L'ADOQ

What L'ADOQ does

L'ADOQ (L'Association des Orthopédagogues du Québec) is a Quebec-based non-profit professional association founded in 1990 that represents 708 orthopédagogues across the province. Its members are practitioners who deliver remediation and accommodation interventions to individuals with learning difficulties, including dyslexia, dysorthography, dyscalculia, and ADHD. The association's mandate covers professional representation, continuing education, ethics enforcement, and ongoing advocacy for the formal incorporation of the orthopédagogue profession within a Quebec professional order.

The association operates a Yapla-hosted membership and event management platform and the Appratic platform for recorded professional development content. Its core offerings include six-tier annual memberships, the peer-reviewed journal La revue de l'ADOQ, the annual Colloque et Symposium (37th edition scheduled for November 2026), member directories, the Guide des ressources orthopédagogiques private practice directory, a job board, the micro ouvert podcast, and a member assistance program with negotiated partner discounts.

Revenue is generated through membership dues ($103.60–$259 CAD per year by tier), Colloque and workshop registrations, paid job postings ($175 CAD / 30 days for non-members), advertising in the Guide des ressources orthopédagogiques, and referral/affiliate income from partner insurance brokers and software vendors (e.g., Lagentilmium, Lalilo). Recent ecosystem partnerships include Alloprof (Parcours Allofrançais, May 2026) and Neurolab UQAM.

Name

L'ADOQ

Legal name

L'Association des Orthopédagogues du Québec

Website

https://ladoq.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

L'ADOQ is a Quebec-based non-profit professional association founded in 1990 representing 708 orthopédagogues. It delivers membership, continuing education, a peer-reviewed journal, and an annual symposium, and advocates for the formal incorporation of the orthopédagogue profession.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services (Orthopedagogy)

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDANAFAC

ADHD/Executive Function & Organization Coaching (Academic)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Special Needs & Learning Differences Tutoring (IEP/504, Dyslexia, ADHD)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Orthopedagogy training
• Continuing professional development
• Membership association services
• Professional learning events

Headquarters

HQ city

Laval

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees constitute the primary recurring revenue stream. Tiers include: professional member ($259/year), professional + private practice directory listing ($259 + $99.50/year), student/in-professionalization member ($103.60/year), retired/parental leave member ($129.50/year). Membership year runs April 1 to March 31.
2. Professional Development Events and Training: Revenue from registration fees for the annual Colloque et Symposium, webconferences, thematic evenings, and recorded training sessions. Members receive significant discounts (up to 40% off). Non-member fees range from $20 (thematic evening) to $59 (webconference) to $149–$249 (full-day workshops). Recorded training access (30–90 days) priced from $19 to $149.
3. Job Postings and Advertising: Free for members and collaborator organizations; $175 for 30 days for non-members. Commercial partners purchase advertising and visibility at the annual symposium and through the association's communications channels (newsletter, website, social media).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

L'ADOQ is a Quebec non-profit professional association that sells annual memberships, continuing-education training (live and recorded), registration to its annual Colloque et Symposium, advertising via its job board, and member listings in its member and private-practice directories. Its core customers are individual orthopedagogues working in Quebec schools and private practice, with secondary public resources for parents seeking qualified professionals.

Product overview

L'ADOQ offers a membership-based professional association platform for orthopedagogues in Quebec. The core offering includes professional development training (both live synchronous sessions and recorded asynchronous courses), the annual Colloque et Symposium conference, and the peer-reviewed professional journal 'L'orthopédagogie sous toutes ses facettes'. Additional member services include a searchable member directory (Tableau des membres), a private practice repertoire for member visibility, and a job board. The organization also provides public resources including a tool to find qualified orthopedagogues. All services are primarily delivered through the Yapla-based website platform, with a separate recorded training platform (Appratic).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'orthopédagogie sous toutes ses facettes: Professional peer-reviewed journal published semi-annually covering practice, research, and innovation in orthopedagogy, published since autumn 2016.
• Colloque et Symposium
• Micro ouvert sur l'orthopédagogie

Products and services

• Annual Professional Membership (Adhérer à L'ADOQ)

Quantifiable outcome

• 708 members across all professional categories (MP, MV, MA) representing orthopedagogues throughout Quebec
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alloprof (APROF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026L'ADOQ collaborated with Alloprof on the development of the 'Parcours Allofrançais' — a structured digital writing tool for students in 2nd and 3rd cycle of primary school. The association promoted the tool to its members and featured it as a complementary resource for orthopedagogical interventions. The collaboration involved orthopedagogue consultation during the tool's design phase and validation testing in 30 classes with nearly 700 students.
• Neurolab (UQAM)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree access to the UQAM Neurolab is offered as a member benefit. Neurolab is a research laboratory at UQAM focused on neuroscience and learning. The partnership provides L'ADOQ members with complimentary access to its offerings.
• Alloprof (APROF)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAlloprof is featured on L'ADOQ's partner page and provides the Parcours Allofrançais tool, which was developed with orthopedagogue input and promoted by L'ADOQ to its member base. Alloprof targets Quebec teachers and orthopedagogues as key distribution channels for its digital educational tools.
• Essor AssurancescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEssor Assurances provides L'ADOQ members with preferential-rate professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance and commercial property/liability insurance. This is an exclusive program available only to qualified members (MP, MV, MA). The partnership is prominently featured on the association's insurance advantage page.
• PsyliominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPsylio is an online appointment scheduling platform for healthcare and educational professionals. L'ADOQ members receive a 20% discount on Psylio's services.
• MomenteominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMomenteo provides invoicing/billing software for professionals. L'ADOQ members receive a 20% discount on Momenteo subscriptions.
• Lexibar (Haylem)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLexibar (Haylem) provides a free licence of its Lexibar spelling assistance software to L'ADOQ members. This is a complimentary member benefit.
• Clic SantéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClic Santé is an online appointment booking platform. L'ADOQ offers preferential pricing on the platform to its members.
• Presses de l'Université du Québec (PUQ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPUQ offers L'ADOQ members a 20% discount on book purchases. This supports professional development of members through access to academic publications.
• Bureau en Gros / Staples Copy & PrintminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStaples Copy & Print (Bureau en Gros) offers L'ADOQ members a 30% discount on business printing and office solutions.
• Institut TA ([email protected])minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitut TA is listed as a partner on the association's partner page. Nature of partnership is not detailed but appears alongside other commercial partners offering member benefits.
• EdprominorGTM or Marketing PartnerEdpro is an educational planning and resource platform. L'ADOQ members receive a 25% discount on Edpro subscriptions.
• Bromont — Montagne d'expériencesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBromont ski and outdoor resort offers L'ADOQ members discounts of up to 35% on its services.
• TroubadourminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTroubadour offers L'ADOQ members a 15% discount on its music education subscription platform (classe de Troubadour).
• Domino AppsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDomino Apps provides a free mobile application from a selection offered to L'ADOQ members.
• Strom spa nordiqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStrom spa nordique offers L'ADOQ members various discounts on spa services.
• fdmtminorGTM or Marketing Partnerfdmt provides educational materials and resources. L'ADOQ members receive a 10% discount on fdmt products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d'orientation du Québec (OCCOQ): Quebec professional order for guidance counselors. Closely comparable in structure: provincial professional body delivering membership, continuing education, annual conference, peer-reviewed publications, and advocacy for educational specialists serving Quebec schools.
• Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec (OOAQ): Professional order for speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Quebec. Comparable as a regulated Quebec professional association providing membership, training (Colloque), professional development, advocacy, and member directories in an adjacent educational-support discipline.
• Fédération des professionnelles et professionnels de l'éducation du Québec (FPPEQ): Quebec federation representing school-based professionals (including orthopedagogues, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, etc.). Comparable as a Quebec-wide professional association advocating for educational specialists, providing training, and engaging on policy matters affecting member practice.
• Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec (LDAQ / AQETA): Quebec association serving people with learning disabilities and the professionals who support them. Comparable as a Quebec-focused association providing public directories, professional development, advocacy, and resources for the learning-difficulties community — overlapping significantly with L'ADOQ's parent-facing mission.
• Ordre des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec (OPQ): Professional order regulating psychoeducators in Quebec. Directly comparable to L'ADOQ as a francophone Quebec-based professional body serving educators working with students facing learning/behavioral difficulties, with similar membership, training, and advocacy model — but with formal statutory incorporation that L'ADOQ is seeking.

Emerging players

• Association canadienne des orthopédagogues / Canadian Association of Orthopedagogues: National-level counterpart to L'ADOQ for orthopedagogues outside Quebec. Comparable as a peer association serving the same profession with similar member/directory/training model, but at smaller scale and without the 35-year Quebec institutional depth that L'ADOQ holds.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF/FCE): National federation representing teachers and education workers across Canada. Comparable as a large-scale professional federation delivering training, advocacy, and member services, with some Quebec member organizations overlapping with L'ADOQ's stakeholder ecosystem.
• Association des enseignantes et enseignants du Québec (AEQ): Quebec professional association representing teachers. Comparable in delivering membership services, annual conference, training, advocacy, and member benefits to Quebec education professionals, but at a much larger scale and broader scope than L'ADOQ.
• Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec (OEQ): Quebec professional order for occupational therapists. Comparable Quebec-based regulated professional association with similar membership dues, training programs, peer-reviewed publications, and member directory model — operating in an adjacent educational/rehabilitative specialty.

Regional players

• Association québécoise du personnel de direction des écoles (AQPDE): Quebec association for school administrators/directors. Comparable as a Quebec-based professional association providing training (Congrès), advocacy, and member services to education leaders who employ orthopedagogues and consume L'ADOQ's training offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfr-ca.facebook.com/orthopedagogues
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/l'association-des-orthop-dagogues-du-qu-bec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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