REPÈRES program. Operates the same employment counseling, social development, and immigrant integration services across its MRC, making it a near-clone peer.

Broad incumbents

• Place aux jeunes en région: Provincial network organization that funds and frameworks the Place aux jeunes program CJEAO delivers locally. Overlapping mission around youth regional attraction and exploratory stays for ages 18-35.
• YMCA du Québec: Large Quebec nonprofit delivering employment, newcomer settlement, and youth programs with government and donor funding across multiple regions. Comparable as a multi-site operator of the same service mix (employment assistance, immigrant integration, youth development).
• Emploi-Québec regional offices: Government employment-service network that funds CJEAO's Vitalité rurale program and offers overlapping employment counseling and job-matching services across Quebec. Comparable mission and beneficiary base; acts as both funder and partial substitute.
• Réseau des Carrefours jeunesse-emploi du Québec (RCJEQ): Provincial umbrella network coordinating the CJE movement across Quebec. Comparable as the institutional backbone to which CJEAO belongs, providing advocacy, training, and shared services to all member CJEs.

Regional players

• CISSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Regional health and social services authority that funds CJEAO's Espaces Parents and addiction-prevention programs. Operates complementary social and health services in the same Abitibi-Ouest territory and shares the same government funding ecosystem.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cjeao

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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