About Us | Coopérative de développement régional du Québec

Coopérative de développement régional du Québec

Unique in Quebec, the Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ) offers guidance, support and expertise for collective enterprises.

We support the creation and development of collective enterprises (cooperatives and NPOs) in all regions of Quebec. To accomplish this, we rely on the expertise of our team of 30 specialists in collective development. No matter what your needs are or how mature your collective enterprise is, our multidisciplinary team can help you grow, increase your productivity and innovate.

The CDRQ is a solidarity cooperative with three categories of members: user members, who are the cooperatives that benefit from our services; worker members, who are the permanent employees; and support members, who are the organizations that support our mission.

Our members are at the heart of our mission and are our primary focus.

Our mission

Support and promote the creation and development of cooperatives in all regions of Quebec.

Our vision

Be recognized as a driving force behind successful collective enterprises.

Pricing of our services - 2024-2025

The CDRQ makes a wide range of services available to its members at attractive prices. The latter is made possible thanks to various subsidies from our partners. Here are the details of our 2024-2025 price list.

General price

Member – $110 / hour
Non-member – $135 / hour

Starting a collective business

Starting a cooperative – $900
Starting a non-profit organization (NPO) – $500

This flat rate pricing includes a subsidy from the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie worth $6,000 for “Starting a cooperative” and $6,400 for “Starting a NPO”.

Legal support

Member – $150 / hour
Non-member – $180 / hour

The member rate is eligible for a subsidy from the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie and the Chantier de l’économie sociale. Contact your regional management to find out more.

Coop and NPO support

$45 / hour

This rate includes a subsidy of $65/hour which can go up to $6,000 from the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie and the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise. Contact your regional management to find out more.

Our board of directors

The board of directors of the CDRQ is made up of 15 people representing the three categories of members of our cooperative, as well as the different regions of Quebec.

Chair of the board

M. Pascal Coutu

Representative of the user members of the Lanaudière region

Vice-chair

Bianka Dupaul

Representative of the user members of the Montérégie region

Treasurer

Marilyn Côté

Representative of the user members of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean / Côte-Nord regions

Secretary

Samuel Proulx-Lemire

Representative of the user members of the Capitale-Nationale / Chaudière-Appalaches regions

User member representatives

Alexandra Pichette
Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Nord-du-Québec

Raymond Morin
Bas-Saint-Laurent

Position to be filled
Centre-du-Québec / Mauricie

Richard Normandeau
Gaspésie / Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Pierre-Alain Cotnoir
Montréal / Laval

Pierre-Claude Roy
Eastern Townships

Position to be filled
Outaouais / Laurentides

Support member representative

Danielle Simard

Worker member representatives

Dominic Deschênes

Martin Noël

Our partners

Working together is second nature in our organization. Over the years, we have developed many partnerships for the benefit of our members and their business projects.

Our annual reports

The CDRQ annually produces publications and reports that it makes available on its website. Consult everything and contact us if you have any questions or if you want more details on the information contained in our documents. Please note that the annual reports are available in French only before 2021-2022.

About the CDRQ