comite logement saint-laurent

What comite logement saint-laurent does

Comité logement Saint-Laurent is a registered Canadian charity and community-based non-profit organization that provides free housing advocacy, information, and support services to tenants in the Saint-Laurent arrondissement of Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 2008 and headquartered at 1775 Boul. Édouard-Laurin (local 9, 2e étage), the organization delivers individual tenant support covering landlord conflicts, rental board hearings, eviction defense, housing quality complaints, and social housing applications; community education workshops on tenant rights, leases, and rent increases; and multilingual (French/English/Arabic) informational publications. Services are provided by appointment only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9h-12h and 13h-16h30.

The organization's core operations are conducted without proprietary technology — it relies on standard office tools and static PDF guides and does not maintain a digital service platform, mobile application, or API. It is governed by a five-member volunteer board of directors and led by Executive Director Maria Vasquez, with operational support supplemented by the volunteer 'Anges du logement' (Housing Angels) program.

The business model is non-profit grant-funded: revenues derive from the Gouvernement du Québec (Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale), Centraide du Grand Montréal, and the Ville de Saint-Laurent, with no fees charged to end users. The organization's catchment is narrowly defined — the Saint-Laurent arrondissement, which contains approximately 33,420 households (2006 census), 55.7% of which are renters, and roughly 7,450 renter households below the low-income threshold. It operates as part of a broader Quebec housing-committee network through affiliations with RCLALQ, FRAPRU, and COSSL, and through reciprocal referral arrangements with 18+ local partners including CLSCs, community centers, and the regional health authority CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal.

Name

comite logement saint-laurent

Legal name

Comité logement Saint-Laurent

Website

https://comitelogement-saintlaurent.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Comité logement Saint-Laurent is a non-profit community organization founded in 2008 that provides free tenant advocacy, housing rights education, and social housing application assistance to renters in the Saint-Laurent arrondissement of Montreal.

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The organization receives funding from government bodies including the government of Quebec and Centraide. The organization is a registered Canadian charity (registered September 17, 2009) and operates as a non-profit community organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Comité logement Saint-Laurent is a community-based non-profit organization that provides free individual tenant support and advocacy services to citizens of the Saint-Laurent arrondissement of Montreal, including help resolving landlord conflicts, understanding tenant rights, navigating housing tribunal hearings, addressing housing quality issues, handling evictions, and managing social housing applications. The organization complements these services with public education workshops on housing rights and publishes statistical profiles and step-by-step problem resolution guides.

Product overview

Comité logement Saint-Laurent is a community organization offering a unified set of housing support services to citizens of Saint-Laurent. The organization provides individual tenant advocacy and support services, social housing application assistance, and community education workshops. The core offerings include tenant-landlord conflict resolution, rights education, social housing guidance (cooperatives, OSBL, HLM), and public workshops on housing topics. The organization also publishes statistical profiles on local housing conditions. All services are delivered through direct personal support and group education sessions, with no digital product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenant Support and Advocacy Services
• Social Housing Assistance
• Community Education Workshops
• Step-by-Step Problem Resolution Guides
• Statistical Profile on Housing in Saint-Laurent

Quantifiable outcome

• 927 social housing units served in Saint-Laurent arrondissement
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RCLALQ (Regroupement des comités logement et des associations de locataires du Québec)coreOthersProvincial-level housing advocacy organization representing tenant committees and associations across Quebec. The Comité logement Saint-Laurent participates in broader housing rights campaigns and receives support from this membership organization.
• FRAPRU (Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain)coreOthersProvincial coalition for social housing advocacy. FRAPRU campaigns for affordable housing and tenant rights, representing the interests of low-income households and housing committees across Quebec.
• CLSC Bordeaux-CartiervillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal health and social service center providing healthcare and social services. Works with the organization on community housing issues and social development initiatives.
• CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-MontréalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health authority covering the northern part of Montreal Island. Collaborates on public health initiatives related to housing conditions.
• Ville de Montréal - Arrondissement de Saint-LaurentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government of Saint-Laurent arrondissement. Provides support and collaboration for community housing initiatives and citizen services.
• Au cœur de l'enfance (Centre de pédiatrie sociale)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity organization focused on social pediatrics serving children and families. Collaborates on family housing issues.
• Bâtir son quartierminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity development organization working on neighborhood development and housing issues.
• Cari Saint-LaurentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal community resource center providing services to Saint-Laurent residents.
• Centre d'action bénévole et communautaire de Saint-LaurentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVolunteer and community action center serving Saint-Laurent. Partners on volunteer recruitment and community initiatives.
• Centre des femmes de Saint-LaurentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWomen's center serving women in Saint-Laurent, particularly on issues affecting women and families.
• Comité des organismes sociaux de Saint-Laurent (COSSL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella organization of social service organizations in Saint-Laurent. Initiated the creation of the housing committee as one of its three priorities in 2003.
• Centre communautaire Bon courage de Place BenoîtminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity center serving the Place Benoît neighborhood in Saint-Laurent.
• Centre d'encadrement pour jeunes filles immigrantes (CEJFI)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOrganization supporting young immigrant girls, addressing housing needs of immigrant families.
• Centre l'UnitéminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity organization in Saint-Laurent providing services to residents.
• Direction de la santé publique de Montréal (DSP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontreal public health department. Collaborates on health-related housing issues such as housing quality and sanitation.
• Démarche de RUI ChameranminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUrban revitalization initiative in the Chameran area of Saint-Laurent.
• Démarche de RUI Hodge / Place-BenoîtminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUrban revitalization initiative in the Hodge/Place-Benoît area of Saint-Laurent.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RCLALQ (Regroupement des comités logement et des associations de locataires du Québec): Provincial federation of tenant committees and tenant associations in Quebec. Comité logement Saint-Laurent is a member organization; RCLALQ provides the umbrella network, training, and coordinated advocacy voice that directly parallels the local committee's mandate at a provincial scale.
• FRAPRU (Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain): Quebec-wide coalition advocating for affordable and social housing and tenant rights. Directly aligned with Comité logement Saint-Laurent's mission of expanding social housing access and defending tenant rights, and a formal partner of the subject organization.
• Bâtir son quartier: Montreal-based community development organization supporting the creation of affordable housing co-ops and non-profits. Operates in adjacent space (housing supply development) and is a formal partner of the subject organization, serving overlapping low-income renter populations in Montreal.
• Comité logement Ahuntsic-Cartierville: Sister tenant housing committee serving the adjacent Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal. Operates the same community-based tenant advocacy, housing rights education, and social housing application support model in a neighboring geography.
• Comité logement Ville-Marie: Sister tenant housing committee serving downtown Montreal's Ville-Marie borough. Provides the same free tenant support, housing rights workshops, and social housing assistance services to residents of an adjacent Montreal borough.

Broad incumbents

• Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal (OMHM): Montreal's municipal housing office managing the largest stock of social and affordable housing in the city. While OMHM administers housing stock, the Comité logement Saint-Laurent helps residents apply for and navigate this very stock — making it the most relevant broad incumbent operator in the same housing access space.
• Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ): Provincial housing agency administering Quebec's social housing programs (including AccèsLogis). The Comité helps residents apply to these programs, making SHQ the governing policy and funding body in the same social housing access value chain.

Emerging players

• Éducaloi: Quebec non-profit providing plain-language legal information, including a dedicated housing section. While not a tenant committee itself, it serves as a free digital substitute for some of the housing rights education that Comité logement Saint-Laurent delivers in person.

Others

• Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL): Quebec's specialized housing tribunal where the Comité helps tenants prepare and represent themselves. Functions as the formal adjudicatory body downstream of the tenant support services the subject organization provides.
• Centraide du Grand Montréal: United Way federation that funds the subject organization as a charitable grant recipient. While Centraide is a funder rather than a peer, it sits in the same non-profit ecosystem serving vulnerable populations in Greater Montreal and is referenced on the Comité's website.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles6 records

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