calacs francophone d'ottawa

Name

calacs francophone d'ottawa

Legal name

CALACS francophone d'Ottawa

Website

https://calacs.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crisis Support and Sexual Assault Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Sexual assault support
• Crisis intervention services
• Feminist counseling
• Trauma-informed care
• Survivor advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals and supporters. Donations are encouraged through the website with a 'Faire un don' (Make a donation) call-to-action.
2. Boutique sales: Sale of merchandise including framed photographs, text compilations, books, and themed merchandise like consent-themed socks to raise funds.
3. Customized training: Fee-based customized training services for organizations seeking to develop tools for safe environments and improve intervention techniques. Contact [email protected] for quotes.
4. Wildlife photo contest: Annual wildlife photography contest with entry fees ($10-25 depending on number of photos) and sale of framed winning photos as fundraising mechanism.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CALACS francophone d'Ottawa provides confidential, intersectional feminist support services in French to survivors of sexual assault in the Ottawa region. Its core offerings include individual support sessions, support groups, thematic workshops, accompaniment to legal and medical appointments, and creative therapeutic techniques (sandplay, art therapy, animal-assisted therapy with therapy dog Sol). The organization also delivers prevention education through awareness workshops, customized organizational training, community booths, and activism, and operates a fundraising boutique and annual wildlife photography contest.

Product overview

CALACS francophone d'Ottawa is a feminist intersectional organization providing a comprehensive suite of services for survivors of sexual assault. Its core offerings include individual and group support, accompaniment, creative therapeutic techniques (sandplay, animal-assisted therapy with therapy dog Sol, guided meditation, art therapy), a 24/7 Fem'Aide hotline, and specialized post-secondary services for uOttawa and La Cité students. Prevention services encompass six structured awareness workshops (on sexual aggression, hypersexualization, cyber aggression, exploitation, trafficking, and testimony), customized organizational training, community information booths, and activism activities. Fundraising initiatives include a boutique selling framed photos, survivor testimony books, and themed merchandise, plus an annual wildlife photo contest with prize bursaries. Educational resources include public documentation, videos on YouTube, feminist principle guides, interviews, an art gallery, and a testimonies section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Appui individuel (Individual Support) Confidential one-on-one support sessions with a feminist intervener for survivors of sexual assault, offering up to three initial meetings to discuss experiences, assess impacts, and identify steps toward recovery.
• Groupes de soutien (Support Groups)

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 months average follow-up journey for survivors completing the program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Fem'aidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFem'aide operates a 24/7 crisis line for francophone women in Ontario. The CALACS refers survivors to this service for immediate support and connects with Fem'aide for comprehensive coverage of crisis needs.
• Université d'Ottawa (uOttawa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing specialized French-language sexual assault support services to students and employees. Services available on campus, at CALACS, or online. Partnership allows for campus-based service delivery.
• La Cité (College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing specialized French-language sexual assault support services to students and employees. Services available at CALACS or online. Located 5 minutes from La Cité campus.
• Fondation communautaire d'Ottawa (Ottawa Community Foundation)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity foundation providing funding and support to Ottawa organizations. Listed as partner on CALACS website.
• CEPEO (Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic French-language school board in Eastern Ontario. Listed as community partner.
• CECCE (Conseil des écoles cathédrales de l'Ontario)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCatholic French-language school board in Eastern Ontario. Listed as community partner.
• DesjardinssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial services cooperative and community sponsor. Listed as partner and wildlife photo contest sponsor.
• Ville d'Ottawa (City of Ottawa)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipal government sponsor of wildlife photo contest. Listed as community partner.
• Comité Réseau d'OttawasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFrancophone community network in Ottawa. Listed as partner and sponsor of French Language Services Prize ($500) for wildlife photo contest.
• Louis PizzaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Ottawa restaurant listed as community partner.
• Maison d'AmitiécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Maison d'Amitié for joint intervention services. The CALACS offers specialized support for survivors of sexual assault experiencing intimate partner violence, working in collaboration with Maison d'Amitié.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ottawa Sexual Assault Support Centre: English-language sexual assault support centre serving the Ottawa region. Directly comparable as a sister organization providing parallel services in the same city and catchment area as CALACS francophone d'Ottawa.
• Fem'aide: Provincial 24/7 French-language crisis line for women in Ontario experiencing violence. CALACS refers survivors to Fem'aide for immediate crisis support, making it a tightly integrated peer in the francophone sexual violence response ecosystem.
• Interval House of Ottawa: Shelter and counseling services for women and children fleeing violence in Ottawa. Comparable as a frontline gender-based violence service provider in the same region with overlapping trauma-informed and feminist program models.
• Maison d'Amitié: Ottawa shelter for francophone women experiencing domestic violence, and an explicit partner of CALACS francophone d'Ottawa for joint intervention. Comparable as a bilingual/feminist social services organization serving overlapping survivor populations in Ottawa.
• Assaulted Women's Helpline (AWHL): Ontario-wide helpline providing crisis counseling for women who have experienced sexual violence. Comparable as a parallel crisis-response service in the same provincial ecosystem that sexual assault centres like CALACS rely on for after-hours coverage.

Regional players

• CALACS de l'Outaouais: Adjacent CALACS serving francophone survivors of sexual assault across the Ottawa River in Gatineau/Outaouais. Operates the same CALACS model for the same population on the Quebec side of the Ottawa region.
• RAIIN (Réseau d'action et d'information pour les femmes en situation de pauvreté et d'exclusion): Francophone Ontario women's network addressing intersecting oppressions including violence. Comparable as a francophone feminist advocacy and support network operating in adjacent spaces to CALACS's intersectional feminist work.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Ottawa: Established Ottawa nonprofit offering shelter, housing, and gender-based violence programs across a broader portfolio. Comparable as a larger regional incumbent addressing intersecting issues (violence, homelessness, women's empowerment) relevant to CALACS's intersectional feminist approach.
• Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC): Provincial umbrella body representing sexual assault centres across Ontario, of which CALACS francophone d'Ottawa is a member-designate. Comparable as the broader sector network that frames funding, training, and policy advocacy for CALACS.
• Canadian Women's Foundation: National grantmaking and advocacy organization funding gender-based violence programs across Canada. Comparable as a national funder/advocate whose priorities and grant programs materially shape CALACS's funding landscape and trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCD9LZy2Xo_5LQL9Ryadyv1g/playlists

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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